There’s a secret to why buying a house can be an effective way to build wealth. But what if we apply the same strategies to investing in other assets, so you can build wealth without being a homeowner?

What’s the best resource to understand taxation on investments as a beginner? Is Bitcoin a good investment? What are the pros and cons of hedged and unhedged funds? These were some of the questions we answered in our latest Ask Money King NZ Q&A moneykingnz.com/ask-money-king…

So much confusion out there around FIF tax. Here’s a quick guide to when it does and doesn’t apply.

In June 2024’s What’s been happening in the markets article we cover Sharesies’ latest product, examine how the upcoming tax cuts will work, and look at whether investors should be concerned over the legal action against Booster. moneykingnz.com/whats-been-hap…

End of the road for the Flint Wealth fund platform investmentnews.co.nz/investment-new…

Is it better to save for a house deposit using shares, or a savings account/term deposit?

In July 2024’s What’s been happening in the markets article we cover Simplicity’s fund changes, the closure of the Flint platform, and look at how the NZ sharemarket has performed over the month. moneykingnz.com/whats-been-hap…

QQQ is a popular index fund, which we expect will get a lot more attention from New Zealand investors as InvestNow/Foundation Series are working on launching their own version of the fund. So should you invest in QQQ? (Our friend decided not to invest)

In August 2024’s What’s been happening in the markets article we cover how interest rates have changed in the past month, explore whether you should invest in Foundation Series’ upcoming funds, and look at what IRD has to say about how shares are taxed. moneykingnz.com/whats-been-hap…

Is it better to buy or rent a home? In this post we compare the costs we’ve had to pay as homeowners to what we would’ve paid as renters.

Smartshares (the ETF provider) will be rebranding to “Smart” from 30 September

Was it a good move to change my KiwiSaver to a conservative fund? What’s your view on term deposit alternatives like Squirrel and Kernel? Should I change from Sharesies to Hatch or Tiger? These were some of the questions we answered in our most recent Q&A moneykingnz.com/ask-money-king…

Smart (formerly Smartshares) intends to launch 4 new ETFs soon. These will be: - a Bitcoin ETF - a gold ETF - a US tech sector ETF - a S&P/NZX 20 ETF

Kernel will be offering 2 new funds: S&P 500 unhedged fund - Same as their current S&P 500 fund, but not hedged to the NZ dollar (0.25% fee) Emerging Markets fund - Tracks the S&P Emerging BMI investing in China, India, Taiwan, and other emerging markets companies (0.45% fee)

Sharesies will be a introducing a “Spend” product next year which will likely involve a debit card offering

Great news for Kernel investors. They will be removing the $5 per month membership fee from 1 Jan 2025. This fee applied if you had invested $25,000 or more into their non-KiwiSaver funds