Thrive or Fail

Posted on 22nd Feb 2012 16:04 | By Anonymous Author

Andrew Martin Global Outlook Blogger Why Societies Fail or Thrive? Many people are conscious of the uncertainty that underlies our economic, social and environmental systems yet are unsure what to do. This convergence of crisis is covered almost daily in our news media, with increased energy and food costs, economic ruin around the globe and...

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KiwiSaver is not a bank account

Posted on 22nd Feb 2012 08:30 | By Anonymous Author

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz I continue to be amazed that many people believe KiwiSaver is some type of bank account. That many people still view this as being the case, is evidence our education system needs to include more about financial matters as soon as possible. Let me clarify: KiwiSaver is not a bank account, it is...

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Property – city snapshot

Posted on 16th Feb 2012 11:07 | By Anonymous Author

Shane Laidlaw Eves Realty As mentioned previously we will be giving you a snapshot of what’s happening in the local real estate market. We have split the area up into three local regions: Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, and Papamoa. In the following charts there are three categories:  sections, apartments and residential. Total sales in...

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Smart move

Posted on 16th Feb 2012 08:18 | By Anonymous Author

Legal Briefwith Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz The long established commercial law firm, Harris Tate welcomes the appointment of Katrina Hulsebosch as a director. Katrina is a well-known and respected commercial lawyer who has practiced in Tauranga since 2004. Katrina brings to Harris Tate diverse skills, being accomplished in...

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The great Chinese riddle

Posted on 15th Feb 2012 11:23 | By Anonymous Author

Dennis McMahon McMahon Commercial mcmahoncommercial I spoke last time about how this year could possibly play out as far as commercial property is concerned and referred to some of the variables in the crystal ball predictions. I was reminded of another this week. A recent report from Barclays Capital mentioned the “unhealthy correlation”...

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Important message to contractors

Posted on 13th Feb 2012 08:43 | By Anonymous Author

On sitewith Certified Builders PresidentJason McClintock If you’re in the trade or you’ve got what it takes, you’ll be aware of the new licensing laws that come into force March 1 for residential construction. What you might not realise is that it effects more than the trades required to obtain a licence which are design, carpentry,...

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The great land grab

Posted on 10th Feb 2012 11:41 | By Andrew Martin

Andrew Martin Global Outlook Blogger I have recently been pouring over a book by Dick Smith, the founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic and Dick Smith Foods: ‘The Australian Population Crisis – The dangers of unsustainable growth for Australia’. Being a grandad, father, avid bushwalker, philanthropist and environmentalist,...

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Sir can I have some more?

Posted on 8th Feb 2012 15:38 | By Anonymous Author

Josh HoskinSmart Money jhoskin@goldridge.co.nz One of the major banks this week went to press regarding the potential loss of funds that investors in default schemes across the country may endure over the lifetime of their investment. I would say there are a lot of ‘ifs and buts’ in this statement. For me, however, the major issue...

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Economic growth and the future...

Posted on 3rd Feb 2012 11:21 | By Anonymous Author

Andrew Martin Global Outlook Blogger Having travelled extensively in both a personal and business capacity I have been very fortunate to visit many other countries and cultures over the course of my life. Being an import to New Zealand myself (coming from across the ditch) it seems many New Zealanders and Aussies have a fixation to emulate their...

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Before you go out for good

Posted on 2nd Feb 2012 15:31 | By Anonymous Author

Philip Holland Financial Independence financialindependence Yes we are missing you! Imagine for a second that you have died and are now upstairs and looking down on your loved ones. You are seeing the hurt and emotions, but you are also shocked to see the financial devastation that your death has caused. So let’s look at some of the major...

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