Making Cents

KiwiSaver weapons investing is up 40% - how to invest ethically and still make money, with Mindful Money’s Barry Coates


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One of the biggest tools you’ve got for creating change is already in your pocket - your KiwiSaver.


It quietly funds companies, industries, and ideas every single day. And like it or not, where that money goes can be more powerful than voting or any $5 consumer boycott.


The problem? Most of us have no idea what we’re actually investing in.


Weapons investing is up 40 per cent. Fossil fuels are on the rise. And some of the world’s biggest corporations are still getting a slice of your retirement savings.


In this episode, financial journalist Frances Cook talks to Barry Coates from Mindful Money about how to find out exactly where your KiwiSaver cash is going, and how to shift it somewhere better.


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This podcast was filmed and produced by Fanaticals

Video editing & content production by Lana Byrne 

Audio engineering by Tash Chittock


It’s easier than you think, it doesn’t hurt your returns, and it could be your most powerful vote yet.

Because you really can get rich without selling your soul.

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Making CentsBy Frances Cook