It's No Secret Catherine Emerson & Christine Jensen

Many of us have goals we're saving towards, whether for the short, medium, or long term.If your goal is in the medium term (3-5 years) or long term (5+ years), you might wonder if you need to adjust your investments or savings strategy as you get closer to achieving it.Or, you might be nearing your goal and not realize it could be beneficial to change your asset class—and that's okay too. So, what should you do as you approach these goals? Let’s discuss.Specifically, we chat about:Is there a ...

Today we're back with another Money Moments episode, where we chat to real Kiwis about money. In this episode, we are joined by Colin Magee, CEO of Catalist, the stock exchange connecting everyday investors and Kiwi businesses with big potential. Colin has over 2 decades of experience in financial services working as a finance lawyer in London and a general counsel for an investment bank. Most recently, his role was Head of Conduct at the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), where he ...

In today's podcast episode, we’ll be answering the question of - how does the KiwiSaver joining/transfer process work behind the scenes?While expectations around banking/financial services these days are instant, unfortunately, the case with KiwiSaver transfers and many other investments isn't.Whether you're moving to NZ and starting KiwiSaver for the first time, or over 18 and taking control of your account - it pays to understand how and why these processes behind the scenes can take some t...

In today's podcast episode, we’ll be chatting to you all about scams. Scams are a hot topic at the moment, just google ‘scams nz’ and look at the news and there are SO many recent articles sharing how someone has been scammed out of a significant amount of money. So let’s chat about how you can avoid them.In this episode we specifically chatted about:Signs that you are being set up for a scamWhat you can do to avoid scams and some common examplesHow to find out if an investment is ...

In today's podcast episode, we’ll be chatting to you about whether or not you’re spending enough money to maintain your health.Whether your health spending comes in the form of long weekends away, going to a therapist or even a boujee gym membership, investing in yourself can come in many forms. But how do you know if you’re spending enough money on your health, or better yet too much? Let’s jump into it.Specifically, we chatted about:What we personally spend on our health such as gyms, ...

In today's Q&A episode, we'll be answering DM's from the gram as well as a few customer queries from the Kernel inbox.This time, we'll be answering questions such as:What is compounding?Should I regularly invest, or save then invest money in one lump sum?What happens if you take money out before the quarterly distributions are made?Do you have a burning money question you want answered? Let us know in the DM's we'd love to hear from youIf you enjoyed today's show, we'd LOVE for you to rat...