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NZ stocks caught up in global sell-off

New Zealand shares fell in a global sell-off yesterday, as investors were cautious about economic growth.

Get Sorted: Kids in a cashless world

Children watch us make it all happen with our cards. So how do we pass on the money lessons?

Peer-to-peer market heats up

Peer-to-peer lender Harmoney is set to make a bigger push to get mum-and-dad investors on board as it faces competition from two new entrants.

Helen Twose: Buy first house, retire immediately

I am in KiwiSaver and have decided to pump funds into it until I buy my first home at about 65.

Migrant investment needs overhaul

Tony Bishop has added his voice to calls for wealthy investor migrants to be required to channel a portion of their funds into productive investments.

Rich migrants can help push NZ forward

Money from wealthy migrants is going to waste - sitting in back accounts and bonds, not helping New Zealand grow as it could.

Get Sorted: Money lessons you wish you'd known then

What would have made a big difference if you could have put it into practice earlier? Share your comments with us.

Investment strategy merits Govt consideration

Foreign investment is not a black and white issue. Too often the populist reaction to the issue is knee-jerk and xenophobic.

Make migrants take a risk

High-profile business organisations are calling for investor migrants to be required to channel more cash into productive, growth-focused New Zealand investments.

Lack of retiree options driving up property prices: expert

Can't get a grip? How to be sensible with cash

How a former teacher set out to understand why she couldn't get to grips with her spending and ended up retraining as a money coach.

Diana Clement: Rich learning starts at school

If you think education is "going to the dogs" then you really ought to get down to a local school and take a look at how they're teaching.

Mary Holm: Care costs can eat at savings

Your advice to retirees to get out there and live it up - and not worry about investing money, or putting it into term investments - is probably a good idea.

Mark Lister: Rich pickings among the chaos

Many of us wouldn't be brave enough to invest any money when things look as precarious as they have lately, writes Mark Lister. We would sit on the sidelines and wait until things looked safe agai

Christopher Niesche: Plague of short-term thinking

Christopher Niesche writes: The jobs and education portal is a mature business in Australia so it has to look for growth overseas, particularly in Asia.

Online exchange for private firms

A new online exchange aims to help investors who own shares in private companies or units in property, farm or forestry syndicates to trade them more easily.

Brian Gaynor: Overseas investment a key part of our story

Foreign firms play an important role but we need good rules in place, writes Brian Gaynor.

Brent Sheather: Investment regrets and ironies

Councils and Government have a poor record when it comes to selling shares, says Brent Sheather.