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Milford on The Hits: 16 Oct 2024

Fund choice can make a difference if you’re planning to use your KiwiSaver for a first-home deposit. Head of KiwiSaver...

Milford on ZM: 16 Oct 2024

The average withdrawal from a KiwiSaver fund to purchase a first home is $35,000. Head of KiwiSaver at Milford, Murray...

Ep10: The Good Oil

Oil is the commodity with the largest impact on inflation and day-to-day living costs. With war in the Middle East...

EP52: How low can interest rates go?

The RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points last week, prompting markets to readjust interest rate expectations...

Milford on Newstalk ZB: 9 October 2024

This week’s anticipated 50 basis points cut to the OCR wasn’t a major surprise to the market. The question now...

Milford on ZM: 9 Oct 2024

Milford is on the move! Our KiwiSaver team has hit the road this week, holding KickStart your KiwiSaver events around...

Milford on The Coast: 9 Oct 2024

You’ve received a substantial inheritance from a loved one – so what should you do next? Milford Financial Adviser Nicky...

Milford on The Hits: 9 Oct 2024

Recent data shows $1.2bn was withdrawn from KiwiSaver by first-home purchasers over the past year. Head of KiwiSaver at Milford,...

Ep9: The truth behind doomsday predictions

The world is full of doomsday merchants predicting the next big market crash. How legitimate are those claims, and do...

Stock Story: Interactive Brokers

Interactive Brokers is an American electronic broker that helps individuals and investment firms execute the trading of shares, options and...

Month in a Minute: September 2024

Reassuringly expensive
September proved to be a solid month for returns, with broad gains across both bonds and shares....

Milford on Newstalk ZB: 2 October 2024

Channel Infrastructure NZ this week announced plans for a multi-national biofuel refinery project at the former Marsden Point site in...

Milford on The Coast: 2 Oct 2024

With the US election on the horizon, should we be worried about our investments? Nicky Reid chats with Jason 'JT'...

Milford on The Hits: 2 Oct 2024

Managing your own investment portfolio might be a lower cost option, but is it worth it in the long run?...

Ep8: Central bank divergence – AU vs NZ

The Australian economy is proving resilient, with high demand for goods and services, no anticipation of imminent interest rate cuts,...

3 factors to consider when picking your KiwiSaver Fund

Struggling to pick a KiwiSaver fund? Lost in the sea of options? You aren’t the only one. There are many...

What are my choices after 65?

No matter how young or old you are, smart financial decisions today will help build the future you want tomorrow....

Understanding risk when choosing your KiwiSaver Fund

Understanding the relationship between risk tolerance and risk capacity is key to making a well-informed fund choice. By aligning your...

Why does Sustainability have to suck?

Yet sustainability has become a dirty word that elicits eye-rolling from many that hear it. Even worse are the dreaded...

Growth risks for private debt

“Private debt” is an asset class fund managers can invest in alongside other assets such as bonds, loans and equities....

Investment Funds – cooler than a summer pool party

Investing can often feel like navigating a labyrinth. Between the jargon, the risks, and the sheer number of companies to...

Trust Tax changes this year – worth another look at Investment Fund PIEs

The below is for information only. Milford are not tax advisers and the below does not constitute tax advice, rather...

Should a company be held accountable for its customers’ pollution?

Most people to whom we pose this question reply with an immediate “No!”. On face value, it seems illogical that...

Enjoy the best of both worlds

Combine KiwiSaver and investment funds for the best of both worlds....

How to have your cake and eat it too

This article was first published in NZ Herald on 25 Jun 2024
KiwiSaver is great – especially if you...

Financial tree planted now bears fruit

This article was first published in NZ Herald on 21 Jun 2024
Investing in your 20s, 30s and 40s...

Top tips for enjoying your golden years

This article was first published in NZ Herald
Nurture what you have ahead of retirement & think about lifestyle.<br...

Stock Story: Amazon


Amazon – Earth’s most customer-centric company
From a humble online bookseller in 1994, to a global e-commerce...

Why global diversification is key in today’s environment

In the current economic climate, it’s evident that New Zealand is facing considerable challenges. Just recently we’ve witnessed profit downgrades...

Look out Barbie; UN about to set Oppenheimer on plastics

The global plastic problem is very real and growing fast. Globally, about 50kg of plastic waste is generated per person...