A handful of issues that explain the foundations, plus the tools that back them up. Read these first and the rest of the archive will make a lot more sense.
Most advice assumes a different tax system. Start with the fundamentals before anything else.
You might already be paying for the wrong platform or carrying currency risk you didn't choose.
Free calculators built for the NZ tax rules specifically, no spreadsheet required.
In order. Each one builds on the last.
The starting point. Why the usual advice doesn't translate once you're a NZ tax resident.
A straight comparison of the platforms NZ investors actually use, and which fits which kind of portfolio.
What the $50,000 threshold actually means and which calculation method applies to you.
Holding US assets from NZ means carrying NZD/USD exposure whether you've thought about it or not.
How the pieces fit once you understand tax, platforms and currency. Not a model portfolio, a framework.
Free tools built specifically for NZ tax rules.