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Smart Money

Smart Money

By: Newstalk ZB
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 Looking to make sense of your dollars? Newstalk ZB’s Smart Money delves into the deep, dark recesses of unwanted debt, traverses the highs and lows of investments and helps to ensure you money works for you.

Our industry experts give us their top tips on a wide selection of topics including mortgage rates, stock, savings, goal-setting and retirement.2025 Newstalk ZB Economics Personal Finance
Episodes
  • Martin Hawes: Self-employed people will be hit hardest by KiwiSaver cuts

    Martin Hawes: Self-employed people will be hit hardest by KiwiSaver cuts
    Jul 6 2025

    This week, the Government's KiwiSaver contribution was halved under budget changes.

    Employers will also have to fork out a mandatory 4% contribution to adjust for the deficit left by the Government's contibution.

    That bump's expected to stifle potential salary increases, and in turn, our retirement funds - leading many to question what changes we really need, and what we can do for ourselves, to support our golden years.

    Retired financial advisor and writer Martin Hawes joins Andrew Dickens for Smart Money...

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    42 mins
  • Max Whitehead: Work impacts your happiness in life

    Max Whitehead: Work impacts your happiness in life
    Jun 29 2025

    New employment data reveals work-life balance is the top reason people leave their job.

    Additionally, more people are working past the retirement age.

    Are these new attitudes, or has it been growing? What's the workforce like today?

    Tim Beveridge speaks to Employment Relations Expert Max Whitehead...

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    42 mins
  • Hamish Pepper: The US dollar is weakening

    Hamish Pepper: The US dollar is weakening
    Jun 22 2025

    Global conflict also affects trade and consumer spending.

    What uncertainties will appear, and how will markets respond to the US bombing Iran?

    Harbour Asset Management's Income and Currency Strategist Hamish Pepper talks to Tim Beveridge...

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    41 mins
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