Mary Holm will talk about the investment issues her Weekend Herald readers and RNZ and podcast listeners get wrong. She will illustrate these with examples - sad, funny, inspirational - from her new book "A Richer You: How to Make the Most of Your Money".

This will be a fun and interactive event with practical takeaways for all attendees, regardless of age, stage, or financial position.

Refreshments from 5.30pm, presentation 6-7pm

Thanks to ANZ for sponsoring this event.

Proceeds from tickets sales will be donated to Life Education Trust NZ.

SPEAKERS

Mary Holm

Mary is an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM), for services to financial literacy education. An award-winning columnist, she writes on personal finance and is interviewed fortnightly on money issues on National Radio. She is a director of Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL), and frequently discusses personal finance in the media.

Mary was a founding director of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) from 2011 to 2019, and Director of the Banking Ombudsman Scheme for six years ending January 2016. She lectured in Financial Literacy at the University of Auckland and has been a financial reporter and business editor.

She is the author of seven books including: A Richer You: How to Make the Most of Your Money (HarperCollins), and Rich Enough? A Laid-Back Guide For Every Kiwi (HarperCollins).