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Understanding the essentials of a personal budget
Wed April 1st 2020
With current events changing daily, there is a lot of uncertainty out there and that's natural to expect. One of the biggest concerns is 'how do I manage financially if ...
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Buying a House? Want a discount with that?
Fri Feb. 28th 2020
Buy better: How knowing what you're doing can help you negotiate.
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Coronavirus: Should I be changing my Investments?
Sun Feb. 9th 2020
As the Coronavirus epidemic enters it's tenth week, Investors around the world continue to assess the long-term economic effects of the epidemic, with mixed verdicts.
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The Myth of 2020 Vision
Thu Jan. 30th 2020
Jim Parker, Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors, looks at how this years political and economic events could shape the financial markets, however he advises to err on the edge ...
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7 Reasons You Need an Emergency Fund
Sun Jan. 26th 2020
Being financially prepared for the unexpected with a healthy emergency fund is a cornerstone of managing your finances. And here's the inconvenient thing about emergencies - they don't discriminate. You ...
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Get Retirement-ready with KiwiSaver
Mon Dec. 2nd 2019
Most of us can expect to live a long life these days. You can help make your old age a healthy one through good lifestyle habits, but to be really ...
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Considering Retirement Village Living?
Mon Dec. 2nd 2019
You might have been considering, or already feel ready to leave the family home for something smaller and more manageable, and a retirement village could be exactly what you want. ...
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Are you one of the 'sandwich generation'?
Fri Nov. 22nd 2019
Once upon a time, baby boomers were the privileged generation, growing up in the welfare state. But as we live longer and the economy gets tougher, have you found yourself ...
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The benefits of Estate Planning
Fri Nov. 22nd 2019
As the old saying goes "you can't take it with you''. Having a plan in place before you die (or lose your marbles) for what happens to you and your ...
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Can you afford to buy a home?
Fri Nov. 22nd 2019
So you've done the maths, scraped every last dollar together and have all the money you need for any house buying costs. Or have you? You don't just pick a ...