COMMENT: The line between a good profit and a poor one is now so fine that we regularly hear retailers blaming the weather for bad results, writes Liam Dann.

Fun money is designed to stop you feeling tortured or restrained by a budget, writes Diana Clement.

OPINION: Debates over "unconscious bias" are de rigueur in "people" circles. But plain "sexism" has more cut-through, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Mary Holm talks enjoying wealth, insurance brokers and property woes.

Traditional media are adapting as they strive to hold on to their share of advertising dollars with digital and video markets continuing to rise.

Jolie Hodson's best career moves have come from a leap of faith into the unknown.

Households and most businesses face higher power and fuel bills under proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.

Graham McGregor talks ways to get good leads for your website.

Low interest rates give you a sweet opportunity to pay down debt and get ahead.

Liam Dann asks, when do we reach peak cranes? At what point do the silhouettes on the skyline become an ominous warning of an impending economic crash rather than a sign of economic confidence?

We all know what's it's like to have no self-control in the two Fs - that's food and finances.

The pre-planning for continuing professional development caught the eye of Institute of Directors head Simon Arcus.

COMMENT: House prices are rising 10 times as fast as incomes - what is wrong with that picture, asks Brian Fallow.

$90 million Hobsonville development plan abandoned partly due to big housing crisis.

Juha Saarinen talks Hager, Whale Oil, Dirty Politics, Rawshark, and what the police didn't do.

Robyn Pearce talks keys to effective delegation.

Facebook needs to look hard at Safety Check before using it in disasters, writes Juha Saarinen. A very good friend of mine was informed via Facebook that her friends in Paris were safe. Not just once, but through five separate notifications.

Today's marketing tip is on how to create a brand new revenue stream for your business in November.

Not only do you get handsomely paid for doing your job, even if you don't do it particularly well, very often you also get paid for leaving your job.

Since it's Fraud Awareness Week, it's time to check in and make sure we're protected.

I'm always looking for a good marketing story, which led me into a great discussion with one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsten O'Brien, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

COMMENT: It is never comfortable to make the leap from real human tragedy to assessing economic and financial fallout, writes Liam Dann.

KiwiSaver rules only allow you to be with one provider at a time. If you are not happy with your provider, you can switch at any time.

In 1992 banks and borrowers were as risk-averse, writes Bernard Hickey. Fast forward to 2015 and the mathematics are on another planet.

Government has made it clear there is a limit to how much Auckland taxpayers will pay.

One of the main differences between Auckland and the three major East Coast Australian cities is the huge number of apartments.