Savings Accounts - April 21st Cash, Property, Shares, or Bonds? An Easy Guide to Investing Securing your financial future requires more than just keeping your money somewhere safe. If your regular cash flow leaves you with enough resources to set some aside each month, choose investment as the smarter, more …
Savings Accounts - April 2nd What Your Payslip Should Tell You, and What to Look Out For Legally in New Zealand, employers don’t have to provide you with a payslip (unless it’s in your contract). But, as an employee you do have the right to see information about how your employer has …
Savings Accounts - March 18th Budget and Save in Tough Economic Times: 10+ Tips The Covid-19 crisis has caused uncertain times. It remains unknown what its full impact will be on New Zealand’s economy, but we do know it’ll cost Kiwis jobs and have a significant impact on business, …
Savings Accounts - January 14th How to Teach Kids that Saving can be Fun According to research, the money habits you have as an adult have been set by the time you reach the age of seven. Experts at Cambridge University found that by age seven, most children have …
Savings Accounts - January 8th What is Compound Interest? The negative side of inflation is hard to miss. The rising cost of living makes for many dramatic headlines – ones that get plenty of attention, too. But did you know there is a way …
KiwiSaver Funds - November 13th Savings strategies when interest rates drop Co-author: Dhayana Sena As the New Zealand interest rate drops, the savings picture is not nearly as rosy as it once was. In a low interest rate environment, figuring out how to save money can take …
Home Loans - August 7th Official Cash Rate slashed to record low, but what does this mean for you? In response to subdued economic growth and tempered household spending, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has today announced that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) has dropped 50 basis points to an historic low …
Savings Accounts - July 11th How to make your money work harder with the right savings account Canstar researched, assessed and rated more than 31 savings accounts across 11 providers on a range of product prices and features, including interest rates, accessibility, fees, rebates and account security. Because saving requirements vary between each …
Savings Accounts - July 11th Canstar reveals Bank of the Year – Savings 2019 After researching analysing and comparing more than 39 different savings accounts from 10-providers, Heartland Bank has come out on top, winning Canstar’s Bank of the Year - Savings 2019 award, for the second year running. New …
Credit Cards - January 7th How to save money: 30 simple tips Co-author: Olivia Fairhurst 1.Check your bank accounts Check to see whether you can change to savings bank accounts that pay higher interest rates for identical or lesser fees. Not only will some accounts offer higher rates, they …
