[ad_1] Whanau, hapÅ«, iwi and kaumÄtua from around Aotearoa are being asked to provide their opinions on ‘what retirement looks like for MÄori’, as part of the 2022 Review of Retirement Income Policies: https://retirement.govt.nz/policy-and-research/2022-review-of-retirement-income-policies/ KaumÄtua were being invited to take part in hui in Christchurch, Wellington and Waitangi but given the risks COVID-19 poses these will…
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Public seminar on moving into a retirement village – CFFC
[ad_1] The financial implications of moving into a retirement village will be explored at a free public seminar in Christchurch on 5 August. Many people do not fully understand the financial consequences when they sign a retirement village contract to buy a ‘license to occupy’ a unit, says the Retirement Villages Lead at the Commission…
Mortgage Applications Rise Upwards
Here is an interesting article from the Herald Website: Baby boomers are returning to the housing market in droves – but younger first home buyers are still doing it tough. Mortgage applications last month were up 38 per cent compared to the same month last year, and were the highest monthly total since November 2007….
The Future of The Baby Boomer Market
You have no doubt heard of the “Baby Boomers”, those individuals born between 1943 and 1963. I have written about them and also about their offspring, generation X and the ones after that named generation Y. This is a topic that interests me with a great deal of enthusiasm. The baby boomers are coming to…

