COMMENT: With the US government cracking down online privacy, it's time to look at VPNs.

COMMENT: Don't panic, housing bubble hasn't popped. But it has released a bit of hot air.

COMMENT: You can in fact buy cars while pushing your net worth higher.

COMMENT: Online property site Domain is a juicy target for a takeover.

COMMENT: Auckland is in gridlock; if Chinese want to help fix it, we'd be mad to say no.

COMMENT: The cost of spare parts and consumables gets Diana Clement riled.

COMMENT: Long-time saver looks for a way to escape the benefit trap, writes Mary Holm.

COMMENT: Individual shareholders have drawn the short straw in NZ, writes Brian Gaynor.

COMMENT: Asian giant could help with infrastructure, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

COMMENT: New ways are needed to help councils bear cost of vital infrastructure.

For global commodity markets, the start to 2017 has been resoundingly positive.

We are told to embrace vulnerability, but the word itself is hard to hug.

COMMENT: How to double the results from all your advertising.

COMMENT: Warm relationship will be a plus with trade talks to hammer out.

COMMENT: The tech beat has developed in a boiling the frog fashion, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: With the new NZ Super amounts set to change, it puts things in perspective.

COMMENT: Grant Fenn's move leaves some elated and others scratching their heads.

COMMENT: The Shareholders' Association is on the warpath.

COMMENT: Digital content is a key strategy for the public broadcaster.

COMMENT: Here's how to get a large number of high quality clients.

China is proving a counter-balance to Donald Trump's protectionist sentiments.

COMMENT: Most money fights are not about money at all, Tom Hartmann writes.

COMMENT: Big business is on a collision course with some conservative Australian politicians, Christopher Niesche writes.

COMMENT: Children need bank accounts, they help them learn about the financial facts of life.

COMMENT: Liam Dann locks in his interest rate for a longer period and wonders if it's asking for a global meltdown.

KiwiSaver is a fantastic long-term superannuation scheme but it has one major drawback: limited domestic investment opportunities.

COMMENT: Want to know what's going on in NZ's external affairs? Ask Australia.

COMMENT: Both income and asset tests decide who gets a subsidy, Mary Holm writes.

COMMENT: Mobile plans with data caps won't make use of new 4.5G networks, Juha Saarinen writes.

COMMENT: One-time Act Party vice-president finds an audience among US conservatives, John Drinnan writes.