1.5% Interest?! Buying Japanese Stocks On Leverage

What would you do with a 1% interest rate? Buy a property? Build a new one? Start a business? Buy stocks? With interest rates through the roof these

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Interactive Brokers Review: The Best Investing Platform In NZ?

the important stuff Available: All major markets Instruments: Stocks, Options, Margin, Shorts and more. Brokerage fees: Between 1% to 5%. Minimum order: Varies Interactive Brokers is a US

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Automation: The Secret To Becoming A Millionaire On Autopilot

Automation is a powerful tool that everyone can use to grow their net worth. By putting systems in place, you can automate your savings, investments, bills, so that

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The Bright-Line Property Rule In New Zealand: Are Your Gains Taxable?

KEY POINTS The bright-line rule determines if your property gains are taxable. It only applies to residential property sold within 10 years of purchase, or within 5 years

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What Is My Tax Code?

KEY POINTS Your tax code tells your employer how much tax to deduct from your paycheck. All people who have a job in New Zealand require a tax

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Will I Be Able To Sell My Niche Site?

I recently talked to a site broker about the new niche site I’m building. My plan is to sell the site eventually, but I figured if I could

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Portfolio Update – May 2023

May is in the books and the portfolio continues to tick along with ups and downs. I added about $2,500 to the portfolio during May through the various

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Why Is My Ethereum Not Showing Up In Trezor Suite/Ledger Live?

Note: This is an advanced crypto topic on Ethereum troubleshooting. This is a common problem that took me several hours to figure out, but the solution turned out

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How To Use My Free Net Worth Tracking Spreadsheet (Attached Inside!)

Your Free Net Worth Tracker The spreadsheet I use every day to track my net worth is available for you to use, free! Just enter your email below

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Google Is Not Loving My Niche Site (Niche Site C)

If you’re new to niche site building, I’d recommend checking out my post on getting started with niche sites. The last update I gave you on this niche

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InvestNow Review: New Zealand’s Best DIY Investment Platform?

the important stuff Annual Fee: 0% Brokerage fees: 0% Funds Available: 150+ InvestNow is a DIY investment platform that allows you to invest in over 150+ funds with

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Is Sky TV A Buy?

If you ask almost any investor in New Zealand right now, “What about Sky TV?” you’re almost guaranteed to hear the following: Obsolete. Dying a slow death. Won’t

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The 7 Best Side Hustles In New Zealand

KEY POINTS The best side hustles in New Zealand are: Matched betting Flipping Surveys and focus groups Driving Uber Freelancing Niche site building Decluttering All have proven potential

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Stocks I’m Buying:

The only four stocks I’m buying in NZ right now continue to be: MCK – Still great value with little downside and a solid dividend. SUM – Best

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Portfolio Update – April 2023

April was an interesting month. The markets have somewhat been in limbo with not much big movement in either direction. I love phases like this, actually. They test

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How To Make Your Kids Millionaires With Kiwisaver

Do you know the number one factor for success in investing? It’s not education, stock picking, research, intelligence, or even money. It’s time. Someone who has never read

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How To Research A Stock

1. Do the numbers look good? The first thing I look at it is some key numbers. These numbers tell me straight away whether it's a company that

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Why They Can’t “Just Change” The Bitcoin Code

"There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoins." "How can you be sure?" "Because it's written into the code." "What if they change it?" "They can't." "Why not?"

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Why New Zealanders Don’t Understand Bitcoin (But They Will)

Did you know in Argentina, many restaurants don’t even print out their menus? The reason is, the prices of the items change every month. Sometimes every week. That’s

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How To Value A Stock

When you're looking at a stock, it's important you know what price you should pay. Every day the NZX goes live and you can buy some of New

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