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Articles by Gareth Morgan


Policy is at the root of our housing problems

Gareth Morgan says for too long we have discriminated against productive investment in favour of property speculation. It's time to make changes. You agree?

The clarion call from Cyprus

Gareth Morgan points out the stream of unfettered credit from central banks can have a big cost, one revealed in the Cyprus bank collapse. You agree?

Dire dairy desperados

Gareth Morgan says as long as farm prices reflect revenue and not profitability we are mis-managing dairy industry risk; we continue to raise our bets on the one nag – kgs of milksolids. Your view?

'Tax housing gains too': Gareth Morgan

Gareth Morgan says owning a house is now out of reach for most – and it’s all our own fault. Your view?

How to get rid of smart, honest employers

Gareth Morgan thinks we should be doing spot checks on premises for compliance with employment laws in the same way we check for hygiene standards. Your view?

'Better late than never'

Gareth Morgan thinks the Reserve Bank is edging closer to acknowledging mistakes on mortgage policy but he won't be satisfied until they actually do something about it. Your view?

Rigging the housing market is deliberate policy: Morgan

Gareth Morgan says everybody is agreed about the disease, but are too politically cowardly to fix it. Your view?

National’s change of heart on Kyoto – rationale of convenience?

Gareth Morgan says National really should be proud of its pragmatic judgement that capping emissions is beyond us [irony]. Your view?

'Minister mouthpiece for dirty dairy'

Gareth Morgan defends the Horizons One Plan and says that standards need to be toughened, not loosened. Your view?

Kissing 'clean and green' goodbye

Gareth Morgan says NZ is crying out: give us a suite of green growth policies that are credible and "make NZ a place where talent wants to live". Your view?

Unemployment on the march: whose fault?

Gareth Morgan accuses the RBNZ of being an 'intellectual sloth' and says the 'last two Governors and RB Boards should have been sacked for incompetence'. Your view?

The great kiwi tax dodge

Gareth Morgan responds to the critics of his five-point plan for housing. Your view?

'Abandon the single family dwelling'

Gareth Morgan's "blindingly obvious" five point housing plan for New Zealand. Your view?

Morgan on Wheeler's challenges

Gareth Morgan says 'the handiwork of a poorly managed Reserve Bank has much to atone for' and wants to see the preferantial risk weighting for mortgages normalised. Your view?

No right to profit by trampling over others

Gareth Morgan calls on farmers to accept the Horizons win in the Environment Court and dump Federated Farmers. Your view?

Why the Greens' idea to print money is silly

If we want more economic growth of a permanent kind we need to have products and services to sell that the world wants, says Gareth Morgan. Printing money will undermine that. Your view?

Inadequate regulation?

KiwiSaver regulations must ensure savers get relevant, complete, comparable information with integrity says Gareth Morgan. But he doubts new regulations will achieve that. Your view?

Why liquidity is important

Liquidity has value because time has value, says Gareth Morgan. He explains why you should demand a liquidity premium and understand the risks of 'simulated liquidity'. Your view?

Take risk seriously

Gareth Morgan looks at how risk should be handled in your investment portfolio. Do you agree?

Risks, returns and keeping nest egg safe

We have a weak record when it comes to saving and it's even worse when it comes to looking after the savings we have, says Gareth Morgan. Your agree?