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Are we Bad Savers, or was it a Bad Survey?
25 September 2010
A recent report on New Zealanders’ savings habits annoyed me – and not because it starts by saying that the Savings Working Group, of which I’m a member, “is likely to face a tough challenge”. What got my goat was its misleading conclusion.
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18 Sep 2010: The next likely investment bull run may well be in ‘soft’ commodities such as food, taking over from the ‘hard’ resources and minerals boom as the hot assets sector.... more
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| Beware of the Shadow Banks |
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7 Aug 2010: “Irrational exuberance” became the defining term of the dot.com age in the late 1990s.
Now a new phrase has been coined, which I believe will become the defining term of the 2010s: “ The shadow banking system”.... more
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| Ridiculous Offers Shouldn't be Banned |
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31 Jul 2010: Two recent press releases had a similar ring to them. Both warned about offers to buy investments at low prices. But there’s a key difference between the two situations.
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| Getting into Gear not Always Wise |
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17 Jul 2010: The four most hateful words are said to be, "I told you so." So I’ll put this another way: One of my key messages in seminars, books and columns over the years – that borrowing to invest is more dangerous than many people realise – is easier to "sell" these days than a couple of years ago.... more
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| Plans or No Plans? Readers Differ |
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5 Jun 2010: If you’ve wondered who that bloke is hanging around stores in the weekend watching people buy 3D television sets, it could be Blair Vernon. ... more
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| Beware Fat Fingers and Black Boxes |
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29 May 2010: Was a 'fat finger' to blame for Wall Street’s recent implosion? The US Securities & Exchange Commission has launched an investigation after the main measurement of the US market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, fell by 1000 points a few weeks ago. This was the biggest points drop since 1987.... more
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| Confession Time About Retirement Plans and Goals |
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22 May 2010: I’m going to commit sacrilege here. But it’s not as if I haven’t thought long and hard about it. So okay, deep breath, here we go:
Contrary to what many will tell you, it’s quite possible to be financially together and not have a detailed written plan on how to fund your retirement - or even a retirement savings goal.... more
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