Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

According to figures, as a nation, we're feeling a lot better about our finances than we did 12 months ago.Investment house Kiwi Wealth says more than a quarter of us feel wealthier.70 percent are confident about the economy, and the number struggling to make ends meet has halved, to 4 percent of the population.Kiwi Wealth acting CEO Rhiannon McKinnon told Tim Dower there are a few reasons for the figures.“I think good savings behaviour is really, really encouraging to see though and you're seeing a bit more asset diversification with Kiwi as well, so all really good positive trends."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.