The Become Wealth Blog

Improve your life with these 11 examples of awesome life goals

Why People Lose Money in the Stock (Share) Market, and How You Can Avoid Being One of Them

Your investment horizon could be the most crucial thing to your investment success

To help you learn from the mistakes of others, here’s a quick-fire list of the 25 worst ways people waste money.

“Buy now, pay later” (or BNPL) is taking younger generations by storm.

& is there such a thing as good debt?

When a lender runs a credit check, they’re requesting information that relates to your history of repaying debt.

& three things you can do about it.

Credit card arbitrage by balance transfer

Six smart ways to financially benefit from credit cards

Kiwi trust in news now well below global average - report reveals

Five ways to help your children climb the property ladder, without causing yourself to fall off a cliff!

5 reasons not to give your kids an allowance

No matter what you earn, building a comfortable savings and investment nest egg will be difficult if you’re constantly spending on a multitude of things – even if you can afford them.

New Zealand had the biggest jump in average adult wealth of anywhere in the world last year, according to a report by investor bank Credit Suisse.

Four mistakes to avoid during a market downturn, and what to do instead

4 reasons why repaying your student loan is a good idea

Trading and investing each have their own benefits, which could be right for you?

Six investments you can own forever, and some you shouldn’t

None of us like to think about the fact that we’re going to die one day, despite the unavoidable fact that the grim reaper is coming for us all. Maybe that’s why over half of us don’t have a will.

A match on Tinder has led to financial trouble for at least one young Kiwi

How to avoid modern scams

Fractional shares: making investing attainable for everyone

Stop worrying about things like monetary policy and focus on what you can control, these top nine financial opportunities

Here are the best eight pieces of financial advice to help change your life. These are collated from those who’ve “walked the talk”.

Are you investing enough to achieve your major life goals, such as retirement?

Here’s a common problem that hits many retirees. Spending. Retirees work their whole life to reach this point, then can sometimes let fear and anxiety crash the retirement party.

How much does it cost to raise children in NZ?

First Home Loan scheme falls short

Trust laws have changed, and the new 39% trust tax bracket might make decisions surrounding trusts a lot harder, especially for ‘mum and dad’ trustees, settlors, and beneficiaries.

Pay less investment tax by investing in a managed investment called a PIE fund

There's even a hidden tax on inflation! Here's the tax you probably didn't even think of.

Will you pay NZ’s new top income tax rate?

A major drawback of KiwiSaver is the fiddling and tinkering to it which has occurred since it began. Here we explain the narrowly-avoided KiwiSaver tax.

9 steps to become a self-taught investor

NZ ranks sixth worldwide for per capita gambling losses. How do we turn it around?

Auckland and Wellington were the toast of the world last year, though that’s all changed.

Why get income protection insurance when New Zealand has ACC?

New Zealand’s favourite investment, residential property, is about to resume its upward price trajectory

Timing investment markets is everybody’s dream.