Investing in Bitcoin: Vault Digital Funds

Article written by Vault Digital Funds – 4th October 2021

1. Why should Kiwis include Bitcoin in their investment portfolio?

Reasons why Kiwis might consider including a small amount of Bitcoin exposure in their investment portfolio include:

• Diversifying their portfolio.
• It’s potential as a relatively inflation-proof asset, given Bitcoin’s scarce supply.
• Its longer term potential, given increasing adoption rates and maturing market confidence with institutional and retail investors, which suggest demand increasing over time.

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Manager Panel: Preparing for retirement

Welcome to the Manager Panel! Each month to supplement the lead article in InvestNow’s Magazine, InvestNow will ask a few of our Fund Managers some questions around a topic. Read below their thoughts on preparing for retirement, in regards to the August lead article  — Not enough already: how to make more of KiwiSaver.

Harbour Asset Management – Chris Di Leva, Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager

Investing platform age makes PIEs extra tasty

Article written by InvestNow

July 7 marks an important date in the tax calendar with most end-of-financial-year income tax returns due for filing.

This July, however, will likely pass unnoticed by the majority of Kiwis who benefit from one of the most automated tax systems in the world.

But not everyone will reap the benefits…

Those invested in shares or direct equities might find themselves caught out by an unexpected tax […]

The role of Bonds in an investment portfolio, why you need them

Article written by Hunter Investment Management

Everyone is starting to talk about the risk of rising interest rates and inflation as central banks and regulators maintain strong fiscal and monetary stimulus while, at the same time, highlighting an improving economic growth outlook.

The thinking is that investors should switch out of bonds/fixed interest to avoid losses but even this thinking is compromised by a desire for returns […]