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8 September 2010

Bio

Lisa Dudson DipBusStud, BBS, CFP

Lisa began investing when she was just 16 years old. She has always had a passion for wealth creation and is eager to share her experience. Highly qualified and holding degrees in the areas of PR, Financial Planning, Marketing and Management, Lisa is also a Certified Financial Planner and offers practical advice for clients based on extensive industry expertise and strategies she has personally used to successfully build her portfolio of investment in shares, property and business.

A best-selling author Lisa has appeared on TV, radio and in several magazines and newspapers. She has regularly written for the NZ Herald, Sunday Star Times, YahooXtra, Women’s Day and the NZ Property Magazine.

Lisa is a respected and sought-after speaker who has worked with thousands of people from very diverse backgrounds and financial situations to assist them in building sustainable, long term financial and lifestyle wealth. As well as working with the well-known Money Man TV show providing pragmatic financial advice both on and off screen, she has also appeared on NZ Business, Breakfast, Good Morning, 60 Minutes, House Calls, TV3 News and Campbell Live and in 2009 regularly appeared on Sunrise.

Posts

WIll New Tax Rates Give You More money In Your Pocket?

You are no doubt aware that the personal income tax rates dropped on October 1st. The new rates are: $0 – $14,000 is now 10.5% down 2.5%$14,001 – $48,000 is now 17.5% down 4.5%$48,001 – $70,000 is now 30% down 3%Over $70,000 is now 33% down 5%

Confessions Of A Shopaholic

On the weekend I watched the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic, which has been out a year or two. I suppose you would call it a chick flick. Although it is a quiet an entertaining comedy it also has a serious side. It's about a women who is addicted to shopping and is heavily in debt.

Are Your Finances Earthquake Proof?

The tragedy in Christchurch this week got me thinking about how ‘earthquake proof’ peoples finances are. It brings to mind a cartoon that I saw many years ago that stuck in my mind. “New Zealanders can retire quite comfortably today…..until 2pm tomorrow”.

Are You Too Focused On Buying Property?

It’s Saturday and I’m sitting in a room of around 150 people all eager to learn how to improve their financial position. It takes a lot of commitment to be in a seminar room at 8.30am on the weekend and spend the entire day learning.