Tensions are high for everyone right now, and I know most people will either be nervously checking their KiwiSaver balance on the daily, or completely ignoring it until things calm down a bit. 

The most repeated advice advisors will be giving right now is to simply ignore your balance for the time being - that by the time the first bomb dropped, it was too late to change anything. But is that really true? 

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Tensions are high for everyone right now, and I know most people will either be nervously checking their KiwiSaver balance on the daily, or completely ignoring it until things calm down a bit.&nbsp;
The most repeated advice advisors will be giving right now is to simply ignore your balance for the time being - that by the time the first bomb dropped, it was too late to change anything. But is that really true?&nbsp;
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Our industry experts give us their top tips on a wide selection of topics including mortgage rates, stock, savings, goal-setting and retirement.

Looking to make sense of your dollars? Newstalk ZB’s Smart Money delves into the deep, dark recesses of unwanted debt, traverses the highs and lows of investments and helps to ensure you money works for you. Our industry experts give us their top tips on a wide selection of topics including mortgage rates, stock, savings, goal-setting and retirement.

Looking to make sense of your dollars? Newstalk ZB’s Smart Money delves into the deep, dark recesses of unwanted debt, traverses the highs and lows of investments and helps to ensure you money works for you.

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Rupert Carlyon: Global tension? Ignore your KiwiSaver

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The age of retirement is back in the forefront of news this week after a report from the OECD recommended means testing the age of eligibility for NZ Super or risk an unsustainable rise in public debt. 

The agency says New Zealand's ageing population will continue to become a prevalent issue as the government tries to pull the economy out of the red. 

But some finance experts say we shouldn't be relying on the government to fund our retirements, and super should be treated as a bonus rather than a survivable income. 

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The age of retirement is back in the forefront of news this week after a report from the OECD recommended means testing the age of eligibility for NZ Super or risk an unsustainable rise in public debt.&nbsp;
The agency says New Zealand's ageing population will continue to become a prevalent issue as the government tries to pull the economy out of the red.&nbsp;
But some finance experts say we shouldn't be relying on the government to fund our retirements, and super should be treated as a bonus rather than a survivable income.&nbsp;
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Martin Hawes: Should the govt fund your retirement?

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All investment accounts are a bit touch and go at the moment. 

If you're checking your KiwiSaver more than a few times a year, the amount of movement could really start to get to your head. 

But for those close to or at retirement age, or about to withdraw for whatever reason - a volatile market can make all the difference. 

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All investment accounts are a bit touch and go at the moment.&nbsp;
If you're checking your KiwiSaver more than a few times a year, the amount of movement could really start to get to your head.&nbsp;
But for those close to or at retirement age, or about to withdraw for whatever reason - a volatile market can make all the difference.&nbsp;
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Nathan Stanners: Don't get too caught up with checking your KiwiSaver balance

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Divorce is still one of those taboo topics we tend to avoid, but up to 40% of marriages end that way here in New Zealand, so it's probably about time we become a bit more comfortable with it. 

It's not always a hostile end, some couples are even able to "DIY" their split in a sense - but is that really a good idea? 

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Divorce is still one of those taboo topics we tend to avoid, but up to 40% of marriages end that way here in New Zealand, so it's probably about time we become a bit more comfortable with it.&nbsp;
It's not always a hostile end, some couples are even able to "DIY" their split in a sense - but is that really a good idea?&nbsp;
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Sharon Chandra: You can't DIY a divorce

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Rupert Carlyon: Global tension? Ignore your KiwiSaver

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