OpinionMark Ebrey: Three-bedroom house for $45,000?My town actually went backwards in the last QV figures, with one real estate company listing a solid three-bedroom home for $45,000, writes Mark Ebrey.23 Sep 01:42 AM
OpinionMary HolmCan I have more than one super scheme?Mary Holm looks at selling up rental properties, more than one super scheme and who owns an inheritance?23 Sep 12:10 AM
OpinionMary HolmLowdown on high-risk KiwiSaver fundsA reader asks Mary Holm: Is it true I could lose all my KiwiSaver fund if the investment crashed?04 Sep 12:35 AM
Aged careCarmel Fisher: Life after work - relaxed or bored?Retirees need to find the balance between activity and time out, writes Carmel Fisher.03 Sep 07:30 PM
New ZealandCamera sting nabs carerA retirement village set up an elaborate hidden-camera sting to catch one of its workers, after residents complained that they had lost thousands of dollars.28 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Care costs can eat at savingsYour 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.28 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandProfile: Diane MaxwellThe Retirement Commissioner has no plans to live in a retirement home, but she is doing the financial planning needed to look after the wine supply.28 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionMary HolmMary Holm: Is it OK for retirees to live it up?Mary Holm responds to readers financial questions - should old people spend the money and live it up?28 Aug 01:40 AM
Aged careMetlifecare almost doubles bottom-line profitHuge demand in the retirement sector propelled Metlifecare to push up net profit after tax 78.3 per cent to $122.7m.25 Aug 09:46 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Forget the nest egg - what do the chicks look like?Building a retirement fund is one thing, but we might do better to focus on what kind of weekly income we can achieve with it, writes Tom Hartmann.16 Aug 09:25 PM
Aged carePre-retirees need reality check: expertAn expert says many people are living in 'lala land' when it comes to how much they can earn off their savings.12 Aug 12:00 AM
Aged carePension funding planning falls shortAlmost two-thirds of New Zealanders nearing retirement have not yet worked out how much money they will need to keep afloat after retiring, a new survey has found.11 Aug 05:00 PM
Aged careRetirees welcome revampAn organisation representing many of New Zealand's 33,000 retirement village residents has backed changes to the dispute system.10 Aug 10:27 PM
Aged careRetirement village complaints questionedThe need to strengthen the retirement village complaints system has been questioned following a report recommending change.10 Aug 02:16 AM
Aged careRetirement village disputes exposedA forum is being established by the retirement commissioner to investigate better ways to resolve disputes.09 Aug 09:49 PM
OpinionInside Money: NZ Super measures twice, squeezes 0.2pc extra out of benchmarkBenchmarks are relatively important to investors: without them the performance figures churned out by fund managers dissolve into random floating numbers, writes David Chaplin.03 Aug 09:30 PM
BDBDAged careSuper Fund sticks to strong equity weightingThe New Zealand Super Fund says it'll stick to a strong equities weighting following a five-year review.02 Aug 10:00 PM
OpinionInside Money: Demented demographics - the world's number what problem?David Chaplin, editor of financial services industry website Investment News looks at growing old and retirement funding.29 Jul 10:10 PM
BDBDAged careRyman sets 70% growth targetRyman Healthcare plans to increase resident numbers by 70 per cent in the next five years in New Zealand and Australia as it also mulls an ASX listing.29 Jul 05:00 PM
Aged careNZ nears top of world aged worker indexNew research shows New Zealanders stay in paid work longer than almost any other developed country.01 Jul 02:50 AM
Aged careLittlewood's lifetime of retirement planningMichael Littlewood reckons the key to being set up for retirement is owning your own home and paying off your debts. And he'd know.01 Jul 12:10 AM
Aged careRetirement village disputes in spotlightThe results of a probe into retirement village residents' complaints and disputes with their owners and managers will be revealed next month and could lead to a shake-up.29 Jun 05:00 PM
Aged careRetirement village residents raise voiceRetirement village residents have created their own body, seeking a law review to give them more power.22 Jun 07:22 AM
Aged careWhich country has best super fund?New research from JP Morgan reveals which country has the best-performing sovereign wealth fund in the world.21 Jun 11:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Freeze of Super travel start to curbing excessWe need wonder no longer. Funding for the SuperGold Card will be frozen at $28 million plus inflation for the next five years.21 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionGareth Morgan: No one deserves a fat state pensionGareth Morgan looks at the morality and practicality of continuing the present system of superannuation.17 Jun 09:48 PM
OpinionEditorial: Cost blowout takes shine off Gold CardThe scheme was originally budgeted to cost taxpayers $18 million a year. That has now swollen to $26 million, and will continue to rise if nothing is done.12 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Specialist choices give KiwiSaver twistNot all KiwiSaver funds are vanilla-flavoured conservative, balanced or growth funds, writes Diana Clement.05 Jun 05:00 PM
Aged careShould you still sign kids up to KiwiSaver?Parents would be financially better off paying down their mortgage or other debts than signing their children up to KiwiSaver.26 May 11:15 PM
