The "Safe" Place for Your Money Is Not What You Think

The "Safe" Place for Your Money Is Not What You Think

July 16, 2026 · 6 min

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Frances Cook discusses the implications of rising OCR and inflation on the safety of money and the misconceptions about bank accounts.

With the OCR on the rise and inflation heading up again, Frances Cook joins the TVNZ Breakfast team to explain why the safest place for your money depends entirely on when you need it and why bank accounts are not always the answer. Follow me everywhere! Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookNZ Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@francescooknz Join the Money Memo newsletter for a free weekly money tip in your inbox each week https://www.francescook.co.nz/subscribe Become a confident sharemarket investor by signing up to the Market Memo newsletter https://www.francescook.co.nz/invest

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