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Auckland does not need to grow so quickly. Immigration for immigrations sake is nonsense. Stop the Chinese...
Smalltown How different is Auckland from the rest of NZ?
Mortgage Belt - where are the rates cuts that you've been forecasting ? All that's happening is that...
Grant A ANZ's 'best ever' home loan offer
PDK, Am not sure if you test your hypotheses with any real world checks. I note the paper you link to...
Stephen L John Key's short-termist toxic legacy
Big Blue, big call, wrong call, but please try explain to me your understanding of how a NZ bank can raise...
Grant A ANZ's 'best ever' home loan offer
Big Blue, big call, wrong call, but please try explain to me your understanding of how a NZ bank can raise...
Grant A ANZ's 'best ever' home loan offer
What's is it with left wingers and borrowing, haven't they learn anything from what's been...
Grant A John Key's short-termist toxic legacy
Icono - you have a just-as-goodie closer to home:   www.arts.unsw.edu.au/tsw/‎    
powerdownkiwi John Key's short-termist toxic legacy
Yet another absurdity in a long line of Hickey Howlers. Still, nothing could beat his Herald piece about 4...
Vera Fayed John Key's short-termist toxic legacy
I would suggest less then 10% of banking lending is at rates you quote so average rate is no where what you...
Money Man ANZ's 'best ever' home loan offer
David Attenborough: on the lunacy of endless growth http://www.smh.com.au/environment/attenborough-endless-...
iconoclast John Key's short-termist toxic legacy

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Amanda's Take Five for Friday

24 May 13, 1:23pm, Amanda Morrall
Just how useless is the asset management industry?; Hedge funds for the 99%; $ and second marriages; Harsh economics of love; Rent right

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

22 May 13, 12:17pm, Amanda Morrall
Blunt truths from MMM; The myth of the American dream; The why and how of effective altruism; How to be the best version of yourself; New rules of workplace engagement

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

20 May 13, 1:42pm, Amanda Morrall
Pity the Gen Xer; The single most important key to personal finance success; Lessons from a financial crisis; How much are your friends costing you?; 5 ways to save money without trying

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

16 May 13, 11:38am, Amanda Morrall
Mummy are we poor?; Contra the herd; Don't pay twice; 7 things you can make yourself; Full disclosure on the salary front

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

14 May 13, 9:21am, Amanda Morrall
The Masterplan; Budget breakdown; Separating the wheat from the financial chaff; Cheap healthy eating tips; NZS stand on SRI

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

10 May 13, 1:46pm, Amanda Morrall
$1.50 a day food budget; Retirement crisis looms large; Shell shocked financial advisors; Real costs in retirement; Compulsory savings

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

08 May 13, 12:47pm, Amanda Morrall
Mindfulness and money; "You can afford anything"; Shareholder's revenge; Back to school; Women the key to prosperity 

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

06 May 13, 9:05am, Amanda Morrall
Monevator's bugbears; 5 signs you're a borrowing junkie; Tax planning for pot dealers?!; 7 work habits of the highly successful; Kids party's on the cheap 

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

02 May 13, 12:53pm, Amanda Morrall
Can we talk for a minute?; Experiential instruction; minus $250K to zero in 5 years; Stop procrastinating; 3 ways to get financially motivated

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

30 Apr 13, 11:12am, Amanda Morrall
Rich man poor man and common sense; How much are you saving?; Five ways to save; A reason to budget; Monkey business

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

26 Apr 13, 10:57am, Amanda Morrall
Letting go of money; Why buy and hold not longer cuts it; Googling your way to better returns; Tracking the NZ Super Fund performance; Cutting holiday costs

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

24 Apr 13, 12:08pm, Amanda Morrall
How big is your gap? Safe withdrawal rates; Financial sector vampires; The dangers of DIY super funds; The fall before the crash

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

22 Apr 13, 2:05pm, Amanda Morrall
Be glad for your bad job; Incentive for saving; Total remuneration; Building trust in a financial relationship; The millionaire next door

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

18 Apr 13, 11:55am, Amanda Morrall
Honey, don't sell the kids; Flip a coin; "It won't go to zero"; "Dear boss, I quit"; Mind that colossal pay gap

Amanda's Take Five for Tuesday

16 Apr 13, 12:21pm, Amanda Morrall
BYOB; Decreasing business costs; Why girls are better than boys when it comes to investing; Sexual orientation and salary sacrifice; Project Azzam

Money no sure path to nirvana

12 Apr 13, 4:35pm, Amanda Morrall
Amanda Morrall says you should consider all kinds of wellbeing when it comes to financial matters

Amanda's Take Five for Friday

12 Apr 13, 1:20pm, Amanda Morrall
Walk it off; Fee free, yeah right; She spends, he saves; Income property in your 20s; Mighty River's Green Light

Amanda's Take Five for Wednesday

10 Apr 13, 11:22am, Amanda Morrall
Thatcherisms;Words versus action; Working towards financial freedom; Super savers; Irregular income

Amanda's Take Five for Monday

08 Apr 13, 1:42pm, Amanda Morrall
Investing 101; Being Buffett; The tax man nudgeth; Big number scare tactics; Cost control for the big D 

Amanda's Take Five for Thursday

04 Apr 13, 12:25pm, Amanda Morrall
Stop fretting start planning (for retirement); Credit card fees; Investment management cost confusion; Giving the secret to getting?; Staying calm during a correction