Banking & Insurance - October 8th How to Write a Budget It's all too easy to spend a couple of extra bucks here and there and, before you know it, blow the week's paycheck. Writing a budget helps you make sense of your dollars and ensures …
Banking & Insurance - October 6th Core Inflation vs Headline Inflation What is core inflation? Core inflation is a measure of of the underlying inflation trends in the economy. It should be noted that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) uses a range of core inflation …
KiwiSaver Funds - October 4th How Much KiwiSaver Do You Need for Retirement? Retirement is one of those things that seems distant and unimportant while young. And then, by the time we get older and start to worry, it's often too late. That's where KiwiSaver comes in. KiwiSaver …
Online Share Trading - October 3rd Should You Invest in Gold? Author: Marissa Hayden Why invest in gold? Gold is valued for its relative rarity, its unique lustre and for its durability. Ancient societies used gold as coinage because it doesn’t corrode and because it doesn’t react easily with other …
Cryptocurrency - October 3rd Best Investments for Young Kiwis Author: Marissa Hayden Let’s face it, being young today is hard. Rent is expensive, food is expensive, uni is expensive and the less said about housing the better. But even if it takes hundreds of years …
KiwiSaver Funds - October 2nd How to Access Your KiwiSaver Early When can you access your KiwiSaver? KiwiSaver is a superannuation or retirement scheme. As this suggests, you get access to it when you're of retirement age. Currently, that age is 65. To clarify, you don’t have …
Credit Cards - October 2nd What is the Gem Visa Credit Card? Here at Canstar, we spend a lot of time analysing, comparing and rating different types of credit cards. We look at all the big players and the range of different types of cards on the …
Home & Contents Insurance - October 1st 5 Ways To Save On Your Home Insurance Looking for cheaper home insurance? Home insurance providers take several variables into consideration when determining the premium you have to pay to get the level of cover you want for home and contents insurance. We’ve …
Home Loans - October 1st Does New Zealand Have a Capital Gains Tax? What You Need to Know Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last several years, or perhaps, just living abroad, you will have heard all about capital gains tax (CGT). It’s a contentious topic that has divided the …
KiwiSaver Funds - September 29th How to Pick Your KiwiSaver Fund It has been a mixed year for KiwiSaver. The latest report by the Financial Markets Authority shows that the average Kiwisaver balance has risen 4.3%, while investment returns were down $1.9 billion. So, knowing how …
