COMMENT: There's little chance NZ will get through the next few years without an economic shock.

COMMENT: Boards of small to medium enterprise and non-profits have been missing out on this board software.

COMMENT: Here are three success strategies you might like to put into action this month.

COMMENT: National MPs should think twice before automatically anointing as prime minister a member of Key's kitchen cabinet, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: They say incentives work, so here's some fun you can have to get the children moving in the right direction.

Australia's retailers are putting on a brave face, but the looming arrival of the US online retail behemoth next year is undoubtedly a huge threat.

COMMENT: John Key tries to smooth fears of a rising tide of US protectionism.

Christmas lunch - it's a costly affair.

COMMENT: Enthusiasm for index funds could prove costly in the long term.

COMMENT: Income gains have largely come from working more, not from working better, Brian Fallow writes.

COMMENT: New Zealand's funding body must spread its money further, John Drinnan writes.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

COMMENT: World-class project manager who spent many years with NASA shares his pearls of wisdom.

COMMENT: If you are a tiny country with a population smaller than Auckland, what could you do to grow bigger and make the world notice?

COMMENT: What are you going to do differently to make 2017 your best year in business ever?

The concept behind the sharing economy is as old as trade itself, writes Neil Roberts.

COMMENT: 'Tis the season after all, but it pays to pace ourselves so we make savvy choices.

COMMENT: Building materials company Boral is spending A$3.5 billion to acquire Utah-based construction materials group Headwaters.

COMMENT: Even a little extra payment will be a help for family facing a terminal illness.

COMMENT: There have been a number of developments in involving potential control changes to NZX-listed companies.

COMMENT: Juha Saarinen reviews the MacBook Pro and the Touch Bar.

It was the throngs of people in Mission Bay, hunched over their phones, that got to Kevin McDonald.

COMMENT: Treasury's newly updated projections for the long-run outlook look OK for a few years, but then it gets ugly.

COMMENT: Momentous times for media, including Facebook - even if it refuses to accept that it is a media company.

COMMENT: "John Key was kidnapped in Peru by drug lords." If you saw that message on social media, you might just think it's true, writes Juha Saarinen.

COMMENT: A simple gratitude marketing strategy you might like to use in your own business.

COMMENT: Four ways to tell whether you are really okay with imperfection.

COMMENT: Looking for socially responsible funds? There are more than ever to choose from.

COMMENT: Australia has enjoyed an uninterrupted and unprecedented run of economic growth - but now it's holding the country back.

COMMENT: If your house burns down and the insurance company doesn't pay, it's likely to affect you financially for much of the rest of your life.