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Economic Predictions from NZIER – June

As New Zealand recovers from the severe weather events earlier this year, high inflation and rising interest rates have become the key headwinds for households and businesses. These headwinds are weighing on both business and consumer confidence, and this is leading to caution towards spending and investment. The upcoming general

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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence

Some of our readers may have heard of the latest Artificial Intelligence application that is giving universities headaches (student cheating on exams for example), but also has the potential to change industries in ways we may not have even considered. The application is ChatGPT, and one of its Cornerstone investors

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HHG Bowls

HHG held a bowls tournament for clients at Beckenham bowling club at the start of March. The day was perfect and the bowls a resounding success. As you can see from the photo everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves! If you missed out, we are going to host this annually, come along

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Beware of Scams: Detective Work!

Recently HHG has been approached by two individuals, one a client and one not in regard to some fantastic investment opportunities they have been telephoned about by ‘other brokers’. In both cases, the offers were followed up with an email containing details of a very professional website giving the appearance

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Scottish Mortgage Trust Update, February 22nd 2023

Many investors in the trust will no doubt be concerned about the falls in the share price over the last 12 months and Baillie Gifford provided an overview of the current situation, and future course of action. Despite the name, the Trust invests in Global growth companies with a high

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Is Property The Best Investment?

In 1958 Warren Buffett bought his house in Omaha for $32,000. He still owns the house which is now worth $650,000. An impressive return you might think. If he had instead slept on Charlie Munger’s couch and invested $32,000 with his investment firm Berkshire Hathaway Inc. despite all the ups

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Enduring Power’s of Attorney

What is an Enduring Power of Attorney?An Enduring Power of Attorney (“EPA”) is a document that allows the person you appoint to make decisions on your behalf or sign documents for you if you are no longer able to make decisions for yourself. There are two types of EPAs –

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The Ryman Healthcare Story

Ryman Healthcare Ltd (Ryman) are currently the 14th largest company on the NZX. Not long ago they were in the top five, but before we get into the recent history, it is worth going back 40 years to the very beginning. Ryman’s website notes that in 1983, Kevin Hickman walked

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Jargon Buster – Concentration Risk

Having large exposure to one company makes your overall financial position very susceptible to the fortunes of that company. This is called ‘concentration risk.’ The fortunes of even the best companies can change, and it can often be caused by things outside their control. Ryman is perhaps the most pertinent

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