COMMENT: The old days of rising incomes have become just a memory for many, new study shows.

Simon O'Connor says consumers may not engage deeply with their KiwiSaver providers, but they expect that their KiwiSaver fund is being managed in a way that avoids doing harm.

There's a lot riding on Fonterra's financial results due out on September 22.

COMMENT: Can the experience that a retail investor has with the finance sector reasonably be described as having their interests put first?

Find a marketing or sales strategy that is already working well and then put it into action in your own business.

COMMENT: Vodafone's working hard to avoid being in a "dumb pipe" situation, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: Central banks can't pick markets any more than they can pick pop hits, Liam Dann writes.

COMMENT: Next week sees the return of Money Week, which runs 5-11 September. How well can you see your future?

COMMENT: Alternative measures can be useful but accounting standards are key for investors to understand performance.

COMMENT: KiwiSaver may be the best option if you need help in resisting temptation.

COMMENT: The June year reporting season, which winds down next week, has been a satisfactory one for investors.

COMMENT: Take risks, try to get on the property ladder - and mind your health.

COMMENT: An idea for Govt: Slap a foreign property buyers' tax on all transactions made in Auckland.

COMMENT: If we constantly step in and rescue people, over time that becomes a habit.

COMMENT: I hope everyone in the media space follows NPR's lead as it would help make online conversation great again.

COMMENT: It pays to understand how emails are screened, rejected or accepted.

COMMENT: Growing competition in NZ dairy market means time is right to adopt growth focus.

WATCH: Navman's latest dashcam put through its paces yesterday.

A new report says the immigration boom is to blame for New Zealand's low wage growth.

COMMENT: When getting advice on money matters, it's often clarity of being able to see our future that brings peace of mind.

BHP's enormous Caterpillar 793F dump trucks need an astonishing 984 litres of oil to lubricate their rear axles.

COMMENT: Allowing a flood of low-skilled migrants is frustrating that market mechanism with the short-term aim of keeping wages low for employers.

Mark Lister says that finding ethically pure businesses is subjective as there are very few businesses anywhere that will come through a socially responsible evaluation process with a faultless record.

COMMENT: Unlike in Australia, where superannuation saving is compulsory, joining KiwiSaver is your choice.

COMMENT: Taking on debt can add to your investment returns - and to your losses.

COMMENT: Peer-to-peer platforms offer high returns, but they're not risk-free.

COMMENT: Are migrants following New Zealand's boom, or creating it?

COMMENT: It's tempting to join the sinophiles who slapped "Adam" for suggesting Chinese speculators were building the Auckland property bubble.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen checks out Dyson's latest hi-tech vacuum cleaner.

Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler might be wondering right now what he has to do to move the needle on retail interest rates or the dollar.