COMMENT:The UK, like NZ, has had its share of problems in the retail financial advice space.

COMMENT: If the Government needed another wake-up call it's got one.

COMMENT: TradeMe was once the go-to site for selling, Facebook is gunning for its crown.

COMMENT: There is an inverse relationship between the amount of TV a person watches and the income they're capable of earning.

COMMENT: Trade disputes are difficult but the allegation of steel dumping by China is playing out more messily than most.

COMMENT: Apple is releasing a new version of its mobile operating system this fall and I would not recommend that most people download this beta.

Watch NZ Herald Focus: Liam Dann says the Reserve Bank will be criticised as a blunt and unwieldy weapon - but there's a need for action.

COMMENT: Everyone is not your ideal client.

COMMENT: As the world's economic bogeyman low inflation has been swamped this year by global political turmoil.

COMMENT: HomeStart grant, which can provide a boost of $3000-$20,000 depending on your circumstances, has different hurdles to the KiwiSaver withdrawal.

COMMENT: Why are politicians of all colours so afraid? And whose interests are they protecting when they say such falls are "crazy"?

COMMENT: There are lessons to be learned from the Dick Smith saga.

COMMENT: Investing in instalments can have advantages over making a one-off deposit.

COMMENT: Stephen Jennings' warning that "we are facing an iceberg" that deserves to shatter business complacency on housing.

COMMENT: Knowing the difference between wants and needs among nuggets of advice.

COMMENT: Building a smartwatch that ticks all the boxes is a massive challenge.

COMMENT: Landlords must be feeling pretty unloved these days.

If it's 4pm on a Tuesday, you won't find Competenz chief executive Fiona Kingsford in the office.

COMMENT: Malcolm Turnbull's narrow win in Australia ought to put fellow political brahmin John Key on notice.

COMMENT: Markets are full of surprises - especially for commentators and experts who think they know it all.

COMMENT: Do you find GPS technology sometimes useful but also distracting and limiting?

COMMENT: Money strategies for your super savvy kids.

COMMENT: What can you think of that is a welcomed gift, and yet is also a piece of blatant marketing?

COMMENT: A new phenomenon due to the rise in smartphones is where we turn to our devices to answer a need.

COMMENT: John Key is more worried about the short-term fates of leveraged-up speculators and developers than the long-term fate of Generation Rent.

COMMENT: KiwiSaver can be accessed for buying a first home, but one of the eligibility criteria is that the house or land must be in New Zealand.

Comment: John Key and Graeme Wheeler should fix the housing crisis - not point the finger at each other.

COMMENT: Potential calamities like Brexit are said to occur every eight years.

COMMENT: NZ household wealth figures show the booming residential property market is a major contributor to inequality.

COMMENT: Renovating kitchens, bathrooms best but don't spend too much.