Market & Portfolio Update - August 2022

15 September 2022 by Lifetime in Market Update

Market & Portfolio Update - August 2022

Central bankers from around the world met during August at the annual ‘Jackson Hole Symposium’ in the USA. Central banks, like the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), play an important role in guiding the various economies around the world as they battle inflation, so this event was an opportunity to discuss the challenges they’re facing and reiterate their commitment to getting inflation back under control. This came only one week after the RBNZ updated its own monetary policy, raising the OCR from 2.50% to 3.00%.

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KiwiSaver is changing

Budget 2025 has introduced some significant updates to KiwiSaver. These changes are aimed at ensuring the scheme remains sustainable while helping New Zealanders grow their retirement savings. Whether you are just starting out, nearing retirement, or somewhere in between, here's what you need to know and how it might affect your financial plans.

30 June 2025 by Chané Knell in KiwiSaver
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Lifetime Book Club: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

In a world obsessed with productivity hacks, endless to-do lists and squeezing more out of every day, Burkeman offers something radical: acceptance. Not of defeat – but of reality. Because when you really look at it, four thousand weeks (roughly 80 years) is all we’ve got. And no app or bullet journal is going to give us more.

27 June 2025 by Lifetime