Buying a house or investing elsewhere? As a rather old young kiwi, I am considering buying a house, traveling overseas, kiwisaver and other investment opportunities. I have recently read a lot of books around these topics and browsed the web trying to interpret various visa requirements. But what are we supposed to do with our money at this point in our lives - a lot of people seem pretty sure of what we should do... but it is as clear as it appears in black and white?
One factor I often forget when I am looking at the performance of my share portfolio, is the returns I receive in the form of dividends. I was issued a nice little surprise from my...
My portfolio is currently going through a bad time, I strongly believe this is because I am thinking about where I can get together several thousand dollars to fly around the world...
Had a fantastic meeting with IRD recently, received a basic lesson in
keeping GST and other IRD related data safely collected in record
'books' - I doubt we'll use books - they are...
I was thinking about this again this afternoon, as there is a flyer for another apartment in our building for sale. The flyer says the place has tennants and is getting $385 p/w.I didn't...
I started looking at share investing when National Bank launched their
online portfolio interface, though I only started using money on it a
year ago.
I don't currently use a...
I was just thinking... In the current market... and banks offering 100% mortgages in some cases... and interest rates possibly still on the rise... and Kiwisaver offering $5000 to first...
I don't really know much about shares, or why we have them... My understanding is that shares are a form of public fund raising for registered corporations. A good exit strategy for...