A recent report from the Financial Services Council shows home ownership remains the dream of most Kiwis but many now consider this out of reach.
Heart attacks can happen anytime, anyplace and to anyone. The key to surviving a heart attack are CPR and defibrillation.
Our offices in the Forum are open and operating under Alert Level 2 requirements. During Alert Level 2, our preference is to work remotely with clients either by phone, email or via Zoom meetings online.
Our offices in the Forum will need to remain closed until the Alert Level for Covid-19 is reduced to Level 2 or lower. During this time we will continue working remotely.
Our offices in the Forum are now closed following the Covid-19 shutdown and we are working remotely.
While we are working remotely our service timeframes are likely to be longer than usual but we will respond as soon as possible.
The transformation of the AMP investment strategy aims to deliver stronger fund performance, make sustainable investment decisions that aim to help the planet, provide clients with further value for money and create a better future for generations to come.
Kiwis love to improve their properties, but any type of home renovation can have an impact on your house insurance.
Men often prefer to tough things out rather than visit the doctor. But burying your head in the sand can lead to serious consequences. So to tie in with Men’s Health Month, we look at the main check-ups every man should be looking to get sorted sooner, rather than later.
Workplace stress can affect all workplaces and all workers – from farm to office. It can result in lost productivity, increased absenteeism, and a greater risk of accidents and injury. It can also seriously affect the physical and emotional health of workers.
Just because your truck can navigate off the beaten track, doesn’t mean your insurance will always cover you if you have an accident while doing it.
Affordable cancer treatment and care is something many of us are worried about. Without full medical insurance which can be expensive, you are reliant on the public health system for treatment.
The Government has recently announced new providers of KiwiSaver default funds, to enhance the financial wellbeing of default KiwiSaver members in retirement.
12 months ago NZ went into a full Level 4 lockdown. So what did we learn during this time?
With the housing market running red-hot at the moment and many properties under multiple offers, buyers are under significant pressure to put their best offer forward. They are encouraged to make sure offers have the least amount of conditions possible which may result in less due diligence being completed.
The news is full of stories about investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and selling a story about how to become a millionaire overnight. But the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) regulator has seen an increasing number of complaints from investors who’ve lost money using cryptocurrency exchanges.
From 15 March 2021 anyone who gives regulated financial advice to retail clients must either hold, or operate under, a Financial Advice Provider licence. All providers of financial advice are now subject to the same obligation to place the interests of their clients first and must adhere to a new Code of Conduct.
As a resident of New Zealand, you can rely on the public health system for emergency care and treatment for serious conditions. Relying on the public system, though, can have its disadvantages.
Investing in financial products like shares, bonds, funds and KiwiSaver are all ways to grow your wealth. Regularly putting a little money aside today can reap rewards later in life.
But there are myths about investing that stop many people from taking part. They imagine investors as flash young risk-takers with money to burn. They remember times past when some investments did fail.
In these uncertain times it is easy to feel like things are out of control.
It’s important to realise that investment markets are moving up and down all the time – stability is not ‘normal’.
No one likes to think about what would happen if they developed a serious illness. Optimistically we may believe that while this might happen to others, it won’t happen to us. However, life is not always predictable.