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Article by InvestNow It’s no surprise that we’ve seen investors flooding into property funds, given the consistent performance of the asset class over the last 18 months. Our October 2019 fund performance report show returns far superior to any other asset class – 7 out of the 10 top performing funds on InvestNow were property…

Media Release - Heartland finds new home for term deposits on InvestNow 21st November 2019 Another local bank has joined the growing panel of institutions offering highly-competitive term deposit products direct to consumers on the independent InvestNow platform. Mike Heath, InvestNow general manager, said InvestNow welcomed Heartland Bank on board this week, bringing the total…

Why Doing The Right Thing Is Good For Your Bank Balance: A Beginners' Guide To Responsible Investing Article by David Boyle, Mint Asset Management If you asked a hundred Kiwis on the street what responsible investing means I bet you would get a hundred different answers. That’s because we all have our own moral compass…

The world is flat - almost completely, if you measure it in money. Here’s the proof. Interest rates on New Zealand Term Deposits (TDs) are almost the same stretching from 6 months out to 5 years. In fact, currently you'd be more likely to earn less on a 5 year term than a 6 month…

How Do Income Funds Really Work? Article by David Boyle, Mint Asset Management With global bank deposit rates sinking faster than the Titanic, the hunt for returns on savings is becoming a real challenge, especially for those on a fixed income in retirement. This has driven investors to search outside the square for a better…

Huge congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Zenith FundSource awards!  We are really proud to offer award-winning fund managers to InvestNow members. Here are the category winners (click the fund manager name to see their range of funds available to you) Fund Manager of the Year - Milford Alternatives -  AMP Capital Australian Equities…

On September 19 en route from Atlanta to Fort Lauren, Delta Airlines Flight 2352 dropped, unannounced, out of the sky. According to media reports, the Boeing 757 “plunged” to an altitude of “10,000 feet from 39,000 feet in seven minutes”, allegedly sending passengers into panic mode. In a breathless post-flight interview, Harris Dewoskin, a Delta…

Parental money worries are not just confined to the demands of early childhood – prams, cots, car-seats, nappies, childcare and whatnot – but to those future big-ticket expenses that your kids will inevitably encounter. And as most parents do, you’ll feel obliged to help out. However, many of these potential future costs can be quantified and…

On the way home - How to build a dream house property portfolio The Kiwi dream of home-ownership remains a potent force in the national psyche and a key driver of real financial decisions. Admittedly, the New Zealand property market has moved on somewhat since the hallowed era of the ‘quarter acre block’ and the…

Investing success - It's all about strategy. With an aging population and the arguable sustainability of NZ super, saving for retirement is moving from a ‘nice-to-have’ to a ‘must-have’, which of course is a massive source of long-term anxiety and a big driving factor among Kiwi investors. Whether you’re investing for retirement or for some…

Dal Jandu – Senior Wealth Management Adviser, Fisher Funds We’ve all heard of the saying “here for a good time, not a long time” and some may have used the expression on more than one occasion, whether it be a quote, singing along to Trooper (for the younger readers!) or in a meme. When it…

When shopping around for funds to invest in. You’ll likely get to a point where progressing with a fund choice might come down to fees. A common mistake we see investors making, when comparing Managed Funds side-by-side, is assuming that funds with buy and sell spreads (fees) are more expensive than funds without them.  In…