Banking and financeMary Holm: Banks should cope if housing divesWhatever lies ahead, your best bet is to avoid any position in which you have to sell - mortgagee sale or not, advises Mary Holm.15 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeHow to set your kids up for lifeLearning how to budget is one of the most valuable skills you can teach your teenagers, writes Diana Clement.15 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandGen Y living hand-to-mouthGen Y aren't the only ones living payday to payday, with a third of NZers finding dealing with money "stressful and overwhelming".13 May 05:00 PM
Banking and financeTips for surviving on superMaking the move from being a working person to living, at best, in reduced circumstances, and at worst on NZ Super alone, is difficult.17 Apr 05:00 PM
PropertyAffordable homes: Best & worst regionsMortgage payments for Auckland's most affordable homes are costing first-time buyers nearly half their take-home pay each week, a new report shows.31 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandCar mods can ruin insurance payoutTinted windows are becoming a fashion accessory for Kiwi motorists - but installing them can put owners at risk of a failed insurance claim.14 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandTeaching kids about moneyA 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.08 Feb 05:00 AM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Doing your best for kids once you're goneDo 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?12 Dec 04:00 PM
Banking and financeWorking hard to keep staff happyIt's been in the news recently that Apple and Facebook have offered to freeze eggs for female employees, the purpose is, apparently, to attract more women on to their staff.05 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPrisoners get back to life basicsHe's 28 and a former mechanic - but had to go to jail to learn that it's useful to save some of your money.03 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Read fine print on supermarket insurance'Did you see that Countdown is selling insurance?" a friend emailed last week. My initial response was: "There's nothing new in that."14 Nov 04:00 PM
Banking and financeHotchin loses Hanover decision appealMark Hotchin has lost an appeal over a decision which said Hanover's trustees did not have a duty to verify the accuracy of statements in allegedly misleading prospectuses.15 Aug 03:27 AM
Banking and financeLoan scheme to knock out 'loan sharks'Almost 1 million families will be eligible for low- and no-interest loans under a new Government-backed scheme aimed at saving low-income families from "loan sharks".13 Aug 12:00 AM
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
OpinionCatriona MacLennan: Cap an easy way to protect vulnerable from loan sharksThe law is supposed to protect the most vulnerable in our community from exploitation.06 May 09:30 PM
Banking and financeComplaint awareness needs to improve - FMAJust one in 10 people know who to complain to if they have a dispute with their bank, insurer or financial adviser - and that's not good enough, says the head of the FMA.30 Apr 09:46 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
Banking and financeHeat on mortgage holdersHomeowners are being warned to prepare for harder times as the days of low interest rates come to an end.13 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionMax Wallace & Robert Nola: Asset rich churches should pay fair taxChurches have become corporate onshore tax havens which are subsidised by taxpayers so that the religious can pursue the supernatural, writes Max Wallace and Robert Nola.07 Aug 05:30 PM
Aged careAMP tops KiwiSaver default performanceAMP put in the best performance of the default KiwiSaver providers over the year to June 30.30 Jul 03:45 AM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Highly geared assets not without riskThe tax "system" is certainly geared towards investment property. As an example I know of a professional couple in their 40s who own five investment properties.19 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Swiping the plastic may not be so fantasticNext time you give your credit card some exercise, ask yourself if you're behaving logically. You're probably not.14 Jun 05:30 PM
Aged careKiwis good with money plans - bad on executionMany New Zealanders are failing to their knowledge of money matters into action, according to a survey.13 Jun 09:30 PM
Aged careEmployers divided over KiwiSaver in the pay packetDivisions are emerging over who should pay for the KiwiSaver employer's contribution.09 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Borrowing can be good - or horridHeavily geared property investments can return more than shares, but they can also go badly wrong24 May 05:30 PM
