Murder House memories: why KiwiSaver investors need to brush-up on good financial habits
For many investors who cut their teeth in the 1980s, the crash of 1987 left holes in their wealth and lasting scars. Is there a danger investors today react the same to a similar event? David Boyle drills into the past for lessons on how to avoid the horror...
If you are a certain age and someone mentions the Murder House, it is quite likely the following will happen to you without even thinking:
- your smiling face will drop to a contorted painful look of sheer horror;
- you will make some involuntary noises like ooooh, arggh and take a sudden gasp of breath;
- the buzz of the drill and the smell of methylated spirits will...MORE»
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