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Milford settlement: the trader execution version

David Chaplin looks at the recent Milford Asset settlement - do we know enough about what happened?

Who would manage your money if you couldn't?

Get Sorted: Credit elephant in the room

We spend a lot more using credit cards than we would with cash. How much more? A number of studies show how and why people spend more on credit than with cash, but there's no consensus as to how much.

Helen Twose: Ins and outs of holidays

A contributions holiday can be taken once you've been a KiwiSaver member for at least 12 months.

Women's gifting circles can be a worry

Partying and fun veil pressure to give to ‘worthy’ cause and could be classed as illegal pyramid schemes in US, writes Mary Holm.

Tamsyn Parker: How much do you really spend in a day?

Carmel Fisher: Money talk makes for happy couples

Inside Money: NZ Super tells Greens why coal call is not black and white

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin on the Green Party's accusation of the Super Fund and the Fund's response.

Let's rethink renting in NZ

OPINION: Landlord Tim Duffett says it's time to change the whole way we rent homes in New Zealand.

NZ's first $2 million suburb

The prestigious suburb - first to reach the $1 million mark in 2003 - has now set a frightening new benchmark.

Home equity release - written in reverse

Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on the pitfalls of home equity release arrangements or reverse mortgages.

IMF finds NZ in a good fiscal space

New Zealand is the third-luckiest country in the world, as measured by its ability to take on more public debt, writes David Chaplin.

US firm wins IRD contract

The IRD has selected a US company as the preferred software supplier for its $1 billion-plus business transformation which will replace its ageing information technology system.

Goodman's $45.8m Auckland projects

Goodman Property Trust, the country's second-biggest listed property investor, has ratcheted up development plans with four new industrial projects in Auckland worth $45.8 million.

Get Sorted: KiwiSaver or debt?

If you’re looking to get ahead, here’s where your dollars make the most sense.

KiwiSaver: First-home grant could get you in the door

Q: I'm a single guy looking to use KiwiSaver to buy my first home. I've been a member for 7 years. Is it correct the Govt will give me an additional $10k for my first home?

Skill matters - but sometimes, luck matters even more

In investing, luck plays a huge role in determining results, especially in the short term, says Carmel Fisher.

Geoff Barnett: Auckland's housing market dominance only going to grow

With annual price growth at 13.9 per cent, it is no surprise Auckland is increasingly dominant in lifting the country's overall growth rate, writes Geoff Barnett.