2002

Financial Planning - A hotbed of conflicts and cons
The Minister of Commerce wants to clean up the industry. She'll need to ban the kickbacks from savings institutions that investors aren't told about....
18 December 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

Put up a Straw Man, make your idea look best
The Air NZ research is out - its case is built on sand. Why aren't we surprised?...
11 December 2002 - markets / regulation - Gareth Morgan

Financial Planning Fees: Hidden and Excessive
In the vast majority of cases in NZ these are way too high. In most cases client's wouldn't have a clue of the true level of fees they're being gouged for....
11 December 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

Judas flies Air New Zealand
Air NZ has the spin doctors out in force filling the press columns with its propoganda. Pity its promises are just lies....
4 December 2002 - markets / regulation - Gareth Morgan

Qantas deal - just deserts for a mug public
The balloon's up - the government can't possibly fund Air New Zealand. It's suggesting it would rather lose competition in our skies than have to keep paying the bills....
27 November 2002 - industry policy - Gareth Morgan

Index funds and stock options - indicators of excess
1990's excesses tell us a lot about the character of those in our board rooms. They are as weak and fickle as anyone....
27 November 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

Housing - The Old Favourite Keeps on Delivering
House prices are racing. We expect that to continue for at least another 12 months....
20 November 2002 - other - Gareth Morgan

Deflation, Debt and Depression
Stock markets plunging, inflation plunging and interest rate plunging faster than either. This does not spell out that we have a normal cyclical trough in any shape or form....
15 November 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

Labour's Third World Solution
People are pouring into New Zealand, equivalent to 2% of the population per annum. So in 50 years we'll be replaced. Has Winston a point?...
13 November 2002 - migration - Gareth Morgan

War stories from the investment trenches
Two perspectives on why holding on to your winnings is often more difficult than scoring them...
3 November 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

This Great Global Bear Market in Historical Context
After a bull run like we've had how severe and how bad should investors expect the "correction" to be...
24 October 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

The Investor Food Chain
Investors in unit trusts are such losers - not just this year but every year. How can the power of marketing be so coercive in separating people from their money?...
9 October 2002 - investment - Gareth Morgan

Losing Government Servants' Super
The GSF has lost money on its offshore investments. It's liabilities have increased a lot more than that though as taxpayers underwrite this cesspool of privilege....
2 October 2002 - retirement / super - Gareth Morgan