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Whether you're new to investing or a seasoned pro, now you can build a portfolio of low-cost, well-diversified Kernel funds, easily.

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Often investors use tax savings to drive which investments (and therefore provider) they choose. But should they be?

Why Tax Shouldn’t Solely Drive Your Investment Decisions

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How Do I Choose the Right Investment Strategy for Me?

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When and How Should I Be Rebalancing My Investment Portfolio?

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Do ESG and Sustainable Funds Have a Place in an Investment Portfolio?

The challenge with new ideas is that estimating their chance of success and projecting their long term profitability is very challenging.

Has it Been a Wild Ride?

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Tax can have a huge impact on your overall portfolio returns - in some cases by up to 2% p.a! We've got the details AND the tax calculator.

Investing in International Shares: Location or Tax?

Learn about growing and adjusting your investment portfolio to suit your long-term goals.

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All returns are exclusive of tax. As PIE tax and withholding tax on interest earnt depend on personal factors, it would be confusing to include and unlikely to change the outcome. We have used the NZX50 gross index daily price series, where all dividends were reinvested on ex-date, exclusive of fees. Fees would have a negligible impact on the relative outcome of the different strategies.

Savings were made every Thursday for weeks in a row with investments made at market close. The 90 day bank bill rate was used for illustrative purposes, in reality cash savings account rates vary periodically. Past performance is no indicator of future performance for any investment. This article does not constitute financial advice, as your personal circumstances have not been taken into account.

 There are alternatives available for individual investors, including comparable value and de minimis exceptions but the hassle and associated cost likely outweighs the benefit achieved for most investors. Any NZ fund manager only has the FDR option. 28% is the PIR rate for those earning over $48,000, but if individually investing in companies the rate is up to 39%. Please note this is not tax advice as we are not a tax accounting firm and we don’t know your situation.

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