Entry-level housing is now considered affordable in every region except Auckland, where the price has jumped by 38.2 per cent in the past two years.

Shopping on a tablet? You may feel like your finds are already yours – even before you buy them.

Under KiwiSaver legislation, owning land is treated the same as owning a house — you are considered to have purchased an Estate in Land.

Mary Holm says Auckland house prices and shares may look a bit bubbly, but it’s better to focus on what you want and go for it.

For a man worth more than $11 billion, Graeme Hart keeps a remarkably low profile. Matt Nippert charts the rise of a most private business magnate.

Warren Buffett was quoted a long time ago saying: "It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results."

New Zealand has been named as the world’s fourth most attractive foreign investment destination by a US economic think tank.

David Chaplin has a look at the surprising slump in KiwiSaver sign-ups after the Govt's removal of the $1000 kickstart.

The battle to bankrupt an octogenarian Auckland businessman over a $470 million tax bill continues as he argues Inland Revenue should accept his repayment offer.

A tenants' watchdog has warned rent increases risk pricing people out of Auckland's heated housing market, sparking homelessness and social problems.

The floodgates are set to open for Chinese buyers to pour billions into NZ real estate as restrictions on privately held capital are eased: report.

NZ investors say they're felling good about our financial markets, according to new research from the Financial Markets Authority.

David Chaplin looks at the recent Milford Asset settlement - do we know enough about what happened?

We spend a lot more using credit cards than we would with cash. How much more? A number of studies show how and why people spend more on credit than with cash, but there's no consensus as to how much.

A contributions holiday can be taken once you've been a KiwiSaver member for at least 12 months.

Partying and fun veil pressure to give to ‘worthy’ cause and could be classed as illegal pyramid schemes in US, writes Mary Holm.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin on the Green Party's accusation of the Super Fund and the Fund's response.

OPINION: Landlord Tim Duffett says it's time to change the whole way we rent homes in New Zealand.

A bankrupt business trainer whose companies are in liquidation has been revealed as a taxpayer-funded envoy hired to teach the secret of success.

When you're seeking expert advice on money matters, it can be hard to tell if an adviser is selling you something.

Anyone in KiwiSaver for three years can now take out everything in their account, except the final $1000, to buy a first home, Helen Twose writes.

Craigs Investment Partners' Mark Lister has boiled down his top financial advice to three key tips he'll give his kids.

The results are varied and the FMA regulates and monitors only licensed crowdfunding service providers, explains Mary Holm.

Assistant professor of finance Noah Smith on behavioural economics and how finance has accepted new ideas.

David Chaplin on research house Morningstar's C+ rating of the NZ fund industry.

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on the pitfalls of home equity release arrangements or reverse mortgages.