OpinionHelen TwoseKiwiSaver: Investing by Islamic principlesThe conventional investment thinking suggests tipping your money into growth assets like you have when there is a longer time frame.12 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Deviation isn't all badReaders of this column will know that it advocates achieving exposure to shares and other risky assets, in part, via passive funds.06 May 09:30 PM
Personal FinanceSilver looks like gold as slump defies car-part useIs silver being undermined by its association with gold?02 May 02:20 AM
Aged careTop KiwiSaver providers invest more in NZ sharesKiwiSaver providers with more money invested in the New Zealand share market beat the pack last quarter, according to Morningstar.30 Apr 11:32 PM
KiwiSaverKiwiSaver yet to win public's trustThe industry needs to win the public's trust before people will hand over their retirement savings in exchange for a regular income.28 Apr 02:45 AM
OpinionBrent Sheather: It's your money, foolDespite all the time and effort going into behavioural finance these days it seems many investors still buy high and sell low.22 Apr 09:30 PM
Personal FinanceWill positive thinking cost you?What if the "power of positive thinking" is simply a numbing drumbeat that reinforces the positivity delusion, leading us to make blockheaded business and investment decisions?14 Apr 03:00 AM
InvestmentCrowdfunding lures new investors seeking sharesNewer crowdfunding sites are giving investors the chance to earn something other than t-shirts and trial products - money.10 Apr 02:00 AM
Banking and financeFirms line up for crowd fundingOne of the first companies hoping to offer equity crowd funding says it already has 11 firms lined up wanting to raise money this year.09 Apr 04:15 PM
Investment$278b - our lost pot of goldNZ could have had a superannuation pot of gold worth $278b by next year had it kept a compulsory savings scheme set up in 1974, a financial industry body claims.07 Apr 04:15 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Turning water into wine - beating the marketIt seems that views as to what constitutes the best investment strategy are becoming more polarized.25 Mar 08:30 PM
SharesToo good to be true? ProbablyKiwis are conned out of their money every day of the week.21 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMcCaw big player in aged careAll Black captain Richie McCaw has been planning for retirement by investing in the aged-care industry.15 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: No Dodge City, but risk remainsIt will take a few more disasters to move things along but we are certainly heading in the right direction.11 Feb 08:30 PM
Aged careBrave KiwiSavers reap rewardsSavers who keep their money in conservative KiwiSaver funds lag behind those in growth funds and risk having a smaller nest egg at retirement, warns Morningstar.29 Jan 04:30 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Poachers turned game keepersSean Hughes rode into town and blew the bad guys away with the FMA arguably doing more in a few years than the Securities Commission accomplished in a decade, writes Brett Sheather.28 Jan 08:30 PM
InvestmentWatchdog exits with warningThe next big financial disaster to hit New Zealand investors could involve a collapse in house prices or the sharemarket, says departing investment watchdog boss Sean Hughes.15 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Taxman lines up king hit on overseas pensionsHundreds of thousands of Kiwis are up for a tax king hit. And many of them have no idea it's coming.06 Dec 08:24 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: DIY not for annuitiesSimply withdrawing savings in regular amounts carries the risk that the money might run out before you do.06 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Responsible investment a force to be reckoned withWhat's your money up to? Are your KiwiSaver and other investments funding industries that damage the environment, use child labour, encourage gambling or produce tobacco?22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Investment funds: What you need to knowThe difference between passive, relative and absolute funds...15 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Hands-on Super an option for capable investorsWouldn't you love to manage your own retirement funds? Instead of handing them over to a KiwiSaver provide, you research and buy the assets, which could include individual equities and even rental properties.15 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionBlair Turnbull: Hands-on-approach best for pensionsSix years on, the majority of KiwiSaver members remain in the default conservative funds where they were automatically placed on first joining the scheme, writes Blair Turnbull.12 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseKiwisaver: Savings tips for returning expatsI read your interesting recent article on the Welcome Home Loan and believe it might apply to our returning daughter11 Nov 04:30 PM
