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Related video: New data shows women could be up to $318k worse off by the time they retire.
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$400-a-week shortfall: People in their 40s face a bleak retirement on KiwiSaver’s current trajectory

Around 64 percent of Kiwis worry they won’t be able to afford retirement.
ANZ funds management head Fiona Mackenzie said the heightened concerns were understandable but investors needed to keep calm and take a long-term view.
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'Markets recover': Major bank urges KiwiSaver investors to stay calm

"It is important investors remember that financial markets do go up and down."
Watch: New data shows women could be up to $318k worse off by the time they retire.
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Women up to $318k worse off in retirement as gender pay and savings gap bites - report

The average KiwiSaver balance for women is 20 percent lower than the average balance for men across all age groups.
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'Really good sign': KiwiSaver members hold their nerve amid financial market volatility

KiwiSaver balances have come under intense pressure this year as equity markets contend with decade-high inflation and rising interest rates.
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Back to work at 68? Kiwis in their 30s could run out of KiwiSaver cash less than four years after retiring - analysis

New Zealanders are urged to consider changing their KiwiSaver funds so they have more money at retirement.
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KiwiSaver members warned to 'stay steady' as balances hit by volatility caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The gyrations could be seen in the local sharemarket which slumped to a two-year low on reports of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last Thursday.
"There's still lots of great companies that are growing their earnings doing really interesting things."
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Mixed year for KiwiSaver investors, but 2022 could see improvement

"There's still lots of great companies that are growing their earnings doing really interesting things."
Currently, KiwiSaver members can choose to contribute 3 percent, 4 percent, 6 percent, 8 percent or 10 percent - and a KiwiSaver advice provider is proposing there's also an auto-increase option.
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'A lot more money': KiwiSaver advisor calls for auto-increase option for KiwiSaver members

Currently, KiwiSaver members have to complete a form if they want to increase their contributions.
Over the ten years from 2011 to 2021, a woman in a default conservative fund would have $43,000 less than a man in a high-performing growth fund, BetterSaver estimates show.
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'Women are disadvantaged': Why being in the right KiwiSaver fund can help to bridge the gender pay gap

A woman in a default conservative fund would have $43,000 less than a man in a high-performing growth fund over the ten years from 2011-2021, BetterSaver estimates show.