How to prevent a Christmas financial hangover

The silly season is almost upon us and it’s a time when many of us start to get nervous about not only what we have to get done but also our finances. After COVID restrictions lifted last year, Kiwis spent a whopping $5.2b at retail stores in the lead up to Christmas, and nearly $100m […]

Making sense of the Mortgage Market – with JB and Hannah McQueen

Making sense of the mortgage market

Unless the housing market and mortgages is your bread and butter – like it is for John Bolton (more commonly known as JB) from Squirrel Mortgages – the mortgage market can be a bit of a minefield, especially now as the economy is having a bit of a ‘moment.’

Give yourself the freedom to spend your money in your retirement

Give yourself the freedom to spend money in retirement

If you’ve ever been a sleepwalker, you’ll be familiar with the unsettling feeling of waking up somewhere you didn’t expect to be, wondering just how you got there and how to get back to bed safely. That’s something the Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission wants those heading into retirement to avoid.