August 17, 2010
In the last blog we discussed how OCR works and the way the Reserve Bank’s handling of it can affect interest rates. We continue this time looking further at how to manage our rates of interest to our advantage.
August 12, 2010
As the Trustee Services Partner at Gilligan Rowe & Associates, I’m often asked what is going to happen in the economy, the property market and with interest rates.
June 16, 2010
Now that the dust has settled on what was one of the most anticipated Budget announcements in recent memory, it’s time to ask what the Budget’s proposed changes really mean for New Zealand’s economy and for New Zealanders...
May 14, 2010
Christmas is always a time for celebration but in my book, it’s also a time for reflection and some forward thinking.
May 7, 2010
Well the new year has well and truly started for us. In Trust Land we’ve conducted hundreds of ATM’s which I discussed in my last article.
April 30, 2010
I think I might have disturbed a wasp’s nest with my last article on gifting as I received several phone calls from readers worried about their gifting.
April 30, 2010
Seems to me the only conversations I am hearing these days is about what the Government is going to do with our tax system. This is what people are talking about in the supermarket and over the dinner table.
November 6, 2009
Recessions bring about all sorts of changes. For example, in the legal beagle world, frequently people stop purchasing houses, so lawyers run out of conveyancing work.
October 6, 2009
An interesting case has recently been handed down from the Courts. This case now provides parents with the rights to strip their children of inheritances. The judgment goes against what was previously believed to be good law.
September 14, 2009
Last week a friend of mine made one final, tragic and fatal decision. His choice left behind many family members and friends in great pain.
August 12, 2009
Well it’s been an interesting time in our Courts lately and one of the latest cases just goes to prove what I’ve been saying for the last few years – An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure !!!
July 16, 2009
In the last two issues, we have been looking at how easily you can slip down and even fall off when getting your foot on the property ladder. We discuss the third and last in the series of steps describing how you can lose your home.
June 19, 2009
Getting your foot on the property ladder is just like a game of snakes and ladders, you can easily slip down and even fall off that ladder. In the last issue we mentioned and talked about the first step out of a series describing how you can lose...
May 11, 2009
This month I’ve had three readers contact me about losing their homes. So that all readers avoid the disasters these poor people are facing, I’ve put together some suggestions.
