Cooking The Books

Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's whether grandstanding politicians could hurt your back pocket. Hosted by Frances Cook.I love a good rollercoaster. Hands in the air, yelling and screaming as you go up the highs and down the lows, defying gravity.It's not quite so fun when it's your investments on that rollercoaster ride.I'm a big fan of investing when you can, and taking care of your own future. Shares are an accessible way for many of us to do that, or at least, a lot easier than trying to get into the property market at the moment.But boy, it looks like we need to buckle up for a ride.Good old President Trump has declared a trade war with China, slapping a bunch of tariffs on their trade partner.It's fair to say that rattled the markets, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging 700 points in the immediate aftermath.And let's not get too comfy laughing at the Americans from back here in New Zealand. The war of words betwe