New Zealand's financial advisers have lifted their game since a new regime came into effect six years ago.

A company which helps people to write wills is pushing to get backing for an online national registry.

A survey of 1000 people found 57 per cent had no idea of the fee structure on their KiwiSaver account.

OM Financial said farm insolvencies could "explode" if farm prices fell further.

Here are some tips to save some extra cash once your children move out of home.

Turns out the answer isn't as simple as you might think.

So what leads to big recessions? Is it wealth or debt?

TSB Bank, the Taranaki community-owned bank, more than doubled annual profit.

COMMENT: Does tertiary education needs a new approach?

One of the country's largest broking firm has been handed a formal warning after it breached anti-money laundering laws.

New Zealand's investment watchdog is warning the public to be wary of unlicensed and unregistered operators.

Hoping for a pay rise? This could be your month.

Australia's Reserve Bank is likely to hold the cash rate this month, but the soaring Australian dollar is becoming a concern.

COMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.

A Whitianga financial adviser is accused of using client money for his own purposes in a Serious Fraud Office case.

The world economy is at a scary crossroads.

Deep Blue has conquered the world of chess - now it's about to revolutionise mortgage-approvals.

Mary Holm talks kids, Bonus Bonds and buying a home.

Let's talk about classes of securities that cruise along at high and rising prices for years, then lose much of that value for no obvious reasons.

Part of a farmer's $1.3m lawsuit against a firm of financial advisers has been thrown out for being launched too late.

There is a growing generational wealth gap between the old and the young - a function of financial, cultural and even emotional factors, writes Carmel Fisher.

Learning how to budget is one of the most valuable skills you can teach your teenagers, writes Diana Clement.

Whatever lies ahead, your best bet is to avoid any position in which you have to sell - mortgagee sale or not, advises Mary Holm.

Gen Y aren't the only ones living payday to payday, with a third of NZers finding dealing with money "stressful and overwhelming".

Making the move from being a working person to living, at best, in reduced circumstances, and at worst on NZ Super alone, is difficult.

Mortgage payments for Auckland's most affordable homes are costing first-time buyers nearly half their take-home pay each week, a new report shows.

Tinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.

A Cambridge University study found that how we behave with our money as adults is decided by the time we are 7, when most children can recognise the value of money.

Do you want to go to the grave knowing your hard-earned savings won't be wasted? Would you like to ensure little Holly or Olly can use the money only to buy a home?