John Killick

Growing Older

Growing old certainly isn’t everyone’s idea of having a good time – unfortunately it’s inevitable.  But growing old has changed the social landscape in NZ along with most Western and emerging economies.

In my 20’s, there were car less days (the oil crisis), high interest rates (up to...

Give the kids a financial blueprint

If our children left high school (college) knowing the fundamentals of money management, investment and insurance, not only would they better prosper as individuals through making smarter financial decisions but the nation would undoubtedly develop as a collective.

One man’s wealth is not necessarily another’s poverty.  It is...

Health & Wealth

I’m not sure how much training is now given to students in Med school on how to give patients dietary advice.  But I know historically they have been taught how to diagnose illnesses and how to prescribe and utilise drugs to treat those illnesses.  There was little...

Planning vs. Product – a no contest

Many people associate owning a particular product (the right product!) with – ‘How to succeed at investing’.  There is some inbuilt computer that equates ‘the right’ selection and timing of product purchase with the secret to success or the silver bullet for fixing a broken financial life.

1. It...

My Black Bitch

Whilst our dogs both very much enjoy the run of the beach, they portray different behaviours.  Hillary and Barack are our Labradors.  Hillary the black bitch intent on a continuous hunt for anything that resembles food in whatever stage of decay and Barack the brown dog full...