COMMENT: What are the pitfalls and positives of deferring your council rates?

COMMENT: Could the current 20 to 40-year-old generation be one of the first to be less well off than their parents?

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen offers his thoughts on Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto.

COMMENT: Unwinding a cross-subsidy is never popular among those who have been on the bludger's end of one.

Some will see the proposed merger of Fairfax New Zealand and NZME as the beginning of the end of an era for New Zealand media.

What kind of amazing investment could outperform the property market in this country?

COMMENT: Hallelujah. The political fix at national level on Auckland housing has finally been made.

COMMENT: Here are the reasons why recycling is also a valuable strategy to use in your marketing.

Google's finally launching its answer to Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming music services - YouTube Red.

COMMENT: Many still have money over there long after they've arrived in NZ sitting in pounds earning next to nothing, or invested in various UK funds and shares.

Making quick tempo choices - especially if there's a credit card involved! - can lead to runaway spending. A two-day or two-person strategy works.

Yesterday, over lunch at an international conference, I was chatting to one of the other speakers. He was a fellow author, sometime journalist, and commentator, Debbie Mayo-Smith writes.

Everyone who cares about the future of the economy, interest rates and house prices needs to circle two dates in their calendars this year.

COMMENT: Owning too much stuff has serious financial consequences. The more you own the more you pay for insurance.

COMMENT: Alarm bells are ringing and danger signs are looming large. You can "safely" invest in large international companies, but not this way.

COMMENT: The proposed merger between NZME and Fairfax NZ is a further sign that media companies continue to look for viable business models.

COMMENT: NZME has "first mover" advantage when it comes to the shakeup of the New Zealand media industry.

One thing is for sure - the technology that underpins Bitcoin has got stock exchanges, clearing houses, banks and central banks talking.

COMMENT: New data on foreign buyers in the housing market is not going resolve the big debate on the issue just yet, writes Liam Dann.

Every person and their dog seem to be using VPNs, or virtual private networking connections, these days, Juha Saarinen writes.

A great way to boost sales for many businesses is to make your product or service very easy to use, Graham McGregor writes.

COMMENT: Broadly the banks have strong balance sheets but New Zealand's private debt levels are high and rising.

Learning software better is a surefire way to boost productivity + Win Outlook or Excel boot camp prize for your staff...

It's not the prettiest of terms, but we may as well get acquainted with the challenges of "decumulation", Tom Hartmann writes.

COMMENT: Did you hear the one about the inheritance that went to the father's second wife's new husband's next-door-neighbour?

COMMENT: Mark Weldon may have been the smartest guy in the room but that's seldom enough.

COMMENT: Many foreigners living here agree that you really need $40,000 stashed away somewhere in case of emergencies.

COMMENT: The life of a CEO can be tough and Weldon's demeanour at the GeoOp meeting clearly showed that the MediaWorks job had got the better of him.

COMMENT: Radio New Zealand may sell some of its property portfolio to replenish its coffers.