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Smart Money Newstalk ZB
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Looking to make sense of your dollars? Newstalk ZB’s Smart Money delves into the deep, dark recesses of unwanted debt, traverses the highs and lows of investments and helps to ensure you money works for you.
Our industry experts give us their top tips on a wide selection of topics including mortgage rates, stock, savings, goal-setting and retirement.
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Andrew Bascand: The changing face of the banking sector
Harbour Asset Management's Managing Director Andrew Bascand joined Tim Beveridge on Smart Money this week.
They discussed how geopolitical events in Gaza including the recent attack made by Iran on Israel affected the sharemarket.
Plus, digital banking has entered the Australian market. The pair discuss how people's relationship with banks is changing and more and more bank branches closing down.
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Amanda Morrall: Are the latest CEO remuneration figures fair?
Although the recession has put the brakes on average pay rises, the country’s highest-paid CEO has set a new record for remuneration.
Is this fair? Expert Amanda Morrall joins the Weekend Collective to discuss.
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Hamish Pepper: Where are families cutting costs?
New Zealand households have experienced a significant increase in their cost of living over the past four years, led by higher interest rates, transport, food, and housing costs.
Statistics NZ estimate that New Zealand living costs have increased 23% since the end of 2019, almost three times the change consistent with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s 2% annual inflation target.
Hamish Pepper from Harbour Asset Management explains to Tim Beveridge where consumers are tightening their belt the most.
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Hannah McQueen: How important is pay transparency?
Data published by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency across the ditch showed some of Australia's biggest companies have had their dirty laundry aired as gender wage gap data from thousands of organisations is made public for the first time.
So how important to you is pay transparency and how exactly do you negotiate a pay increase? We're joined by Hannah McQueen from Enable Me, to give her insight on things.
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Lisa Dudson: Supermarkets leverage over basic needs
Is it unethical that supermarkets have so much leverage over basic needs unless we sign up to coupon card saving schemes?
Personal finance educator Lisa Dudson joins us to give her insight as to why this is the case.
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Chris Di Leva: Investment market prospects for 2024
2023 turned out to be a good year for investment markets.
Chris Di Leva from Harbour Asset Management spoke to Tim Beveridge about what 2024 could hold?
They also discuss how profitable it may be to invest in AI
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