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Diana Clement: Young investors with the right attitude

Whenever I suggest ways for people to get ahead financially, the response from a vocal minority of readers is to moan, writes

What can parents teach about money?

We learn a lot about the best way to deal with money from our parents, but off-spring can become too reliant on bank of mum and dad, writes Tamsyn Parker.

Inside Money: ANZ changes name and fees for default Kiwisaver scheme

As well as the rebranding, ANZ has adjusted the OnePath default KiwiSaver scheme’s investment management style while jacking up fees.

Brent Sheather: IPO's - More flop than pop

As with so many "good ideas" from the investment banking sector the reality is, more often than not, that what is good for the industry is anything but good for mum and dad.

Tamsyn Parker: How would you spend a $10k windfall?

What should you do if you win $10,000? Our Money editor examines the best options for a quick windfall.

Inside Money: Why consumers rip off insurers

While it's hard to summon up much sympathy for insurance companies, they also have a few justifiable complaints to make against their customers, writes David Chaplin.

Diana Clement: Children at risk of making parents' mistakes

There are plenty of financial mistakes grown-ups make that their offspring should not copy. One of the big problems is being too conservative, writes Diana Clement.

Mary Holm: Logic rarely enters new car question

They say a new car loses 20 per cent of its value the second you drive it off the showroom floor, writes Mary Holm. Still, buying a car isn't always rational.

Ex-All Black keeps up his bankruptcy fight

Tamsyn Parker: Did you research your rental?

Tamsyn Parker writes, "Kiwis seem to love buying rental property but I wonder how many people do their homework before they buy a property?"

Inside Money: Convergence emergence - an acronym crisis

What do emerging markets do after they’ve emerged? They converge, of course

More in KiwiSaver under Cunliffe

Leader says superannuation plan needs to be extended to those who are 'missing out'.

Brent Sheather: Anything goes so long as you disclose

Tamsyn Parker: Does Labour's KiwiSaver plan stack up?

So Labour wants everyone but the lowest earners to put aside 9 per cent of their income for retirement savings?

Medtronic biggest yet to renounce US tax citizenship

Medical device maker Medtronic, is poised to become the biggest firm to escape the US tax system by shifting its incorporation abroad.

Tamsyn Parker: Are you owed a tax refund?

I've been wondering why anyone with a simple tax return would pay a company to get their tax back.

Don't bankrupt $367m debtor, IRD told

Inland Revenue should accept a payment deal rather than bankrupt a 79-year-old accountant being chased over a $367 million debt, says an Auckland tax adviser.

Inside Money: A house too far - IMF puts world on watch