What should you do with $10,000 now?
Financial experts share ways on how to invest or spend $10,000 wisely. Photo / DepostiPhotos ANZ Investments managing…
Why you might need $1m to retire in a big city
For single people living a “no frills” lifestyle – at the second quintile of spending in the Household…
NZ ranked 17th for pensions but urged to lift savings and retirement age
It said New Zealand should also focus on retirement income as the primary purpose of KiwiSaver and improve…
Experts split on whether sharemarket faces correction or crash
But are we on the verge of market meltdown? Experts say maybe, but equally – maybe not. Chris…
Thousands under 65 still receiving NZ Super despite rule change
Three are aged 25 to 29, six 30 to 34, nine 35 to 39 and 27 aged 40…
Westpac cuts home loan rates as mortgage competition intensifies
General manager of product, sustainability and marketing Sarah Heran said it would mean the one-year special rate had…
What you need to be among New Zealand’s richest people
Here’s how it breaks down. To be in the top 50%: For households: At least $524,788 For individuals:…
What will changes to sick leave and annual leave entitlements mean for you?
Every year after that, they get another 10 days’ sick leave. Under the Holidays Act 2003, the number…
Bank offers $4000 to help with renovations as borrower faces forced sale
The average reported loss rose from $80,000 last year to $88,000 this year. Complaints related to property lending…
First-home buyers’ 10-year, $260,000 rent bill to save deposit
Ten years ago, a buyer would have taken about nine years to save the deposit and would have…
How the NZ economy is tracking after gloomy GDP figures
The unemployment rate was 3.7% in June 2023 and is now 5.2%. Infometrics chief forecaster Gareth Kiernan said…
KiwiSaver choice that could cost retirees almost $30,000
But they may be investing too much in lower-risk funds that tend to have lower returns. Research in…