No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds

Spring has sprung! And people across the nation are all asking themselves the same questions: Is it more expensive to cool my house with a heat pump than it was to warm it up in winter? And will a time-of-use power plan help me save money? In this episode, Susan answers questions about:What will cost me more, heating my house with a heat pump or cooling it down?Does paying less for off peak power mean I’m paying more during peak What happens when a cross lease runs out?Does my KiwiSaver balance automatically become part of my estate?And does my KiwiSaver balance count when calculating life assurance coverage?Is there an age cut off for paying out life insurance?How is the AI boom affecting KiwiSaver returns?If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Last time on the show we got into family, property and all that can go wrong with them. And it got kinda fraught. This time, we’re tiptoeing into even trickier territory; property again, but now, we add relationships to the mix. When it comes to your money, there might be no stupid questions, but there certainly are some difficult ones. In this episode, Susan answers questions about:Will the property I’ve inherited become relationship property?When it comes to relationship property, what’s the difference between inherited property and other assets?Can a deceased estate still receive a rates rebate?My kid is a student. Are they allowed to invest their living costs loan?What’s going on with retirement village shares?If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Family, the family home, retirement – and a lot of the things that can go wrong when you mix them together. That's all in this episode of No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds. In this episode, Susan answers questions about:Should you buy a house from your mother-in-law?Should I sell my house now or hope the market improves?Can my stepkids kick me out of my home?If my partner needs to go into care, do I have to pay for it?If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Are you confused about KiwiSaver, retirement, or your pension? Then you're in the right place. Retirement Commissioner David Boyle joins No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds this week to answer all your questions.In this episode, Retirement Commissioner David Boyle answers questions about:Is KiwiSaver more secure because it’s a government scheme?Does paying tax on KiwiSaver discourage saving?Does means testing apply on rest home subsidy?Who looked out for retirees before the office of Retirement Commissioner was established?If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

What can you do if you’re renting a house and your landlord decides to put a billboard on it, supporting a political party you object to? That’s just one of the questions we get into on this week’s episode of No Stupid Questions.In this episode, our experts ask questions about:Can my landlord put a political billboard on the house I’m renting?What is the difference between government surplus and government debt?Do I have to get a contracting out agreement to make my will count?What happened to the ban on card surcharges?If you have a money question you'd like Susan to answer, put it in an email or voice memo, then send it to [email protected] to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details