Earning power is crucial to financial wellbeing, and recent events in NZ and worldwide have highlighted the need for people to carefully select their chosen line of work. Even before “the great lockdown” the automation of many roles was already occurring (in other words, robots taking jobs from humans). Covid-19 has only accelerated this trend – and many others. As NZ and the world’s economies... Read more Read more

NZ’s main banks saw a decline in mortgage lending demand over the first half of 2020 and expect a further fall in mortgage demand for the rest of the year, according to a new Credit Conditions Survey released by the Reserve Bank (NZ’s regulator of banks and insurers). The survey started prior to the announcement of lockdown and was completed in the last two weeks of June 2020. It asked... Read more Read more

An unlikely form of financial and investing inspiration was provided by the first groups to reach the South Pole. During December 1911 and January 1912, separate British and Norwegian expeditions were the first to reach the South Pole. They arrived within a few weeks of each other. As you would hope, both teams were led by well-regarded people: Roald Amundsen led the Norwegians. He... Read more Read more

These days, it seems we face daily advances in technology. Our personal lives have become highly dependent on the technology that other people and companies have developed. Technology has changed the way we purchase products, the way we live, the way we communicate, the way we travel, and the way we learn. As people’s demands and lifestyles change, the demand for advancing the type of... Read more Read more