Rnz: Your Money With Mary Holm

This week, a quiz to test your financial literacy. How many questions can you get right?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mary Holm talks to Jesse about the Government's changes to KiwiSaver in today's Budget.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A listener asks: will the Government change its KiwiSaver contributions - and if so, how should it do it? Finance Minister Nicola Willis is not ruling out changes to the Kiwisaver subsidy. Should the Government even do this? And if they do, what does it mean for you and I?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Today Mary accesses the wisdom of the crowd! Recently she asked Afternoons listeners to write in with the best financial decision they ever made. We got so many responses that Mary has decided to sift through them and see what important and useful information she can find and what it tells us bout managing money. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mary Holm discusses the recent global market downturn and uncertainty caused by economic policy decisions. Mary also looks at a new Mindful Money and RIAA (Responsible Investment Association Australasia) survey about how New Zealanders view ethical inbvestment. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

In this episode Mary looks at ways to get wise with your mortgage including repayment advice and explainers on all the different types of mortgages.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Today Mary looks at KiwiSaver and answer a listener's question about the current economic climate and how one should manage their KiwiSaver.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Very quickly, here's Mary's top three tips: 1. Join. And keep contributing. 2. Use a higher-risk fund – usually. 3. Choose a low-fee fund.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Money expert Mary Holm discusses the recent developments in bitcoin.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Money expert Mary Holm looks at the benefits of going offshore with your KiwiSaver share investments versus keeping them solely in NZ based shares.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

This week Mary asks: are we celebrating Christmas the best way? Mary has tips on how not to break the bank this Christmas. She also has a list of some charities you could consider giving to these holidays…Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

3 out of 4 people breaking up don't realise the law says you must take your Kiwisaver into account in a relationship property split. Mary discusses what this means for your Kiwisaver in you suffer a breakup. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mary has talked about women investing on International Women's Day, but how about the blokes? Men are open to taking risks in investing, more than women, but can be overconfident and less likely to seek advice. Well guys, we recommend listening to Mary and her advice on this occasion.

The FMA recently published its annual KiwiSaver report for the year and there were some big changes recorded. Some of those changes were very good. Mary breaks it all down and explains what it means for your money.

News from the New Zealand Banking Association suggest less bank customers applied for hardship status. Mary picks through the data to see what that suggests about the current economy. She also explains why banks are rolling out Confirmation of Payee next month, what it is and what it means.

Mary explains why high-risk KiwiSaver funds ae at least worth considering as a good investment.

Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission has created a quiz for organisations working on improving financial capability. This doesn't test financial knowledge, but how well you are coping with your money. Feel free to give the quiz a try at home! tinyurl.com/MoneyNZ

Have your rates gone sky high? The Mistress of Money Mary Holm says it might be time for a rates postponement.

The magical Mary talks about the current wave of interest rate cuts and how you can use them to make big progress with your mortgage.

This week Mary explains index funds and ETFs; what are they and why you look at them for somewhere to invest.