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The 10 Most Broken New Year’s Resolutions in 2026

The 10 Most Broken New Year’s Resolutions in 2026

The most-broken resolutions, and tips on how to stick to your goals this year.
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How the Rich Spend Their Money in 2026

How the Rich Spend Their Money in 2026

Seven ways the rich spend their money - and what you can learn from them
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The Proven Way to Become Wealthy in 2026

The Proven Way to Become Wealthy in 2026

There is a near certain way to become wealthy that doesn’t involve the lotto, an inheritance, or a get rich quick scheme: simply invest for long enough...
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The Liquidity Line: Distinguishing Net Worth from True Financial Wealth

The Liquidity Line: Distinguishing Net Worth from True Financial Wealth

What separates poor and rich millionaires? Liquidity
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The biggest millennial money mistake

The biggest millennial money mistake

Which could be better described as a mistake by their parents – from the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad
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Lifestyle Creep: A Complete Guide

Lifestyle Creep: A Complete Guide

6 ways to avoid the lethal financial trap of lifestyle creep, and when we should embrace it, instead
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Your Finances

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Your Finances

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us. Here's what it might mean for your career and finances
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An investing story from Antarctic explorers

An investing story from Antarctic explorers

What the heck can investors learn from a race between Antarctic explorers? – three incredible lessons
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Make the Most of Current Mortgage Interest Rates

Make the Most of Current Mortgage Interest Rates

The return of first home buyers and property investors and a changing mortgage interest rate environment
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How to Help Your Children Buy a Home

How to Help Your Children Buy a Home

Five ways to help your children climb the property ladder, without causing yourself to fall off a cliff!
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How Do We Better Financially Empower Ourselves?

How Do We Better Financially Empower Ourselves?

NZ ranks sixth worldwide for per capita gambling losses. How do we turn it around?
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How to Kick Your Grown-up Child Out of the Home

How to Kick Your Grown-up Child Out of the Home

Raising kids is expensive. It’s even more expensive when they grow up and won’t move out of the family home
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18 Ways to Save On Household Bills

18 Ways to Save On Household Bills

Take control of your finances so you can direct your hard-earned money to what really matters
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Financial Lessons You Wish You Knew as a Teenager

Financial Lessons You Wish You Knew as a Teenager

Imagine if what we know now about finances, we knew back in our teen years – how much better off would we all be?
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9 small financial steps that will pay off big in the future

9 small financial steps that will pay off big in the future

American financial guru and self-made millionaire Suze Ormon’s nine financial steps are a great overview of...
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Cancel Insurance Policy to Save - Proceed With Caution

Cancel Insurance Policy to Save - Proceed With Caution

When we need to cut back, is cancelling or reducing insurance cover a good move?
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One-third of Millennials are living with parents

One-third of Millennials are living with parents

There are now more young people living with their parents than in any other arrangement
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New Zealand rental property tax changes

New Zealand rental property tax changes

It's looking likely that tax changes may be implemented for residential rental properties. Will you be impacted?
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Is Funeral Insurance Worth It?

Is Funeral Insurance Worth It?

One of NZ’s biggest insurers just ceased offering an insurance product that we’ve long said was nearly always a waste of money: funeral insurance.
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5 ways you could be wasting money on insurance

5 ways you could be wasting money on insurance

Are you wasting money on insurance you no longer need? Read on to learn more
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Mortgage War Between Banks Escalates

Mortgage War Between Banks Escalates

Make the most of the ongoing battle between banks and other mortgage lenders
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Negative Real Rate of Return on Term Deposits

Negative Real Rate of Return on Term Deposits

How you could be losing by saving money, even though you think you're winning.
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Future Looking Bright for First Home Buyers

Future Looking Bright for First Home Buyers

First home buyers and property investors are back in force, but is the window of opportunity about to close?
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Travel mistakes that could blow your budget

Travel mistakes that could blow your budget

The holiday season is approaching fast, and many of us have already started planning trips away. Here are 7 travel mistakes to avoid.
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Your Christmas Financial Blueprint

Your Christmas Financial Blueprint

9 step financial checklist so you can focus on what really matters this Christmas and holidays
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Insurance Advisers Can Ensure You Get a Big Payout

Insurance Advisers Can Ensure You Get a Big Payout

Five ways an insurance adviser can maximise your chances of securing a significant payout
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Mortgage Interest Rates Start to Fall

Mortgage Interest Rates Start to Fall

NZ interest rates have just been cut for the first time in over four years, and more cuts are coming
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Proven Strategies to Become Wealthy

Proven Strategies to Become Wealthy

Research shows us the two character traits that can help us all become wealthier
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How to Avoid (And Start) a Property Bidding War

How to Avoid (And Start) a Property Bidding War

A bidding war is every buyer’s nightmare and seller’s dream. Here's how to start one (for sellers), and avoid one (for buyers).
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Why People Lose Money in the Share Market

Why People Lose Money in the Share Market

Why People Lose Money in the Stock (Share) Market, and How You Can Avoid Being One of Them
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What Is an Investment Horizon?

What Is an Investment Horizon?

Your investment horizon could be the most crucial thing to your investment success
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New Zealanders Wealth Compared With the World

New Zealanders Wealth Compared With the World

New Zealand had the biggest jump in average adult wealth of anywhere in the world last year, according to a report by investor bank Credit Suisse.
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One New Zealand City on the World’s Best Cities Ranking

One New Zealand City on the World’s Best Cities Ranking

Auckland and Wellington were the toast of the world last year, though that’s all changed.
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Auckland Floods Financial Impacts

Auckland Floods Financial Impacts

The major banks have stepped up to assist Auckland 2023 floods victims.
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Should You Trust Finfluencers?

Should You Trust Finfluencers?

Should New Zealand online financial gurus (“finfluencers”) face jail time, like they do in Australia?
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Financial traps and scams to avoid

Financial traps and scams to avoid

The contagious effect: an increase in financial scams & business failures, and what you can do to avoid them
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Rental housing interest deductibility

Rental housing interest deductibility

Property investors will have a 20-year exemption for newly built houses in a confirmed tax change meant to deter property investment
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House prices continue to rise across New Zealand

House prices continue to rise across New Zealand

Here's everything you need to know with Property Consultant Joseph Laing of Stapleton’s and Associates.
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Give a Great Answer to 9 Common Job Interview Questions

Give a Great Answer to 9 Common Job Interview Questions

Land the job you're after with these top interview questions, and answers.
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Law changes make borrowing a lot harder

Law changes make borrowing a lot harder

As changes make it tougher for all borrowers, here are six things you can do
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