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ANALYSIS: Hersh Shefrin has long argued that markets aren’t efficient, simply because investment decisions are made by humans who are influenced by emotions such as greed and fear.

Brent Sheather Sun, 18 Aug 2024

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Saving for retirement: Is $350,000 achievable?

ANALYSIS: Assessing the income and associated terminal sum required to fund Massey University’s upmarket ‘choices’ retirement alternative.

Brent Sheather Sun, 04 Aug 2024

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Saving for your retirement – how much do you really, really need?

ANALYSIS: A look at quantifying what level of income would support a ‘comfortable’ retirement.

Brent Sheather Sun, 21 Jul 2024

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Saving for your retirement: do you need to be a millionaire?

ANALYSIS: ‘Scaring people with unrealistic retirement savings goals isn’t part of the solution.’

Brent Sheather Sun, 07 Jul 2024

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Tax incentives for retirement saving

ANALYSIS: Moving the dial or subsidising the finance sector?

Brent Sheather Sun, 23 Jun 2024

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Myth of compulsory KiwiSaver as best savings vehicle

ANALYSIS: There are numerous instances of the finance sector putting its hand on its heart and citing its social responsibility to lobby for compulsory KiwiSaver with tax incentives.

Brent Sheather Sun, 09 Jun 2024

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Spiva comes to town: Should we all be index investors?

ANALYSIS: Make sure your adviser correctly benchmarks your active shares’ performance so you get important feedback as regards the extent of the cost or benefit of ‘having fun’.

Brent Sheather Sun, 26 May 2024

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Implications of Spiva study for NZ retail investors

ANALYSIS: Including a look at how pension funds, both locally and overseas, choose between the active and passive alternatives.

Brent Sheather Sun, 12 May 2024

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Spiva comes to town: Part two

ANALYSIS: What lessons can analysis of Australian fund management performance data have for retail investors in New Zealand?

Brent Sheather Sun, 28 Apr 2024

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Behavioural finance and the ESG hustle

Saving for retirement: Is $350,000 achievable?

Saving for your retirement – how much do you really, really need?

Saving for your retirement: do you need to be a millionaire?

Tax incentives for retirement saving

Myth of compulsory KiwiSaver as best savings vehicle

Behavioural finance and the ESG hustle

Saving for retirement: Is $350,000 achievable?

Saving for your retirement – how much do you really, really need?

Saving for your retirement: do you need to be a millionaire?

Tax incentives for retirement saving

Myth of compulsory KiwiSaver as best savings vehicle

Spiva comes to town: Should we all be index investors?

Implications of Spiva study for NZ retail investors

Spiva comes to town: Part two

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