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Red flags could include excessive cafe, bar, dairy, alcohol and gambling expenditure.
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Mary Holm: Why our obsession with property doesn't work well in retirement
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Rising costs: How to cope now and to prepare for future increases
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NZ's pension system drops out of top 10 in global rankings
New Zealand's index value decreased from 68.3 in 2020 to 67.4.
Financial stress: 'People are at their breaking point' - Govt-funded service
Many are leaving messages overnight showing they are up worried about money.
Law change needed to stop criminals laundering money through KiwiSaver
Police have lost an appeal to seize fraudster Joanne Harrison's KiwiSaver funds.
Police fail in attempt to seize fraudster's KiwiSaver funds
Joanne Harrison defrauded the Ministry of Transport of just over $780,000.
Rising cost worry: Half a million Kiwis living pay day to pay day
Many people are struggling to put money away.
Investors ditch old houses for new ahead of taxes and standards
Property investors are selling off older properties to buy newer ones.
Mary Holm: I'm 95 with $105,000 — what should I do?
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Lease law changes could be further backdated
Labour and Green MPs recommend little change to controversial lease law changes.
Why notify $300m project under restricted alert level 3?
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Diana Clement: Should you buy health insurance?
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Mary Holm: $200k saved and a joint income of $150k - what are our house-buying hopes?
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Govt's secret commercial rent move: Law society disputes minister's statement
Top QC calls on Justice Minister to withdraw a statement he made about lease law changes.
Opinion | Pandora Papers and silver-tongued evasion
OPINION: Adam Hunt says the leaked tranche of financial papers should prompt NZ to act.
Developer discounting units $10,000 for jabbed buyers
Sign up before Christmas and McEwan will knock $10,000 off the asking price
OCR rise: What it means for your mortgage
ANZ and Kiwibank to increase variable rates for borrowers.
Moola admits failure to behave as responsible lender
Moola will refund the interest and fees paid by 50 borrowers.
Fisher Funds acquires Aon NZ's superannuation business
More than 21,000 members will transition to Fisher Funds.
Auckland house sales 'severely curbed' by lockdown
September sales data out from Auckland's largest agency
Pandora Papers: Calls to end financial secrecy
Massive leak reveals how world's most powerful people hide wealth from tax collectors.
Moola owner looking to raise $30m to expand into vehicle finance market
NZ Fin Tech believes Zooma can do 400 to 500 loans a week.
Pandora Papers: Plans to reform a NZ tax loophole stalled 'due to lack of resources'
One of the main reforms promised by National after the Panama Papers has not been enacted.
Kiwi Wealth sells Hatch to global fintech FNZ
The new owner is a global fintech company with over US$1.5 trillion under administration.
New bitcoin investment fund comes with highest risk warning
The fund will be volatile and has a level 7 risk rating.
Diana Clement: A guide to investing in cryptocurrency
OPINION: Before you jump on the bandwagon, for goodness sake educate yourself.
Mary Holm: I'm 24 and saving $300 a week. Should I buy a house?
Whichever your choice, good habits early will help you later on.
EQC cap rise could see insurance cost rise for lower seismic risk home-owners
The Government will increase the EQC cap from $150k to $300k.
ANZ removes membership fee from KiwiSaver funds
The move follows that of BNZ, Westpac and AMP.
New survey: How residential landlords are feeling about the property market
So how are landlords feeling? The answer, in a nutshell, seems to be: a little gloomier