Savings
Your Money with Mary Holm: Understanding risk and return
Financial journalist and author Mary Holm looks today at understanding risk and return. In a recent ASB survey, people were asked "which type of savings or investment product gives the best return?"… Audio
More Wellington families struggling at Christmas - City Mission
Working families are increasingly seeking support from the Wellington City Mission.
Money Week: Katrina Shanks on financial resilience
September 3 marks the start of Money Week organised by the Commission for Financial Capability. This year the focus is on how we could weather a financial shock such as losing a job or long-term… Audio
Are you paying too much in KiwiSaver fees?
What are the range of fees charged by KiwiSaver providers and what recourse does a consumer have if unhappy? Kathryn Ryan talks with Jose George from research and ratings organisation Canstar, and… Audio
Are banks the best place for savings?
Growth in bank deposits is slowing, forcing banks to borrow more on volatile international markets, and raising their risk profile. Audio
The flip side of low interest rates is smaller savings
As mortgage rates drop, so too do the savings rates for those with their money in banks, finance companies and term deposits. Audio
Average woman will retire with $80,000 less than average man
Research from ANZ bank shows 25-year-old women will, on average, retire with $82,000 than a man of the same age. Ana Marie Lockyer joins Checkpoint. Audio
Learning financial literacy in the workplace
The Financial Literacy and Retirement Commission say employers should be concerned with their employees' financial health - since staff who are worried about money tend to be more stressed and less… Audio
The buy nothing year - Geoff Szuskeiwicz and Julie Phillips
For a whole year, two Canadian flatmates didn't spend a cent on anything but essentials - food, rent, toilet paper and their mobile phone. They had been rampant consumers, but they re-considered the… Audio
Insight for Sunday 7 March 2010: Savings
New Zealanders have been bagged as bad savers but is that fair? Audio