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Mary Holm: KiwiSaver help for home buyers

Do you have to be a member in the same KiwiSaver scheme for more than three years to qualify for using your contributions to buy a home for the first time? Or can you switch providers and still be in the time frame? The KiwiSaver...

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Diana Clement: Can-do attitude needed to save for house

I can't. It's impossible." I wish I had $1 for every reader who had ever emailed me saying it's impossible to get ahead financially.A letter to the Herald editor a fortnight ago really riled me. "With Auckland's median personal...

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Fear grows for retirement standard of living

More people are taking part in KiwiSaver compared with three years ago but more now also believe their standard of living will drop in retirement, research by KiwiSaver provider Mercer has found.The Mercer KiwiSaver Sentiment Index...

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Stock takes: Too expensive

Fancy a pizza with a sausage-crammed crust, drizzled in mustard?If the answer's yes, then you're bang out of luck unless you've got a trip to Britain planned.Pizza Hut in the UK recently added a Hot Dog Stuffed Crust option to...

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Three major banks cut mortgage rates

Westpac has moved to cut some of its advertised fixed-term mortgage interest rates, on the heels of cuts by Kiwibank earlier in the day, matching the state owned bank's new market low offers over two and three years. And late in the...

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Three major banks cut mortgage rates

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Kiwibank cuts mortgage rates

Kiwibank has cut its standard, advertised one to five year fixed-term mortgage rates by up to 40 basis points and says it's keeping its 4.99 per cent limited time one-year special offer open.The state- owned bank has cut...

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Inside Money: How to get out of Facebook, fast

I have been asked several times over the last few weeks whether Facebook shares would be an interesting opportunity and how to get in on the IPO.Naturally, my response i

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Are You Ready to Take Out a Loan?

Do you want to start university studies? Or buy your first house? Perhaps you want to install a state-of-the-art kitchen, or maybe your dream is to go backpacking through Asia? Although these goals may seem unrelated, all of them have a single common d...

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Octomom’s bankruptcy case thrown out

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman has failed to file the proper paperwork in her bankruptcy case, opening the door to creditors to collect debts and allowing a foreclosure to go ahead against the house she lives in.The Orange County Register...

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