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Liam Dann: Dairy to rescue as property boom economy falters
COMMENT: As risks around domestic economy grow, export prices once again come to rescue.
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Diana Clement: Private health insurance is essential for some and a luxury for others.
Brian Gaynor: 'Whack-a-mole' Fletcher can learn from a2 Milk
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Liam Dann: Let's dial down the noise around CGT
COMMENT: With all the song and dance about CGT, some basic truths are being forgotten.
Diana Clement: It's never too early to start saving
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Brian Gaynor: Mainzeal's directors got off lightly
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Liam Dann: Why the economy is a slim-fit suit in the wrong decade
COMMENT: Are we near the end of a cycle? Or has something fundamentally changed?
Diana Clement: Don't be loan-ly this year
COMMENT: It might be time to give two fingers to the loan industry.
Brian Gaynor: Houses and shares deliver a decade of growth
Houses or shares, which is the best investment? This is a recurring question in NZ.
NZ's wealth gap: It's have-mores v have-nots
Richest NZ households have more assets, but poorest have been left behind.
Diana Clement: The ghosts of holiday spending
COMMENT: Are the ghosts of holiday spending haunting you?
Brian Gaynor: Why Aussies are winning retirement race
COMMENT: Change needed to KiwiSaver if New Zealanders are to catch up.
Diana Clement: Last-minute Xmas gifts
COMMENT: 'Twas the night before Christmas and you still haven't bought everything.
Twelve ways of Christmas credit card debt
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Liam Dann: Can we all be 'social influencers'?
COMMENT: Kids these days want to monetise their stupidity.
Diana Clement: Don't break the bank this Xmas
COMMENT: Planning reduces the cost of Christmas.
Diana Clement: Give zero-waste gifts this Christmas
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Liam Dann: Huawei just the start of NZ's China relations headache
COMMENT: China is not liberalising as the West hoped and this presents a challenge for NZ.
Brian Gaynor: NZX shelf life shockingly brief for too many
COMMENT: Directors with industry skills, strong emphasis on organic growth key.
James Penn: Purpose can make or break you
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Liam Dann: Festival of consumer greed won't save retail
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Diana Clement: Don't conform to society's money pressures
COMMENT: Try not to follow the herd off the proverbial cliff.
Brian Fallow: Easing the ratepayers' burden
Is there a better way of paying for the things local government provides?
Liam Dann: Why I still love America (and why the Midterms matter)
COMMENT: The freedom to criticise the President is one of things that makes the US great.
Brian Gaynor: Aussies are banking on bumper profits in NZ
COMMENT: Why overseas ownership of the Big Four is a huge loss to our economy.
Does TVNZ have any hope against the Netflix onslaught?
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The real cost of living on NZ Super
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Brian Fallow: No time for spend and hope
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