Fairhaven Wealth

3 December 2025
What I’ve been up to

It's been a while. I stepped back from Fairhaven Wealth and NZ Wealth & Risk in mid-2023, and the years since have been a mix of difficult and gratifying. In this article I share what's been happening…
29 June 2023
Throwing mud at the wall

I'm starting this blog after putting my previous blog, NZ Wealth & Risk, on indefinite hiatus. I want to look at my own interests anew — without the loose obligation to write about wealth and risk, or…
18 May 2023
Adiós, amigos!

This blog and Fairhaven Wealth are on indefinite hiatus. I have other things in my life right now that are more important to me and my direct loved ones, and freeing up that mental bandwidth is more i…
18 February 2020
What type of inheritance do you want to leave?

My wife and I joke that cafe treats and holidays are "coming out of the kids' inheritance". It's strictly true. But your children don't just inherit money when you die — they inherit memories, experie…
31 August 2018
Why Fairhaven Wealth’s fees are increasing

I'm raising my fees substantially — from $879 to $1,800 including GST. Writing this is a way of being transparent with readers and clients, and getting my head (and my feels) around the decision. $879…
26 September 2017
Two cents on innovation

Innovation doesn't need to be revolutionary or technological. When people think "innovation" they think iPhones — but iterative change counts, and so does doing things differently. I'm allergic to bus…
12 May 2017
Your insurance needs should reduce as you get older

I'm a HUGE advocate for insurance — most working people should carry some. But I'm also a big advocate for self-insuring where you can, and a message I don't see often enough is that your insurance ne…

Fairhaven Wealth

What I’ve been up to

Throwing mud at the wall

Adiós, amigos!

What type of inheritance do you want to leave?

Why Fairhaven Wealth’s fees are increasing

Two cents on innovation

Your insurance needs should reduce as you get older

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