The nuts and bolts of how to start investing

Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's the best ways to start investing in New Zealand. Hosted by Frances Cook.<br /><br />There’s been lots of chat about whether you should be investing these days, with my inbox flooded with people wanting to give it a try. <br /><br />To recap, the answer is a cautious yes, as long as you do it in the right way – we’ve covered that in recent podcasts. <br /><br />But what about the nuts and bolts of where you actually invest? <br /><br />You want something that’s low fee, easy to use, and lets you make the type of investments that suit your plan. <br /><br />So on the latest Cooking the Books podcast I talked to Herald careers and money writer Diana Clement about the main options for New Zealanders. <br /><br />We discussed the different investing platforms, how safe they are, and investing in individual companies versus funds. <br /><br />If you have a question about this podcast, or a question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it. I'm on Facebook here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/</a> Instagram here <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/</a> and Twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/FrancesCook</a>