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| Investor Column Archive | | | | For the latest copy of the Investors Column click here... | | | | 9th November 2008 | | TO HEDGE OR NOT TO HEDGE?
There are two key questions around investing overseas: Should you do it? And if you do, should you hedge your investment, so it's not affected by movements in the New Zealand dollar. The first answer ...more | | | | 3rd November 2008 | | Bad times reveal opportunities
We have seen markets plummet amid fear and desperation, and then recover just as sharply. What constitutes "good news" in this seesaw of emotions is often some new form of intervention where ...more | | | | 25th October 2008 | | SAME RULES FOR BIG AND LITTLE SAVERS
By Mary Holm
There's plenty for Joe and Joanne Saver to learn from two recent news items about the NZ Superannuation Fund, sometimes called the Cullen Fund. In short:
• The fund has ...more | | | | 18th October 2008 | | Markets are darkest before the dawn
The markets have been exceptionally volatile. When you see the Dow Jones slump by 7.5% in one day, only to recover the next, you are witnessing very rare circumstances.
We have seen ...more | | | | 14th October 2008 | | THE FACTS ON KIWISAVER PLANS
Forget the rhetoric; let's look at the facts. The National Party's plans for KiwiSaver would leave some better off, some worse off, some weighing up pros and cons – and more people in the scheme. ...more | | | | 4th October 2008 | | Can a bail-out work?
The shocking fall in the markets this week are a necessary step on the road to recovery and one day there will be bargains to be had.
However, I fear there is still worse to come. I like to say that a ...more | | | | 29th September 2008 | | TAX CUTS BRING KIWISAVER INTO REACH FOR MANY
By Mary Holm
The "I can't afford KiwiSaver" excuse is about to get weaker for many New Zealanders. Tax cuts come into effect from October 1, and many families will also benefit ...more | | | | 22nd September 2008 | | When will the crisis end?
How will we know when the credit crisis is over? Every day there seems to be a new disaster, with billions of dollars being written off, finance companies failing, banks under pressure and now a jump ...more | | | | 13th September 2008 | | RETIREMENT PAYMENTS LIKELY TO MAKE A COMEBACK
By Mary Holm
Annuities- which are typically monthly payments to retired people, over and above NZ Super ¨C may be on their way back onto the New Zealand scene.
Ten or 15 years ...more | | | | 6th September 2008 | | ALL EYES ON THE RESERVE BANK
On September 11 this year, the Reserve Bank will slash the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 7.50%. Within 12 months, it will have cut the rate to just 5.75%.
That big hairy prediction ...more | | | | << Previous | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | >> Next | |
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