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How much mortgage can I afford?
This week, readers ask how they should decide as a family what they can afford in terms of buying a house – and just because you can, should you?
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KiwiSaver inequity leaves women $318,000 worse off
Research by the NZ Institute of Economic Research found that the average woman has a balance that’s 20% lower than the average man’s balance, across all age groups.
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Why Mahé Drysdale became a financial adviser
Mahé Drysdale says if you want to race at the Olympics or the world champs, it requires a lot of training. Financial success is no different, he tells Frances Cook.
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Money Answers: how can I sell myself?
How do you make your application catch the eye of a recruiter? And what do hiring managers want to see on a CV? Frances Cook answers a reader's questions.
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