Personal FinanceMoney and me: Peter NeilsonMoney is the means by which you can escape the day-to-day pressure of being poor and struggling to survive.11 Jan 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceMoney and me: Kirk HopeCareful investment means you and your family can have a wider range of choices in the way that you live your life.06 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Beware first-home subsidy trapsA Q&A on buying a first home using KiwiSaver funds prompted me to share our daughter's experience.19 Dec 11:30 PM
InvestmentSoaring Eagle set to draw in visitorsMultimillionaire property investor Peter Cooper helped build the country's most important new heritage structure which opens tomorrow in the Bay of Islands.19 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Your trash can be treasure on auction siteThe attack of the new clutter - otherwise known as Christmas - is on its way....19 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Socks and Roses - The gifts of Christmas pastInside Money blogger David Chaplin engages in a spot of Christmas satire for the silly season.17 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionInside Money: Why the financial sales model should be in better shapeOne of the FMA's key areas of interest next year will be the world of KiwiSaver.15 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Sustainable fund not so sustainableI am disappointed that my KiwiSaver provider, ASB, has decided to close down its FirstChoice KiwiSaver Scheme, and in particular the Global Sustainability Fund.12 Dec 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceAt the landlord's mercy, for lifeA life-time of renting is becoming a reality for many New Zealanders, a survey shows, as the need for large deposits and big mortgages block their way to home ownership.09 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Super smart deal aims to activate NZ passive investorsThe NZX-owned KiwiSaver scheme, Smartkiwi, will be closed early next year following the stock exchange's purchase of Superlife.08 Dec 08:30 PM
InvestmentBiz Leader of the year: Chris GudgeonProperty developers and investors have enjoyed an outstanding year but Kiwi Income Property Trust chief executive Chris Gudgeon could be the star of the bunch.08 Dec 04:00 PM
InvestmentWynyard complex gets ready for salePre-sales of the first of 500 to 600 new Wynyard Quarter apartments start in February and the first show-home is being built.08 Dec 04:00 PM
InvestmentPM says Chinese real estate investment minorA surge in Chinese investment in New Zealand residential real estate is something the Government needs to consider, but at the moment is not a significant issue says John Key.08 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: This. Is. Not. Your. Money.Borrowing against your equity is some of the cheapest money out there (as opposed to credit cards), writes Tom Hartmann. But here are the pitfalls.07 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Invest or save - it's a question of riskI am a widow turning 65 shortly, own my own home mortgage-free (worth about $460,000), working 12 hours a week, semi-supporting my son who is at uni.05 Dec 04:00 PM
InvestmentOceania Healthcare IPO on trackOceania Healthcare is on track for an initial public offering in early 2015, aged-care operator's chief executive, Earl Gasparich, says he's also in talks with private investors and funds.04 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Oh dear! Forecasting long term returnsA central component in the reform of the financial planning industry is education but this notion comes with problems.02 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Consider yourself monetisedIn the online world a new adage that applies - If you pay for something, it’s the product. But if it’s free, you are the product.30 Nov 08:30 PM
Personal FinanceConsumer watch: Six ways to stay afloatGet in touch with your lenderBanks will be more willing to help if they are warned trouble may be ahead, rather than getting a panicked phone call when the first repayment is missed.29 Nov 08:20 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: The case for and against landlordsAs a society, how did we allow residential property to become just another investment asset class?28 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Charitable groups revolutionise gift-givingAll I want for Christmas is an Ebola emergency kit. That's not because I think I'm at risk of catching the disease.28 Nov 04:00 PM
Interest ratesAuckland Council split over rates risesAuckland Council is deeply divided on how to implement big rates rises next year, after Mayor Len Brown backed down on introducing rates rises of up to 40 per cent.26 Nov 11:25 PM
OpinionInside Money: KiwiSaver condemnedThe only problem with this technically-excellent, thoroughly-executed, thankfully-brief statistical analysis of KiwiSaver is its uselessness.26 Nov 08:30 PM
TaxForeign trusts in IRD sightsThe Inland Revenue Department is taking aim at the use of New Zealand trusts by foreigners to shield their income and assets from tax in their own countries following pressure from its overseas....26 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Aussie politicians crack-up over advice, laughable lessons for NZFOFA is a serious law, introduced by the previous Labor government after a series of scandals hit Australia's financial planning industry.24 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: It pays to look at contractA reader writes: If my employer includes its contribution as part of a total remuneration package, what happens to the contribution if one opts out of KiwiSaver?24 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Rental road to riches can be rockyMy partner and I have our own home at the moment with a sizeable mortgage, and we're thinking of starting a property rental portfolio.22 Nov 01:49 AM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: 'Tis the season for cheer - within reasonHerald columnist Diana Clement looks at how to get the best out of the Christmas shopping spend.21 Nov 04:00 PM
