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As house prices drop, will the retirement nest egg still be such a safe bet?

  • Written by: Claire Dale, Research Fellow, the Pensions and Intergenerational Equity (PIE) research hub, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
As house prices drop, will the retirement nest egg still be such a safe bet?MonthiraYodtiwong/Getty Images

Changes to KiwiSaver, global economic uncertainty and predictions house prices could drop by as much as 20% by 2030 all mean retirement is looking very different to how it once did.

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