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Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

Passion pursuits and money; Buddy up; Get it right grasshopper; Saving enough for retirement?; Hot BODs 

KiwiSaver a retirement "reality check"

KiwiSaver credited with raising awareness about retirement readiness but half believe their standard of living will slip after 65.

KiwiSaver to hit 2 million by August

Membership grows to 1.93 million, on track to reach 2 million this spring. Tax means savers need to top up, says Tower

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

Who's teaching your children about money?; 15 personal finance principles; Warren Buffett's actual cheerleaders; Sell in May and stay away?;The (high) price of death

Labour moves on Super Fund policy

Updated
Shearer says Labour will delay policy to immediately re-start contributions to Cullen Fund until govt can afford it; Likes Super at 67 policy

Equities push growth funds to fore in KiwiSaver

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KiwiSaver 1st quarter 2012 performance rankings; top three plus finisher by peer group.

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

Social media and other great productivity impediments; How to be a contrarian; Are you a workaholic; Loan sharks; The costs and benefits of the family dog 

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

20 new rules for money; I'm not worthy; Be grateful for what you have; Don't shoot the messenger; An economist eats lunch; Budgeting blunders; Ipad Dad

Time to do away with default providers?

Retirement researcher calls for end to KiwiSaver auto-enrollment & thus the elimination of default providers who've been dealt an unfair 'competitive advantage'. Your view?

Get ready to retire

63% of Kiwis say they aren't saving enough for retirement. Martin Lewington of Mercer NZ discusses why we are so underprepared and what to do about it.

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

Me, retired? "Yeah right!"; What's wrong with renting? Nothing; The hidden upside to drinking wine; Let the rich sacrifice their bloated salaries? Why females make bad bankers (supposedly)

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

Maybe I'll take up smoking; The end of money; Six ways to pay off your mortgage faster; 43 lessons in life; Why the 40-hour plus work week is wrong

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

20 questions before saying "I do"; Bank overdraft fees; Defining wealth; How much you need in retirement; Debt management 101

Life stages KiwiSaver eyed

English says his scepticism on govt KiwiSaver contributions doesn't foreshadow further cuts; 'Govt keen for scheme to be stable'

KiwiSaver performance explained

KiwiSaver Q&A; unit pricing and your provider's obligations plus a guide to our after fees and after tax performance rankings at interest.co.nz

Kiwi women lack financial foresight

Survey shows more women than men worry about money, but they still don't know how much they'll need in retirement or have a plan to live off anything but NZ Super

What are your goals?

In part two of "What's your plan?" financial advisor Sheryl Sutherland looks at the importance of goal setting and how to go about it in a pragmatic fashion.

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

Profiting from quantitative easing; The psychology of stress; Tax servitude and charitable causes; Home economics and the working mother; The perils of lifestyle property

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

Advice and what cost and value?; Retiring on an average income; Defining success; So you want to be the boss?; The joy of paying bills

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

Live, learn and grow; How much do you need to save for retirement?; Losing money while you sleep; Automatic savings; Median rents