Boots and all compliance: what the AML rules and airport security have in common

Article written by Anthony Edmonds, InvestNow – 5th September 2022

Last week I flew on a plane.

At airport security, I took off my belt as per instructions. Pleasingly, my trousers didn’t fall down because I’ve gotten so fat during our long wet winter. I also removed the laptop from my bag before heading through the security gate.

An officious airport guard pulled me aside at […]

Let’s get ethical: how to make ‘good’ investment choices

Article written by InvestNow – 5th September 2022

Over the last decade or so the concept of ‘ethical’ investing has flooded the mainstream airwaves with even previously amoral financial institutions promoting products branded under various labels such as socially responsible, green finance or the go-to standard, environmental, social and governance (ESG).

And the NZ market has more recently caught on to the concept of making money by ‘doing good’ amid […]

Manager Panel – Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in investing

Welcome to the August 2022 Manager Panel! The Manager Panel is where we ask fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Ellerston Capital, Pathfinder and Foundation Series which is brought to you by InvestNow, about their approach to ESG factors and their views on how they see ESG factors evolving in terms of impact on their business and/or the wider industry. Check out […]

Subconsciously patriotic: the Kiwi case for diversification into foreign currency

Article written by InvestNow – 3rd August 2022

Whether it’s the All Blacks or Lord of the Rings, Kiwis love seeing NZ represented on the world stage.

And whether they’re conscious of it or not, most New Zealanders are just as patriotic about the home country currency, preferring to earn, invest, and generally think of finances in dollar terms.

The vast majority of Kiwis are paid exclusively in NZ currency […]

Manager Panel – Role of foreign currency in investor portfolios

Welcome to the July 2022 Manager Panel! The Manager Panel is where we ask fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Macquarie Asset Management about the impact foreign currency can have on investing. Check out the questions and answers below.

Michael Gray, Head of Investment Strategy NZ – Macquarie Asset Management

DIY diagnosis: the unhealthy risks of self-managed share portfolios

Article written by Anthony Edmonds, InvestNow – 30th June 2022

InvestNow Founder and Managing Director, Anthony Edmonds, explains why do-it-yourself share-trading portfolios could be harmful to the long-term wealth of Kiwis…

Holed up at home during a wet Wellington weekend with a decent dose of COVID, I managed to squeeze in an unhealthy amount of reading.

Among the stack of digital literature piling up on my laptop included two […]

Manager Panel – Investing principles

Welcome to the June 2022 Manager Panel! Each month, where relevant, InvestNow will ask some of our fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Vault Digital Funds, TAHITO, QuayStreet Asset Management (QuayStreet) and ANZ Investments, about what they each think are common investing mistakes, what are three investing principles that they each live by and how they each incorporate these investing principles into the way they invest. Check out […]

InvestNow’s 10 investing principles

Article written by InvestNow – 30th June 2022

1. Invest now

The best time to start investing is right away; compound returns pile up over time so the sooner the better. But the investment universe is a vast and complex space that requires knowledge, patience and risk management. Starting small, making regular contributions into diversified funds is a great place to start. Investing is not the same as trading or trying to time the market.

2. […]

To the moon (and back): what to do in down times

Article written by InvestNow – 3rd June 2022

More than two years after the COVID-induced market crash of March 2020 investors are squaring up to some new questions in a different kind of down.

The relentless negative trend has seen most share markets falling double-digits below the highs posted at the end of 2021.

Despite a healthy little bounce at the end of May, the main NZ share market […]

Manager Panel – Financial Services Council ‘It Starts With Action’ campaign

Welcome to the May 2022 Manager Panel! Each month, where relevant, InvestNow will ask some of our fund managers some questions surrounding a topic. This month we asked Macquarie Asset Management, Mint Asset Management and Pie Funds some questions in relation to the Financial Services Council (FSC) ‘It Starts With Action‘ campaign. The campaign aims to grow women’s financial wellbeing and we are really […]