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5 minutes with Jolene Bagby and Jacek Baranowski
Back in 2004, two young 30-somethings pooled their savings together into a $275K run down Whangaparaoa bach yielding at 5%. After reading from borrowed property books recommending adequate yield to be around the 10% mark, they quickly worked out that the bach was not at all a good buy. Now theirs would have been a trite story if it had stopped there. After all, how many of us ... read more08-Apr-2016
5 minutes with Jimmy Ho
Seven years ago a quietly spoken Jimmy Ho reached out to us. He had just signed up for an APIA membership and heard that we were looking for a volunteer to run one of our meeting groups. At 22, he had just left uni and entered into a career in traffic engineering. He was also, at the time, a fresh new investor. The rest, as it has often been said, was history. Over the last ... read more04-Apr-2016
5 minutes with Lucia Xiao (Ambler)
Back in 2014 we received a call from Lucia Xiao (Ambler) enquiring about memberships. It started typically enough, how much is subscription, what are the benefits, where are the meetings held? Very quickly the conversation took a turn and the questions became very specific - what are the purposes of these meetings, who speaks at these events, what does APIA actually do? We didn't k... read more22-Mar-2016
5 minutes with Lisa Dudson
Since making her investment debut 16, Lisa Dudson has been a busy lady. These days Lisa is being celebrated in the business community as a prolific investor, author, entrepreneur and seminar speaker. Over the years Lisa has played a pivotal part in helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary financial success by helping them identify their financial and investment needs in ... read more25-Nov-2015
Simple steps to successful real estate investment in New Zealand
Rahul and Alika Rai moved to New Zealand in 1990 with little experience in property investment and a dream of early financial freedom. Fast forward 25 years later, the Rais are proud owners of a robust portfolio that spans over four countries making them the masters of their own destiny. Having experienced first-hand how enriching property investment can be for the ordinary peo... read moreRecent Posts
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