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| Mary Holm's Investor Column Archive | | | | For the latest copy of Mary Holm's Investors Column click here... | | | | 14th August 2010 | | TURBULENT TIMES LEAD TO CONFUSING KIWISAVER RETURNS
By Mary Holm
Confused KiwiSavers are asking some probing questions about the returns on their accounts, and I can’t blame them.
Here’s an example from a 20-year-old ...more | | | | 2nd August 2010 | | RIDICULOUS OFFERS SHOULDN’T BE BANNED
By Mary Holm
Two recent press releases had a similar ring to them. Both warned about offers to buy investments at low prices. But there’s a key difference between the two ...more | | | | 19th July 2010 | | GETTING INTO GEAR NOT ALWAYS WISE
By Mary Holm
The four most hateful words are said to be, “I told you so.” So I’ll put this another way: One of my key messages in seminars, books and columns over the years – that borrowing ...more | | | | 3rd July 2010 | | GENEROUS KIWISAVER FIRST HOME HELP APPLIES TO MANY
By Mary Holm
The first of the KiwiSaver first home withdrawals and subsidies will be paid out shortly. But many people still don't realise just how good – and how widely ...more | | | | 20th June 2010 | | TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE – BUT IT IS TRUE
By Mary Holm
It sounds like a too good to be true scheme that's bound to end in
tears: "Earn 36 to 56 per cent a year on a low-risk investment!" But there is such an investment, and it's ...more | | | | 8th June 2010 | | PLANS OR NO PLANS? READERS DIFFER
By Mary Holm
If you¡¯ve wondered who that bloke is hanging around stores in the weekend watching people buy 3D television sets, it could be Blair Vernon.
He¡¯s the AMP executive I had a ...more | | | | 23rd May 2010 | | CONFESSION TIME ABOUT RETIREMENT PLANS AND GOALS
By Mary Holm
I’m going to commit sacrilege here. But it’s not as if I haven’t thought long and hard about it. So okay, deep breath, here we go:
Contrary to what many will ...more | | | | 8th May 2010 | | SET AND FORGET KIWISAVER FUNDS A GREAT CHOICE FOR MANY
By Mary Holm
I’m not really interested in what happens under the bonnet of my car, as long as it goes. In much the same way many people are not interested in what ...more | | | | 26th April 2010 | | HOME OWNERSHIP DOESN’T ALWAYS BEAT RENTING
By Mary Holm
I was a little surprised the other day when I asked a couple of hundred young university students whether they wanted to buy a home in the foreseeable future. Everyone ...more | | | | 9th April 2010 | | CHANGE KIWISAVER DEFAULT FUNDS – BUT EDUCATE TOO
By Mary Holm
All the wrong people are ending up in KiwiSaver default funds – or are they? That depends on their financial knowledge, temperament and home ownership ...more | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | >> Next | |
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