When it comes to planning for retirement, KiwiSaver is one of the best tools to ensure you are prepared.

It’s always important to be prepared, and that holds especially true when it comes to investing. You need to be positioned to make hay while the sun shines but also have cover to protect yourself when the rain sweeps through.

There are a number of factors affecting world markets such as global political climate, ever changing interest rates, and now raising impacts of AI technologies. So how do we steady the ship during turbulent times?

The last twelve months have continued to be a volatile time, and markets certainly haven’t disappointed. At the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme, we believe conditions like these are a ‘hunter’s paradise’, with plenty of strong opportunities for long-term KiwiSaver growth to be found.

Balancing risks and returns has always been one of the main priorities for us at the Pie KiwiSaver Scheme. Especially when inflation rates are higher and markets are less predictable. However, with the long term approach and knowledge of investment fundamentals, there are still plenty of strong investment opportunities to be found.