Against the odds, a Kiwi and her partner transformed from broke credit card junkies to $1 million property owners. Here's how they did it.

COMMENT: This is an ideal moment to get your money humming for the year.

COMMENT: Consider how lethal it might be to your portfolio to let your view on politics influence your expectations.

Presidential attention didn't just change the rules for financial advisers. It helped change how investors shop for financial help.

All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.

A leading economist and investor reveals a simple question to save people all over the world billions of dollars.

Billions of dollars have been moved in a shakeup of KiwiSaver investments as providers move funds away from controversial weapons manufacturers.

COMMENT: Rather than feedback on 2016, it's time to zoom in on those things we can do to make progress in 2017.

COMMENT: With so many worthy causes out there, we need to find where our dollars will make the most difference.

COMMENT: Changes to KiwiSaver conditions are at the whim of future governments.

COMMENT: Borrowing money to invest can supercharge your returns but only in a rising market which is difficult to time.

COMMENT: 'Tis the season after all, but it pays to pace ourselves so we make savvy choices.

COMMENT: Having some of their money outside New Zealand is crucial for long-term investors, Mark Lister writes.

COMMENT: Looking for socially responsible funds? There are more than ever to choose from.

COMMENT: The emotional aspect of retirement is important when considering retirement savings, Carmel Fisher writes.

This exclusive Australian precinct is already up to 80 per cent foreign owned and mostly by Chinese investors.

Kiwis are losing millions a year to illegal investment scams that the Financial Markets Authority is trying to crack down on.

COMMENT: It's Fraud Awareness Week. Here's why we all need to look out for each other and those money traps out there.

COMMENT: What's the best way to get debt-free?

COMMENT: Take care of the short runs and the long run takes care of itself.

Carmel Fisher has announced her plans to retire from the awarding winning fund manager in 2017.

Any celebration can get commercialised, but we can always get creative and stick to our own plans.

For years Jessica Alba has sat at the top of the world's sexiest lists, but now she's known for something else.

This year we have felt the tremors indicating that KiwiSaver's sleeping giant - its membership - is awakening.

KiwiSaver has attracted 2.6 million New Zealanders, with an average of 400 people joining every day.

COMMENT: Active investors are not the most popular folk these days.

When it comes to getting people thinking about retirement, one provider is blowing competition out of the water.

The amount of money invested in KiwiSaver grew $2.5 billion in the last quarter to hit $35.9 billion, figures from Morningstar show. Morningstar's

COMMENT: Most insurance comes with premiums that spiral up as we age, so it helps to plan ahead.

COMMENT: The forecast returns are attractive, so what the pros and cons?