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Why you should be investing for the long term
Senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley joins the show to discuss interest rates and a number of other financial matters, including why New Zealanders should be putting their money in term deposits for… Audio
How oligarchs are being undone by social media
Journalist Greg Walters has been writing about how influencers and "beautiful people" posting glamorous selfies aboard Russian oligarchs' yachts are helping to bring down the incredibly rich people… Video, Audio
Market analyst: 'NTFs are complete folly'
Last year saw the meteoric rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a form of digital provenance. However, senior market analyst at Oanda, Jeffrey Halley, says NFTs are reaching peak hype, and their… Audio
Financial update with market analyst Jeffrey Halley
New Zealander Jeffrey Halley is OANDA's Senior Market Analyst for Asia Pacific. He joins the show to cover off some big recent stories, including the impact of China real estate giant Evergrande… Audio
Why the Law Commission is reviewing succession law
The Law Commission is currently reviewing succession law, which is the law that addresses who should get a person's property when they die. It's important law that affects all New Zealanders… Audio
What are NFTs and why are they selling for millions?
A digital-only artwork has sold at Christie's for an incredible $69m - with the winning bidder receiving a unique digital token known as an NFT. If you're still trying to figure out what NFTs… Audio
Earth 2: The online game that's got teens buying 'property'
A new augmented reality and VR game is testing the boundaries of cryptocurrencies and property ownership. Earth 2 is a virtual version of earth, split into 5.1 trillion land 'tiles' Sunday Morning's… Audio
Financial commentator: 'China is the engine room of growth'
Just as Asia has led the way in coping with Covid-19, financial commentator Jeffrey Haley is also picking the continent -- particularly China, which has never exported more than it did last year -- to… Audio
Trump leaving Biden a 'deadly' economic poison pill
President-elect Joe Biden is going to have his work cut out for him when Donald Trump leaves the White House, with the incoming president facing one heck of an economic challenge. The Guardian's… Audio
Economist: 'We've clearly not had enough policy stimulus'
Former RBNZ economist Michael Reddell offers his analysis of the Monetary Policy Statement and explains why Kiwis need to be looking to stronger private sector investment in the long-term economic… Audio
Welcome to the elite world of investment migration
The mega-rich are using their wealth to cross borders that would normally be closed or become involved in residence-by-investment, with the end result being a "golden visa". And New Zealand is an… Audio
Apartners: Living happily ever apart
Filmmaker Sharon Hyman has lived just down the road from the love of her life, David, for 20 years. The couple live happily apart as 'apartners'. Sharon's second film, Apartners: Living Happily Ever… Audio
Home ownership at lowest level since 1951
Home ownership levels are at the lowest level since 1951. According the the 2018 census 64.5 percent of New Zealanders own their own home compared with nearly 74 percent in the early 90s. Audio
Professor Tod E. Waight: Trump's Greenland bid not as crazy as it sounds
New Zealander Tod Waight is a Professor in Geology at Copenhagen University. He offers his take on Trump's audacious bid to purchase Greenland. Audio
Law Commission recommends shake up of break up laws
The days of a straight 50-50 property split in the event of a relationship breakdown could be numbered if Law Commission recommendations are adopted by the government. The commission has released its… Audio
Economist Ann Pettifor: 'The public are not stupid'
Change to our economic systems will only be possible if the general public are entrusted with the real facts, says Ann Pettifor, one of the few economists to predict the 2007-2009 Global Financial… Audio
Final stage of fraught Solid Energy sale concludes
Almost two years after Solid Energy collapsed and many fraught arguments since, the last significant sale of its assets formally concludes today. The new company takes over from today and 99 percent… Audio
M&A report points to bidding wars for some quality assets
A report suggests there could be a bidding war for some quality assets, with a lot of cash chasing few investment opportunities this year. Audio
MPs have revealed the gifts, assets and investments they own
The Prime Minister and the nation's MPs have revealed the gifts, assets and investments they own in this year's Register of Pecuniary and other specified interests. Audio