COMMENT: It's Money Week - time to face the fear and think about retirement.

COMMENT: John Key and Nick Smith have in recent weeks taken to trumpeting Auckland's current building boom as the biggest in New Zealand history.

COMMENT: There are a couple of issues here. One is your best move financially. The other is the "system".

COMMENT: Fees focus misses point, and legality of exposure to arms is very complex.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

Most politicians have long taken the advice of the lobbyists and kept their noses out of regulating the media business, or giving

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: 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: Which politicians will be brave and honest enough to propose taxes to stop land banking?

COMMENT: Janet Yellen defended the value and effectiveness of the current US monetary policy regime.

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

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

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

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.

Have you ever found yourself donating to a cause you've never heard of? Buying something you didn't need because you liked the person

COMMENT: Why do parents think they do their kids a favour by driving them everywhere?

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.