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December

Do you need a challenge for 2016???

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Care to join me and participate in the DUAL??

Motutapu & Rangitoto Islands, Auckland, New Zealand

Saturday 19 March, 2016

Please have a look on the following website to find out about the Dual (http://www.thedual.co.nz/) – there are many options for all different fitness levels – I have entered the 21km run and “yes” I am officially.

20
July

ACC for the Self Employed – are you on the right plan?

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If you are non-payee and self-employed then you have the option to put in place an agreed value contract with ACC. There is ACC Cover Plus and ACC Cover Plus Extra – do you know the difference?

One will give you certainty at claim time.
One is an innovative policy.

10
July

“Why, you might be a WASN’T!”

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Why do my insurance premiums keep going up? What can I do about it? The premiums increase for 2 reasons ... 1. As you get a year older, you are deemed to be a greater risk to the insurer and more likely to claim. The premiums are the price you pay to cover the risk -.

9
March

“I’d have no more troubles …. That’s what the man said”

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[ezcol_1half id="" class="" style=""]"And I learned there are troubles Of more than one kind Some come from ahead And some come from behind." "I had trouble in getting to Solla Sollew" by Dr. Seuss – this is one of my favourite books and I still have the original copy that I got as a child – many decades ago.

22
August

Who do you know that owns their own home and has chosen not to insure it???

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I would suggest ...NO-ONE! Well here are some statistics to think about? There is a 1 in 16000 chance of your house burning down and you suffering a complete loss. The chances of your car being totalled is about 1% BUT ... The chance of you being diagnosed with a critical illness before the age of 65 is 30% The chance.

20
June

Mortgage protection insurance – how does it work?

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You pay the insurer a monthly premium and the insurance kicks in to pay a percentage of your mortgage (or the whole lot) if you can’t meet repayments while you’re off work. There are policies on the market that will pay you this benefit through to the age of retirement – alternatively you may choose to.

17
December

KiwiSaver for kids … yes or no?

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The article below was in the New Zealand Herald today and is good common sense ... “KiwiSaver is an excellent way to start your children’s savings habit,” said ANZ Wealth managing director John Body. “It allows you to contribute as little or as much as you want into the account while your child is growing up. “For those.

17
December

How long would you want to wait for surgery?

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Recent research shows that those on waiting lists are waiting an average of 224 days! HFA (Health Funds Association) chief executive Roger Styles said that more public and private surgery was being done over the past decade, but the ageing population meant the need was growing. The research also shows that there are approximately 280,000 people.

9
August

Changes and opportunities for those with UK Pension schemes

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New Zealand tax laws in respect of foreign pension lump sum payments and transfers are changing as the Inland Revenue chases revenue from pension transfers to New Zealand. The main points of these changes are:- 1. Changes potentially affect up to $10 billion in foreign superannuation and are not limited just to UK pension transfers. 2. All.

5
April

Why the butterfly?

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Well for most Kiwis and their children our first introduction to a life cycle is when we study the monarch butterfly at Kindergarten, or get a swan plant from the garden centre.... Life is fluid – we may get married, get divorced, have kids, start work, buy a business, leave work, buy a home, take up.