Both sides of the "work harder" and "work smarter" debate have valid points.

Hedge funds can grow lots of cash - or can seriously trim your assets.

The need for speed can create unrealistic expectations - and company failures.

Is Warren Buffett the follow-him-at-all-costs investment adviser he used to be?

Italian solution to housing problems could hold lessons for NZ.

Snapchat has boosted revenue by 286 per cent but lost US$2.2 billion - so what's wrong?

Legalised marijuana fastest-growing industry in the world.

Wealth is not just about money, but mindset.

The art of working smart depends on overcoming work people can't switch off.

Company moves to stop people working from home may be the wrong call.

How trying to do better by diversifying can make it worse.

Even punishment favours males in big business.

Not all insider trading is bad - and can be valuable.

The issues associated with our ageing population should be discussed openly.

Parents paying for weddings a dying trend.

You wouldn't think cash - as in notes and coin - would be a polarising topic.

We apparel consumers are a tough lot to please.

Seven or eight years into married life, my husband sat me down to discuss our spending.

It is such a rare thing these days for products to live up to their hype.

Last year I read about a woman who bought 100 Christmas presents for each of her kids.

You know the investing world is changing when a tweet from the US President-elect causes a company's share price to fall one per cent

You will have read the claims artificial intelligence and robots are poised to replace a good chunk of today's workforce. However

Do you know who invented the CD? The compact disc was a pretty amazing innovation but few of us know of David Paul Gregg because

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the fairest KiwiSaver scheme of all? If you believe the media and some market observers, it's

When I've previously written about making the most of retirement, I've received feedback from retirees telling me I've missed the

The only time I really think long-term is when it comes to investing. Having observed the success of many investment gurus who think

Active investors are not the most popular folk these days. Pick up any investment report and you'll read about the biggest trend

While I have never invested in mining stocks, I can appreciate the thrills investors in commodities experience when the cycle goes

I love a good ad. Even when I know I am being blatantly marketed to, and the promised benefits may not eventuate, I've been prepared

I've long had a love affair with retirement villages. They have been great investments and countless residents have glowingly endorsed