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Farmers can make great investors - Mark Lister
OPINION: Farmers have an awful lot of risks to consider.
Mark Lister: The trouble with non-tradeables inflation
OPINON: Lower inflation doesn’t mean lower prices.
Mark Lister: Sell in May and go away?
OPINON: There are definitely a few reasons to think we might get a few bumps in the road.
Mark Lister: The shifting sands of central bank outlooks
OPINON: Here in New Zealand, we’ve had the worst of both worlds.
Mark Lister: Do women really make better investors than men?
OPINON: Women have the demeanour and temperament to be very successful investors.
Letters: Roll on the election; cocktail party concerns
Our readers have their say.
Mark Lister: Currencies and share investing
OPINON: Sometimes the moves between currencies can work in your favour.
Letters to the editor: Hospital gratitude and harsher penalties for violent ‘scum’
OPINION: Our readers have their say.
Mark Lister: Japan is finding its way back onto the radar of investors
OPINON: Japanese shares rose another 20.6 per cent in the first three months of this year.
Opinion: Social media scammers have me longing for the old days
OPINION: Bad buyers and sellers online are tricky and can fool the best of us.
What do new interest deductibility changes mean for the property market?
OPINION: The housing market has stabilised and investors are facing fewer headwinds.
Opinion: Housing crisis is a disaster so why is there little empathy for its victims?
Opinion: 'It’s absolutely disgusting that our country has such a severe housing problem.'
Mark Lister: Companies still doing it tough - will lacklustre earnings give way for optimism?
OPINON: Many of our listed companies are still doing it tough.
Opinion: Penalise teen criminals - but do it this way
Opinion: Do you remember your teenage years?
Letters: Don’t let our little town decay, there are options
Opinion: Our readers have their say.
What the US presidential election could mean for the markets
OPINION: The US economy can perform well under governments of all shapes.
Sonya Bateson: The kind of 'free ride' we should give jobseekers
OPINION: The 'free ride' for beneficiaries is over, according to PM.
Letters to the editor: Govt should not reinstate prescription charges
Opinion: Our readers have their say.
Opinion: Prosecuting homeless beggars seems pointless
Opinion: "Being poor should not be a crime."
Opinion: High share prices can still mean good value
OPINON: Some investors baulk when they see a high share price, but they shouldn’t.
Sonya Bateson: Being a grandparent is a privilege, not a right
OPINION: A lot of conflict arises between modern parents and grandparents.