Welcome to my shortest blog post ever! I have written a succinct list, using as few words as possible, that encapsulates the rules I live by in one way or another every single day.
All tagged Index Funds
Part 2 - SmartShares for Kids!
Last week I wrote about how I had moved my daughter's investment from an ANZ Managed Fund to SmartShares. I was pretty happy with my decision. After I had made the switch I received a number of comments from my super clever subscribers and they said I had made a bit of an ERROR in going with SmartShares instead of SuperLife for my daughter.
Insight into Sharesight
One of my subscribers sent me an email telling me that I really should look into Sharesight because it is an excellent tool for gauging how my SmartShares are tracking. What? Is my excel spreadsheet not good enough?
Maxed Out KiwiSaver
This will be the last year that we are going above and beyond with voluntary contributions to our KiwiSaver. I had been pushing up to $500 per month into both my husband and my funds but last week we reached my tipping point...
One Year of Blogging
Now, we Kiwi’s don’t like to self congratulate, it’s frowned upon. But stuff it, I’m going to… This week marks one year since I started this blog! Cripes, I can’t believe it has gone by so quick AND that I have managed to dream up something to discuss each week.
KiwiSaver ≠ First Home Buyer Deposit
Is it just me or are people confusing saving for a house with saving for retirement? I keep hearing about first home buyers all the time and how difficult it is to get into the market. But the question I keep asking myself is “why do people use their KiwiSaver as their primary mode of saving for a deposit?”
Shares Shopping in the USA
I’ve been having a good run with good returns but it is high time I diversified and headed offshore a bit more than what my KiwiSaver is offering. Diversification spreads risk so that when one investment is underperforming another is hopefully performing strongly.
Meridian Energy Dividend Pay Day!
On the 13th of April I received an email telling me I had just received some moolah. Yippee, great timing! At the time I was just packing the car up to head away for five days over Easter, a bit of spending money would be great.
Are my SmartShares working?
I have been chipping away at buying into the SmartShare fund NZ Top 50 (FNZ) for 14 months now. Statistics out recently tell me that this is the most popular of their funds so I’m moving with the crowd and many small time investors like myself are getting involved it seems. Today I am trying to find the answer. Is it worth it?