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Understanding Income Insurance Terms

Income insurance, also known as income protection insurance, is a crucial safety net for anyone who relies on a regular income to cover living expenses...

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Life's Profound Lessons

Life has many lessons. Some we continue to ignore and others can be profound. Our youngest daughter at the age of 11 taught me a profound lesson. She would randomly grab her fishing rod, tackle box, bait and knife and yell out ‘see you later’ and be off…

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Who Pays when you can’t Work

If you are self employed, who pays you when you can’t work? Many people think ACC do. But they only pay for “accidental injury”…

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Sometimes it is worth being in Debt

For most of us living a life without debt is almost impossible. Whether it is credit cards, student loans, or a mortgage, debt is just a part of life…

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Why do people put off Financial Planning?

We are living in the “information age” and yet one of the recurring reasons give for putting off financial planning is “I don’t know where to get the right information”…

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8 Estate Planning Essentials

Death may be considered final by some, but the complex affairs that must be attended to after a person’s death is far from final and may cause ongoing personal and legal complications….

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The Simple Things in Life are Free

The other day my 5yr old son said “Dad, can you buy me a kite?” Fair enough request on a picture perfect Auckland day with no wind and nothing to do. Then I had a thought….

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Why Life Insurance

Looking after those important to you in the event of your or your partner's untimely death means providing them with the financial stability to cope…

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