The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETF). These ETFs give investors exposure to Bitcoin price movements without actually holding the cryptocurrency. Even though there are core investment principles that stand the test of time, the investing landscape is changing. Portfolio diversification is one of them and with […]
If you follow investing news, you will more than likely know about the spot Bitcoin ETF. This has seen Bitcoin’s meteoric rise and starting out the year at just over USD $45,000. This has caught the attention of many investors. But, the ETF begs the question, should you just buy and hold your own crypto […]
Travel is something many of us love and find ourselves doing. One of the things that comes with international travel is the need for money, specifically the foreign currency that is legal tender in the destination country. Depending on the destination, you may be able to get away with almost exclusively using a card to […]
I first got to know Kernel Wealth existed when I signed up to and attended an insightful event, Money moves to make in your 30s and 40s in Feb 2020. The event was presented by Hatch and Kernel and featured Kristen Luman (Co-founder & GM at Hatch), Dean Anderson (Founder & CEO at Kernel), Darcy Ungaro […]
This week marks my one year Sharesies anniversary! On 10/1/20, I started my investing journey with Sharesies with a $5 sign up bonus. (you too can get a $5 sign up bonus via THIS link). My first buy was units in the Smartshares NZ Top 50 Fund (FNZ) (an index fund of the NZ Top […]
Most if not all of us work with retirement in mind or at least think about it periodically. The aim of the game is to build a nest egg to afford us a comfortable lifestyle in the later years of life. KiwiSaver is one of the mechanisms that more and more Kiwis are invested in […]
For more than a while now, the thought of getting into investing has played on my mind. What held me back was me coming up with excuses with the main ones being, ‘it is hard to get into it’, and, ‘I don’t have enough money to get started’. Last year, I started coming across more […]
An invoice is a critical document for all businesses big and small and freelancers alike. It tells clients what they are being billed for, how much to pay, how to pay and any other relevant information. An invoice seems like something simple and easy to put together. But, putting one together from scratch can be […]
For many, the start of a New Year brings a time for reflection on what has been, what is now and what will be. A number of other things may follow and more often than not, it includes penning down resolutions for the year ahead. These can be wide and varied with one of the […]
