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You have a mortgage, a family and you have heard about life insurance but do you really need it?  How do you know how much life insurance you should really...

Equipping all young New Zealanders for their financial futures. Earlier this year the first government-funded financial capability programme was launched...

Come on guys, don't let the winter blues get the better of you. Here are some cool ideas for activities in Auckland - great for corporate team building but...

So you’re working for yourself and living the dream. Well, perhaps not in the depths of winter but come the summer, life is good! But what about when things...

Broadly speaking, insurance is a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality. If a risk exists then you can take out insurance to mitigate that...

I think every month in the garden is busy but as Summer starts to slip away it’s essential that we prepare our gardens for Winter and get the most out of our...

It’s always nice to have a list of recommended restaurants to go to but when that list is from one of Metro’s Top 50 recommended restaurants in Auckland, you...

Our friends at sorted.org.nz have created this cool quiz that looks at how you manage your money It consists of 25 multiple choice questions that are easy to...

We all like the idea of investing our money, whether it’s for a specific goal, for retirement or for a rainy day but do we really know what questions to ask...

For some it’s essential, for others it’s a luxury.   Private medical insurance or health insurance as it is known more by these days is something that often...

Hobsonville Point If someone had said to you 10 years ago that there would be a whole new township on the North Shore of Auckland that would have access to...

It’s hard to believe that the first quarter of the year is nearly over and many of us are still feeling the cost of Christmas debt. Add into this the school...

We use analogies to compare one thing to another as a way to make it easy to explain. Here’s a few we came across that relate to financial planning.  These...

Insurance comes in many forms but the biggest reality is that most people people begrudge paying their premiums.   For some it’s an annoying necessity, for...