Australian data-centre developer - Firmus - have stalled in securing funds for more build-outs, with investors unsure of the pricepoint, and how much of the growth depends on earnings that are yet to arrive.

So has the value of AI had its reality check? Investors have happily funded AI chips, AI software and AI infrastructure for years, but are public markets finally pushing back on valuations?

Given the money that's closely tied to AI and its promises to improve everyday life, are we walking into a bubble that's bound to pop, or running late on the AI boom?

Harbour Asset Management's Chris Wilson explains the risks to Tim Beveridge for Smart Money...

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More New Zealanders are looking to their Kiwisaver to get them to the future, or to their first-home with the property market on a down-turn.

Because of that, the election's become a more vested interest for voters, with the future of their KiwiSaver determined by what Government forms. So what are parties promising, where do they differ, and what would it mean for our funds?

ACT's proposed tax cuts on our Kiwisaver at the cost of the scrapping Government contribution, National's proposed an incremental increase on the default contribution, and Labour wants to boost employer contributions. What does that all mean for us who may be retiring soon, looking for a first home, or just entering work?

Generate Kiwisaver Advisor Nathan Stanners joins us Tim Beveridge for Smart Money...

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It seems like New Zealand's fallen out of love with the property-market hype - the pre-election economic and fiscal update last week basically confirmed it.

So where should we start looking when it comes to investing, and saving up? You've heard about people doing the age-old method of buying antique collectibles, luxury watches, gold, and art-pieces - and you've heard about the newer investment crazes like crypto, NFTs, and even trading cards - and you just think... this has to be a bubble that's bound to pop, right?

How do we go about shifting a bit of our money out of the property-sector, and into something more secure? Is security even guaranteed or is there just a bit of luck involved?

Finance Specialist and Author of Money Matters, Amanda Morrall joins Tim Beveridge on Smart Money...

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