Mary Holm: Cooking up the best plan for $15,000
COMMENT: I have $15,000 saved, where should I put it?
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The FMA has put KiwiSaver fees under the microscope.
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KiwiSaver providers have 'ambiguous and inconsistent terminology' when on ethical investments
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Diana Clement: Why it's so hard to get your money out of Kiwisaver
COMMENT: Early withdrawal should be a last resort.
Mary Holm: Doing the sums on student loans
COMMENT: Annual fees stay the same even if your remaining debt is small.
KiwiSaver fees have fallen but so have returns for share-focused funds
Average KiwiSaver fees are down but so are returns.
IRD sending one million letters to Kiwis on wrong KiwiSaver tax rate
One million letters will go out to people in the wrong KiwiSaver tax rate this year.
Mary Holm: Should I divert my Kiwisaver funds?
I'm considering diverting funds into a similar (growth) managed fund
Employers should have to contribute to KiwiSaver even when staff don't; finance industry
The Financial Services Council has proposed changes to KiwiSaver.
A mortgage at 88 with 23 years to run - why would the bank allow this?
COMMENT: Where do you turn when an elderly relative is running up big debts?
Diana Clement: How ethical is your KiwiSaver?
COMMENT: Does your fund invest in weapons, gambling, pornography or animal testing?
Mary Holm: Should you renovate or build a new house?
COMMENT: What's the right answer for a too-crowded family: Renovate, build new or sell?
Thousands of foster kids miss out on KiwiSaver account
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Mary Holm: Single again and starting over?
COMMENT: If a home is what you really want after a divorce, then why not take the leap?
Mary Holm: As markets fall, should you upsize your KiwiSaver contributions?
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Strong markets help bolster KiwiSaver funds to $57b
Strong markets across the board helped boost KiwiSaver funds.
Ethical mismatch between what consumers want and investment funds
Consumers want to avoid fossil fuel and human rights violation.
Comment: Ethical KiwiSaver? It's in your hands
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Unlocking KiwiSaver: Why 500,000 Kiwis will now be able to join
A handful of law changes which take effect on July 1.
Do we still need a life policy when we're 64?
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Editorial: Diligence needed over KiwiSaver 'sin stocks'
We say: Our apparent diffidence and double standards with dubious stocks is exposed.
More than $4 billion of KiwiSaver money invested in weapons, sin stocks
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IRD 'morally wrong' for not paying $42m tax back, says financial adviser
When the tax department takes but does not give back.