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What happens to my money (or debt) when I die?

What happens to my money (or debt) when I die?

August 2nd 2018 by Diana Clement - NZ Herald What happens to your money (or debt) when you die? The short answer is if you have very little to your name, an uncomplicated life, and you have a will, the money goes Read more

Quick tip: increase your insurance without medical underwriting

Quick tip: increase your insurance without medical underwriting

July 2nd 2018 As life changes, so should your insurance. Chances are that you initially took out life insurance when you bought your first home to cover your loan. When you buy your second property and you Read more

Young Kiwis rely on their parents for financial know-how

Young Kiwis rely on their parents for financial know-how

May 15th 2018 If you have children or close family members in their 20s, are you aware you could be their main source of financial information? That’s the case for nearly half of 20-year-olds today in New Zealan Read more

The cost of care

The cost of care

May 14th 2018 Grant Lovatt, 58, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2012. In 2014 a neurologist gave him less than 12 months to live. Five years later he is still alive, being cared for by his wife Glenda. Read more

What if you lost your income today?

What if you lost your income today?

April 24th 2018 We all like to think that we are invincible, that nothing will ever happen to us, but what if it does? Every year over 50,000 New Zealand households (a Napier-sized city) lose the main income Read more

Numbers don’t lie – this is the risk of something happening to you

Numbers don’t lie – this is the risk of something happening to you

August 1st 2017 We get that paying for insurance is not the most riveting way to spend your money. What you are paying for is intangible, and all you see is money coming out of your account month after month. To top Read more

Kids and money - activities and lessons for every age

Kids and money - activities and lessons for every age

July 14th 2017 Kids can start learning the concept of spending and saving from as little as 3 years old, and a study by the University of Cambridge shows money habits start to be formed by age 7. Money makes the Read more

Why stay-at-home parents need insurance too

Why stay-at-home parents need insurance too

May 24th 2017 It's a big job (and an important one at that!) but as a stay-at-home parent with a zero-rated income it can be easy to under value your financial contribution. When it comes to life insurance, Read more

Don’t add more grief – Have a Will

Don’t add more grief – Have a Will

April 11th 2017 Kiwis are optimistic by nature, but life surely knows how to throw a curve ball. Although we don't like thinking about it, we could, put simply, die before our time. Not much we can do about that. Read more

Do you need a Power of Attorney?

Do you need a Power of Attorney?

November 2nd 2016 The idea of someone else being able to make decisions for you, like sign your cheques, cancel your insurances, even sell your home, can sound like a nightmare. But if something happens to you and you Read more

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