Personal Finance

Lynda Moore shows how you can handle the numbers and your mindset without losing your mind and your income when you design your business around your life, not the other way around

Lynda Moore shows how you can handle the numbers and your mindset without losing your mind and your income when you design your business around your life, not the other way around

ASB is the next major bank to adjust fixed rates and they have been more restrained in their moves than Westpac or ANZ. ASB also reprised a 5% TD rate. Kiwibank follows with their own rate hikes

ASB is the next major bank to adjust fixed rates and they have been more restrained in their moves than Westpac or ANZ. ASB also reprised a 5% TD rate. Kiwibank follows with their own rate hikes

Apart from the post-pandemic 'normalisation', we seem to be starting an upward phase for fixed home loan rates, one we haven't seen since late 2016

Apart from the post-pandemic 'normalisation', we seem to be starting an upward phase for fixed home loan rates, one we haven't seen since late 2016

Joseph Darby examines the thorny issues of intergenerational wealth transfer

Joseph Darby examines the thorny issues of intergenerational wealth transfer

Just over half of February's early withdrawals were due to financial hardship, latest KiwiSaver figures from Inland Revenue show

Just over half of February's early withdrawals were due to financial hardship, latest KiwiSaver figures from Inland Revenue show

Household term deposit balances have flat-lined since early 2024. But now that bank offer rates are rising, with 4%-plus rates even offered by some main banks, will that encourage savers to move back?

Household term deposit balances have flat-lined since early 2024. But now that bank offer rates are rising, with 4%-plus rates even offered by some main banks, will that encourage savers to move back?

The country's largest mortgage lender raises its carded home loan rates too, with more than me-too increases. Unlike some, they raised term deposit rates at the same time

The country's largest mortgage lender raises its carded home loan rates too, with more than me-too increases. Unlike some, they raised term deposit rates at the same time

Lynda Moore says next time you feel frustrated with money, pause and ask yourself: 'Does this choice reflect how much I value myself?'

Lynda Moore says next time you feel frustrated with money, pause and ask yourself: 'Does this choice reflect how much I value myself?'

BNZ is the next to raise fixed mortgage rates, but they do it differently to Westpac, holding advantages in some terms. BNZ did not raise term deposit rates at the same time, as Westpac did

BNZ is the next to raise fixed mortgage rates, but they do it differently to Westpac, holding advantages in some terms. BNZ did not raise term deposit rates at the same time, as Westpac did

The Red Bank moves its rates up for both mortgages and term deposits as wholesale money cost rises show no signs of slowing

The Red Bank moves its rates up for both mortgages and term deposits as wholesale money cost rises show no signs of slowing

The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too, Aaron Gilbert says

The Iran crisis is hitting KiwiSaver balances – but market volatility can work for you too, Aaron Gilbert says

We look at how wholesale money markets are reacting to the current geopolitical crises, and what is in store for fixed home loan rates

We look at how wholesale money markets are reacting to the current geopolitical crises, and what is in store for fixed home loan rates

Latest Reserve Bank figures show two-year fixed rate mortgages have returned to favouritism with homeowners

Latest Reserve Bank figures show two-year fixed rate mortgages have returned to favouritism with homeowners

Lynda Moore says avoiding money mistakes isn’t about knowing more, it’s simply about giving ourselves the space to make better choices

Lynda Moore says avoiding money mistakes isn’t about knowing more, it’s simply about giving ourselves the space to make better choices

Dave Ananth says student loan repayment obligations are often much tougher than they seem because they begin before graduates reach financial stability

Dave Ananth says student loan repayment obligations are often much tougher than they seem because they begin before graduates reach financial stability