OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Lending money to friend a can of wormsHas a friend or family member ever asked you for a loan? Or have you been tempted to offer money to someone in financial trouble?09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana Clement: Overcoming the money taboo is pricelessWe confess all on Facebook. The whole world knows what we ate for lunch and what we think about political or social issues. But we don't tell the world how much we earn or owe.25 Apr 11:33 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Second time round raises new problemsBlended families are common in New Zealand.18 Apr 04:15 PM
Personal FinanceDiana Clement: Serious illness can trigger financial miseryDeath brings financial disaster for many families. If the breadwinner dies without adequate life insurance, the family can be left to struggle on benefits.12 Apr 01:07 AM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Sheriff has guns to end Wild West cultureAfter returning to NZ I remember putting the phone down after an interview and saying out loud to myself, "this is the Wild West", writes Diana Clement.04 Apr 03:15 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Time for Specsavers approach to funeralsThe funeral industry needs a dollop of real competition of the sort Specsavers added to optometry, writes Diana Clement.28 Mar 03:15 PM
BusinessDiana Clement: Plan now or pinch pennies laterWho hasn't heard the Beatles song When I'm Sixty-Four? When Paul McCartney and John Lennon penned this ditty in their youth, the age of 64 would have seemed a long way away.14 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Be cautious with credit card travel insuranceOrdinary travel insurance is full of fish-hooks, writes Diana Clement. Credit card travel insurance has even more nasty surprises.07 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: The trouble with middle-income earners ...What's the difference between a beneficiary and someone earning $100,000? Not much if they can't make ends meet.28 Feb 04:30 PM
SharesToo good to be true? ProbablyKiwis are conned out of their money every day of the week.21 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Parents in Neverland over lending to kidsIn the minds of some parents, their adult children are forever young - like Peter Pan. They may be in their 30s, 40s or older but they still look to their parents for financial support.14 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementStudents, learn to budgetFollowing a budget can result in lifelong lifestyle changes. Students who don't budget will go on to be workers who don't budget, writes Diana Clement.31 Jan 07:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: How to spend less while enjoying Christmas more12 ways to stop going over the top at Christmas.13 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Taxman lines up king hit on overseas pensionsHundreds of thousands of Kiwis are up for a tax king hit. And many of them have no idea it's coming.06 Dec 08:24 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: It's in your interest to get better return from banksSqueezing the last dollar out of savings ought to be a contact sport. I'm a fan of playing the banks at their own game and ensuring they pay top dollar for my dosh.29 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Responsible investment a force to be reckoned withWhat's your money up to? Are your KiwiSaver and other investments funding industries that damage the environment, use child labour, encourage gambling or produce tobacco?22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Hands-on Super an option for capable investorsWouldn't you love to manage your own retirement funds? Instead of handing them over to a KiwiSaver provide, you research and buy the assets, which could include individual equities and even rental properties.15 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: It's worth a closer look at your contents insurance01 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessDiana Clement: Are you overspending on your smartphone?The mobile phone is a financial liability. Thanks to a story I heard about Tamaki families turning their financial lives around I've been dwelling on unnecessary drains on finances such as cellphone spending.25 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Financial fortune cookies - for kids to digestI had a brainwave recently and decided to cook up a batch of the traditional Chinese treats and fill them with various financial talking points for families.04 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Stretching capital for retirement needs clear headYou've saved all your life and have a tidy nest egg. Now it's all downhill. How long will that capital last and how can you eke it out?27 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Smartphone apps can help smooth out financesDespite advances in technology, there are no perfect personal finance smartphone apps, says Diana Clement.20 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Trust expenses can whittle away an inheritanceYou die before your children turn 20. Whether you've written a will or not, the money that goes to them will be held in trust until they're 20. And that can be mighty costly.13 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Concept of cash broader than the folding stuffThere is much more to cash investing than just choosing the right savings account or term deposit.06 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Now's the time to tackle that financial homeworkIf ever there was a time to do all those financial tasks you've been putting off, it's this week.30 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: No excuses for not saving or acting your wageSome people need a hit between the eyes before they'll change their errant financial ways.23 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Make sure your house is valued properlyHome insurance policies have been rewritten thanks to Canterbury quakes - and not in policy holder's favour.18 Aug 10:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Social media ups the stakes for fundraising onlineIt's a rare New Zealander who doesn't either give money to charity or fundraise.09 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Some accounts with a real point of differenceBank accounts come in many flavours and there are some real gems offered by New Zealand's banks, building societies, credit unions and others.02 Aug 05:30 PM
