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Aaron GilbertThe Conversation |
Retirement depends on NZ Super, KiwiSaver and housing. Treating each in isolation risks shifting problems rather than solving them.
Minimum KiwiSaver contributions rise from today for employees and employers. That’s necessary, but the scheme’s design is working against many savers.
The cumulative return on a typical KiwiSaver growth fund since 2007 is around 240%. That’s despite a global financial crisis, COVID, trade wars and...
Asking people to find extra money to lock away in KiwiSaver during a cost-of-living crunch risks pushing them in the opposite direction.
KiwiSaver balances remain shockingly low, and constant changes risk undermining faith in a system that is already failing future retirees.