Investments

Our investments section covers wealth management, investing and KiwiSaver.
Money Answers: Pay off the mortgage, or invest?
Finance Free

Frances Cook: Money Answers: Pay off the mortgage, or invest?

Today's letters: should extra money go on the mortgage, or into KiwiSaver? And how best to invest for the children's future?

Frances Cook 19 Apr 2022
Passive or active investment funds?
Opinion

Brian Gaynor: Passive or active investment funds?

Unlisted passive funds and ETFs have given investors a wider range of investment opportunities, although there's no conclusive evidence in NZ that they outperformed active funds.

Brian Gaynor 16 Apr 2022
House sales down a third, as buyers 'wait'
Property

House sales down a third, as buyers 'wait'

The red hot housing market is a thing of the past, as more houses hit the market and buyers adapt to the higher interest rate environment.

Staff reporters 14 Apr 2022
Interest rate hikes: a needed dose of bitter medicine
Finance

Interest rate hikes: a needed dose of bitter medicine

The interest rate hikes will cause pain for many New Zealanders, but not doing anything would have been worse.

Frances Cook 14 Apr 2022