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| Investor Column Archive | | | | For the latest copy of the Investors Column click here... | | | | 30th August 2008 | | IS SAVING ALWAYS GOOD?
By Mary Holm
In some circles, saving has a bad name. People think it's about deprivation ¨C "I either save or I spend, and spending is more fun."
Savers, however, almost always end up able to spend ...more | | | | 25th August 2008 | | HOW TO DESTROY YOUR CURRENCY
A colleague of mine recently returned from Zimbabwe, where he had been assisting with monitoring of the election there. He showed me a bank note and I must admit it was impressive to hold something ...more | | | | 16th August 2008 | | KIWISAVER MORE FLEXIBLE AND GENEROUS THAN COMMONLY THOUGHT
Two lesser known features of KiwiSaver make it more user friendly than many people realise. They could entice non-joiners into taking part in a scheme which ¨C after ...more | | | | 9th August 2008 | | PROFESSOR GIVES ECONOMY AN F GRADE
Over the past six months I have varied my opinion about the seriousness of the world financial situation from moderately bad to terrible to 'muddle through'. Right now I am steering back to ...more | | | | 1st August 2008 | | IT’S NEVER 'DIFFERENT THIS TIME'
In these economically dismal times, it might be a comfort to reflect on a quote from Sir John Marks Templeton, who died recently. Templeton was "one of the world’s greatest investors and ...more | | | | 26th July 2008 | | WHY FARMERS MAKE GOOD INVESTORS
Farmers make good investors, I have always found. That's because they are required to invest time and money for extended periods before getting a return (the gap between planting a crop and ...more | | | | 19th July 2008 | | DON'T BELIEVE ALL YOU¡¯RE TOLD ABOUT KIDS AND KIWISAVER
KiwiSaver for children has had some highly misleading bad publicity recently. I'm concerned that many people will miss out on their share of government money because of ...more | | | | 12th July 2008 | | WHEN A DOG BECOMES A DARLING
I have always been fascinated by the fragility - yet resilience - of humankind in the face of immensely powerful forces such as the weather, nature and, well, the universe in general.
I love ...more | | | | 5th July 2008 | | OLDER KIWISAVERS GET THE BEST DEAL
Several readers aged 55 to 64 have asked what KiwiSaver holds for them. The answer is "heaps". The scheme is particularly attractive for this age group for two reasons:
• Unlike younger ...more | | | | 28th June 2008 | | SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE
During the past couple of decades of writing about financial matters and the markets I have learned many important lessons - most of them the hard way. Of these, there is one that I consider to be the ...more | | | | << Previous | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | >> Next | |
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