Liam Dann writes: Inflation is not dead and there seems no doubt market volatility and the slowdown in China were top of mind for many.

There's nowhere to hide in a duopoly, as Ralph Waters has discovered to his cost.

Tom Hartmann asks: Everyone's busy - so what's the one thing you can focus on this week that will make the most difference?

Debbie Mayo-Smith shares her recipe for working smarter and tips for automating tasks.

Bernard Hickey writes: Just how long will governments and central banks be able to use public balance sheets to turn the tides of markets?

If you think education is "going to the dogs" then you really ought to get down to a local school and take a look at how they're teaching.

Your advice to retirees to get out there and live it up - and not worry about investing money, or putting it into term investments - is probably a good idea.

Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town is displaying all the hallmarks of a bureaucratic stealth bomber.

Slip-ups are no surprise, given the vast reforms the country is going through, Brian Fallow writes. As China has contributed about a third of global economic growth in recent years, few are immune from the effects of its slowdown.

Privatisation is unlikely, but the Government is looking at other ways for TVNZ to get friendly with the private sector, writes John Drinnan.

Many of us wouldn't be brave enough to invest any money when things look as precarious as they have lately, writes Mark Lister. We would sit on the sidelines and wait until things looked safe agai

The internet of Things - IoT - is a marketing buzz-term, but the whole thing will be upon us sooner rather than later, writes Juha Saarinen.

Business editor Liam Dann looks at just how much of a concern the China market crash should be for us here in New Zealand.

Robyn Pearce believes that we're just re-discovering the best of the old ways - people-based, principle-based behaviours.

Graham McGregor shares tips on how to use infographics in your marketing.

Christopher Niesche writes: The jobs and education portal is a mature business in Australia so it has to look for growth overseas, particularly in Asia.

Next week is a choice opportunity to get us all talking about money matters, writes Tom Hartmann.

Will we have to start taking Google's search results with a grain of salt?

If you could take out a mortgage fixed for 12 years at 4.01 per cent to invest in an asset that lasts decades, would you?

When are you Kiwi enough to qualify for KiwiSaver? Helen Twose puts that question to Nigel Jackson, Westpac's head of wealth products.

Once depressed, debt becomes a vicious circle, says Judi Clements, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation.

Foreign firms play an important role but we need good rules in place, writes Brian Gaynor.

The country is not convinced a deal would have plenty of upside, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Q: A few years ago my daughter entered the workforce. She got a credit card with a limit of $500. Within a year the bank sent a letter raising the limit to $10,000.

Talk radio tends to have a conservative audience and when he appears in the Herald Hosking's opinion is one of many. But TV has a pervasive influence, writes John Drinnan.

Wherever you draw the line, too many children are going without, writes Brian Fallow.

Chapman Tripp is predicting more fireworks than usual during the 2015 annual meeting season.

This is the final post for specialist finance blog Inside Money, writes David Chaplin.