Call for change in way New Zealanders shown their retirement savings future
New Zealanders may be underestimating how much they need to save for retirement – and calculators that tell different stories aren’t helping, one consultant says.
Peter Urbani, from KnowRisk Consulting, has been looking at the retirement projection calculators offered by KiwiSaver providers and other institutions, and said they differed significantly.
“If you put the same inputs into 13 different KiwiSaver calculators ranging from Sorted to the banks and asset managers you get 14 different results.”
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