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Sharesies and DIY investing
DISCLAIMER: The author has no connection to Sharesies whatsoever.…

ESG investing: should you be negative or positive?
With concerns around climate change and human welfare growing,…

Where next for the oil? It’s yesterday’s news, surely?
If there is one asset class (type of investment) which seems…

Bitcoin: an investment or a coin-toss?
Crypto currencies have made headlines from time to time and…

Debt: the new normal. Is it ok? If not, what can be done about it?
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both…

Investment portfolios: a new normal? Risk-free return, or return-free risk?
Over the past century academics and practitioners have increasingly…

Kiwis with advisers end up significantly better off – research
The Financial Services Council of New Zealand recently published a paper. It stated a number of areas in which those who used financial advisers were in a better position than those who did not.