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Milford 94 - EP93: Do elections actually matter for investors?

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Bridge Talks Business with Milford

Episodes

EP93: Do elections actually matter for investors?

Episode 92: What happens when company values are put to the test?

Episode 91: Could Moderna’s mRNA breakthrough transform cancer treatment?

Episode 90: What’s ahead for KiwiSaver – and how could changes affect you?

Episode 89: Could AI power New Zealand’s next investment boom?

Episode 88: The business of giving back

Episode 87: Beyond the index - why active investing matters

Episode 86: The worrying rise of risky financial influences

Ep 85: Retirement planning starts with knowing your number

Ep 85: What investors should watch next

Episode 83: The five investing traps to avoid

Episode 82: Bond basics - with no boring bits

Episode 81: KiwiSaver myth busters – The questions Kiwis are afraid to ask

Episode 80: Investing through the noise

Episode 79: The Trillion-Dollar Question

Episode 78: How to ensure you receive your $260

Episode 77: Running on empty? How fuel costs are hitting NZ tourism

Episode 76: What investors are asking

Episode 75: From start-up to standout - the young founder shaking up wellness

Episode 74: What earnings season is telling us about the global economy

Episode 73: Why the Iran conflict moves markets only when it hits inflation

Episode 72: Can AI equip the world’s best hackers?

Episode 71: Built to Scale - A Kiwi Success Story

Episode 70: How not to panic in a crisis

Episode 69: Purchasing power under pressure

Episode 68: Enough chat – it’s time for AI to act

Episode 67: Why we should stop tinkering with KiwiSaver

Episode 66: Oil, Iran and NZ’s economic outlook

Episode 65: Powering up: Women and Wealth Wisdom

Episode 64: How does New Zealand become a nation of savers?

Episode 63: If the economy's improving, why are consumers still holding back?

Episode 62: The vital signs of healthcare investing - What's hot, what's not

Episode 61: Will I have enough? Tips to retire well

Episode 60: Embracing the boost to maximise your KiwiSaver

Episode 59: What's shaping up 2026?

Episode 58: Market Recap - The Key Themes that Shaped 2025

Episode 57: Are we seeing New Zealand’s economy improve?

Episode 56: AI bubble - fact or fiction

Episode 55: What are Stablecoins and why do we need them?

Episode 54: What 18 years of KiwiSaver have taught us

Episode 53: What’s keeping investors awake at night?

Episode 52: How low can interest rates go?

Episode 51: Inside Gen Z’s money mindset

Episode 50: Milford’s role in shaping New Zealand’s financial future

Episode 49: Gen Z’s edge – the benefits of saving early

Episode 48: Will NZ Super see you through retirement?

Episode 47: Steering through the volatile US economy

Episode 46: Are Trump's tariffs hitting consumer pockets yet?

Episode 45: How to navigate Bear and Bull markets

Episode 44: Fiscal dominance – what is it and why should we care?