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Overseas banks

Many of us have lived and worked overseas and possibly still have a bank account sitting in that country. I still have UK accounts since New Zealand phased out cheques, any family gifts for my children can be paid into my UK account so it does get used. But if

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EBOS DELIVERS SOLID FY25 RESULT – BUT GROWTH RISKS REMAIN

EBOS Group has reported a ‘solid’ FY25 result, with management emphasising continued operational excellence, market leadership, and dividend stability. While the results were in line with guidance and showed resilience, investors should be mindful that much of the growth story is already reflected in EBOS’ share price, leaving little margin

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Share Market Summary

Unfortunately what started as a bad year for global markets has only gotten worse. Since January 1, the NZX50 is down -11.08%, the S&P500 is down -12.9%, NASDAQ100 down -21.27% and the ASX200 down a comparatively tidy -2.97%. These numbers reflect which companies have been most affected, with the technology/growth

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Global Stock Opportunity – Berkshire Hathaway

BRK10-year Price Chart Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The company is the well-known investment vehicle run by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Their record over the last 40 years speaks for itself. They look for businesses that they can

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Why Are Interest Rates So Low?

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is an internal committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) and is responsible for formulating monetary policy in New Zealand, directed towards the economic objectives of achieving and maintaining stability in the general level of prices over the medium term, and supporting maximum

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