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 Something About Mary
Qantas Media Award-winning columnist Mary Holm writes two personal finance columns, one in the NZ Herald, the other in the Christchurch Press, Dominion Post, Gisborne Herald, Nelson Mail, Northern Advocate, Waikato Times and Wanganui Chronicle. She also presents seminars and frequently discusses personal finance on radio and television.
Mary is the author of "KiwiSaver Max: How to get the best out of it" and "KiwiSaver: How to make it work for you" (both published by Random House); "Get Rich Slow" and "Investing Made Simple" (both published by Penguin), and "The REAL Story - Saving and investing now that inflation is under control" and "Snakes and Ladders – A guide to risk for savers and investors" (both published by the Reserve Bank of NZ).
She holds a BA in economic history (Victoria University of Wellington), MA in journalism (University of Michigan) and MBA in finance (University of Chicago, where she was taught by Nobel Laureate Merton Miller and graduated in the top 15%.).
Mary worked for the 1997 Todd report on retirement income, was business editor of the Auckland Sun and Auckland Star, and has covered personal finance for the
NZ Listener, Australian Financial Review and Chicago Tribune.
She enjoys movies and plays, walking in wild places, swimming, and meeting with friends.
What Readers Say
Mary routinely edits out compliments from letters before running them in her columns.
But here are some recent comments:
- I have greatly valued all your regular advice in the Saturday Herald about KiwiSaver, so many thanks indeed.
- Really do enjoy reading your column each week, have picked up some great tips on investing as an early 20s person just starting out.
- My daughter (wife and myself also) were delighted to receive your advice. Thanks for that, as your guidance is well known for its quality.
- I have purchased and read your KiwiSaver book. The best $9.99 I have spent in a long while. Not sure if you mind, but using information from your book, a colleague and I put together a Powerpoint presentation of the pro’s and con’s of KiwiSaver for our Indian community organization in Wellington.
- By the way, I think your insights are always right on the money. Clearly superior to those put forward by all other newspaper column writers. And I work for a large superannuation fund managing funds on behalf of the NZ Government, so I should know.
- I attended the presentation you spoke at in Auckland for Kiwisaver put on by the Accountants Society and found it very enlightening.
- I have bought your book "Investing Made Simple" and avidly read your columns in the Herald (we are subscribers) - they are so informative - thank you for your advice.
- Well done :) That's the stuff.
- I read your weekly columns with interest each week, although having moved to Britain last year. It helps me to keep up to speed with what is going on back in New Zealand with regards to finance.
- I have enjoyed your many and most recent articles on KiwiSaver, as well as digesting your easy to read book "Kiwi Saver - How to make it work for you".
- I have had the pleasure of hearing you speak personally at a meeting a few years back, always finding your explanations and views thorough as well as easy to understand.
- I’ve enjoyed your columns so much over the years – thank you for writing them!
- Firstly congratulations on your column in the NZ Herald, the Saturday edition is required reading in this household.
- I recently bought your book 'Get Rich Slow' and found it immensely helpful.
- I am an avid reader of your column as you write in a way that people who are not necessarily financially savvy have some idea of where to go next and what to consider after the big investment of their own home.
- Thanks for all the great KiwiSaver articles and supplements.
- Another great column, just as I was getting a bit jittery about my small portfolio of shares!!! Commonsense and reason are refreshing in whatever context!
- I read your regular columns in the Press and bought your fantastic book about KiwiSaver….Your columns and book have been a huge deciding factor in us joining the scheme.
- As usual, great reading - it should be on the front page of every newspaper!!!!
- I purchased your excellent book and have encouraged dozens of people I know to purchase it. Not only is it well researched but has an easy flow on subject material, so congratulations....it must be a best seller!
- Love your articles and approach.
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