First Home Buyers - May 24th Help for First Home Buyers: What’s on Offer? First home buyers (FHBs) have got it tough. Despite a softening market, house prices remain sky-high. And, as inflation bites and interest rates rise, the era of cheap mortgages is over. But all is not …
First Home Buyers - May 23rd What is the Kāinga Ora First Home Grant? And How Much is It? First Home Grant: What is it? It’s access to a grant of up to $10,000. If you're a first-time home buyer, or a previous homeowner in a similar position to one, and you've been making regular …
KiwiSaver Funds - May 12th Simple Steps to Maximise Your KiwiSaver Returns Choose the right type of fund First things first, you need to choose the right type of fund for your needs. If you don't choose a KiwiSaver scheme when you join up, you are assigned one from …
KiwiSaver Funds - May 9th What Happens to My KiwiSaver if I Move Overseas? KiwiSaver is a great way to set money aside for retirement. Or, increasingly, for a home deposit. So if you move abroad, you don't want to lose all those hard-earned dollars, whether that's contributions of …
KiwiSaver Funds - April 29th Rockfort Markets: A Beginner’s Guide to Share Trading If you've a KiwiSaver account, chances are you are already invested in stocks and shares. But if you're interested in investing in stock markets yourself, rather than have your KiwiSaver provider do it on your …
Banking & Insurance - April 1st Canstar NZ Consumer Pulse Report 2022 Here at Canstar, we talk to a lot of ordinary Kiwis. Over the course of a year, we canvass the opinions of many thousands of New Zealand adults. It's research that forms the basis of …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 30th Low-Fee KiwiSaver Funds Vs High Returns: How they Compare First things first. We have to point out that in the world of investment, nothing is certain, and that past results are not indicative of future returns. So just because you're in a low-fee KiwiSaver …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 29th New Zealand’s Top 10 KiwiSaver Schemes According to the most recent KiwiSaver report, there are just close to 3.1 million KiwiSaver members, who have $81.6bn invested with 28 KiwiSaver providers. Between those providers there are over 300 different funds, offering a …
KiwiSaver Funds - March 24th How Safe Is My KiwiSaver: Can You Lose Your KiwiSaver? For many New Zealanders, KiwiSaver is an integral part of their savings strategy, whether for a house deposit, or to carry them through a long and relaxing retirement. So it's little wonder many people have …
KiwiSaver Funds - February 14th How to Transfer KiwiSaver to Australian Super Can you take your KiwiSaver to Australia? Yes. If you move to Australia, you are able to take your KiwiSaver with you, by transferring your KiwiSaver into an Australian superannuation scheme. Australian super is Australia's retirement …
