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Kiwis urged to start saving for retirement early

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Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 10:00am
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Kiwis urged to start saving for retirement early

Author
九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 28 Jan 2025, 10:00am

We're being told not to be scared of the latest retirement savings figures. 

The latest Retirement Expenditure Guidelines have found less than $500 thousand in savings is enough for most retirees. 

Massey University Associate Professor Claire Matthews told Mike Hosking that research consistently shows that the amount people need to save for retirement is less than other people would suggest. 

She says that if you start early, the amount you need to save isn鈥檛 as daunting, since you鈥檙e saving for a much longer time frame. 

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