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Why You Should Think About KiwiSaver Schemes
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"Mortgage brokers should consider adding KiwiSaver to their list of services" Susan Edmunds from New Zealand Asset Magazine explains how you can do it.
View moreConservative KiwiSaver funds risks smaller nest egg
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"A warning that savers who keep their money in conservative KiwiSaver funds risk having a smaller nest egg at retirement. A report from global research firm Morningstar says growth funds have grown by an average ten percent a year for the past five years, compared to 6.2 percent for conservative funds".
View moreBig year for savers and advisers
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"2014 promises to be a watershed year for KiwiSaver Schemes, with three major dynamics making seismic shifts in the market."
View moreWorking within the rules
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"Quiz your average KiwiSaver scheme member on their balance and you're likely to be greeted by blank stares. But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to investor ignorance".
View moreKiwiSaver schemes' members losing out in default funds
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"Thousands of people are in the wrong kinds of fund and are therefore forgoing a good slice of their retirement savings. In some cases, hundreds of thousands of dollars are at stake."
View moreKiwiSaver First Home Deposit Subsidy - Changes from Oct 2013
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The Government has announced changes to the KiwiSaver Deposit Subsidy that will come into effect on 1 October this year.
View moreChanges to the KiwiSaver Scheme First Home Subsidy
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"The Government announced changes to the KiwiSaver Scheme First Home Subsidy that took effect on 1 October 2013. The changes included new house price caps (house caps), new income caps, and a 10 percent deposit."
View moreGenerate KiwiSaver Funds ranked first for services again by Sorted!
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For the second time in a row we have been rated the highest for services out of all KiwiSaver Funds by the Sorted.co.nz KiwiSaver Fund Finder
View moreKiwiSaver schemes' members paying high price for caution
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"The latest Reserve Bank managed fund statistics reinforce two important features of our investment markets. The first is that New Zealand investors, particularly KiwiSaver members, are extremely conservative, and the second is that the small size of the domestic sharemarket is forcing more and more money overseas."
View moreKiwiSaver intricacies a mystery to many
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"The majority of New Zealanders do not fully understand KiwiSaver especially when it comes to switching jobs, tax rates and the Government's annual contribution. A new survey has found low levels of understanding about certain aspects of the KiwiSaver retirement savings scheme". According to the survey three in five people were unaware of the Government's Member tax credit benefit.
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