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![Jarden Wealth Weekly: How your wealth and inheritance can make the world better](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jarden Wealth Weekly: How your wealth and inheritance can make the world better
OPINION: Responsible investment is not just about charity.
![Diana Clement: Where to go when you have a complaint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diana Clement: Where to go when you have a complaint
OPINION: There are free services in NZ that can help with all manner of complaints.
![Mary Holm: Can you win the lottery and stay happy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: Can you win the lottery and stay happy?
OPINION: Loneliness after winning the lottery is not all that surprising.
![How much cash would it take for you to quit your job?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How much cash would it take for you to quit your job?
Financial Times: What kind of stimulus cheque or tax break could push people to quit jobs?
![Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Company insolvencies and liquidations up, 474,000 people now behind on payments
More people falling behind on their mortgage and credit card payments.
![Diana Clement: How to stop shame tempting you into poor financial choices](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diana Clement: How to stop shame tempting you into poor financial choices
Many people feel the need to borrow to get the latest phone to keep up with their friends.
![Mary Holm: More tax support after 65? Careful Boomers! You haven't had it too bad financially](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: More tax support after 65? Careful Boomers! You haven't had it too bad financially
OPINION: Let's not start an all-out intergenerational war.
![Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Major banks offer mortgage suspensions to flood-affected East Coast residents
Hundreds of properties have been affected by the latest wild weather to hit the region.
!['I lie awake worrying about money': Middle-income Kiwis on the brink](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'I lie awake worrying about money': Middle-income Kiwis on the brink
They're okay, but only just - and not without sacrifices and side hustles.
![Mary Holm: Invited to an overseas wedding? You should say ‘I do’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: Invited to an overseas wedding? You should say ‘I do’
OPINION: It seems that many people are too cautious, and regret it later.
![How to grocery shop for one without wasting food and money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
How to grocery shop for one without wasting food and money
You'll need two things to start: a reality check and a plan.
![Apple scraps ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the US just months after rollout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Apple scraps ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the US just months after rollout
Financial Times: iPhone maker pivots from Pay Later service after just one year.
![Mary Holm: Should I ditch KiwiSaver for term deposits?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: Should I ditch KiwiSaver for term deposits?
OPINION: Financial advice and common sense.
![Seven ways to relieve mortgage pressure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Seven ways to relieve mortgage pressure
There was $1.9 billion of 'non-performing' home loans in April, data shows.
![Thousands of first-home buyers have deposits wiped out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Thousands of first-home buyers have deposits wiped out
More than 80 per cent of first homes bought during the peak are now worth less.
![$500 away from serious trouble: Cost of living hurting Kiwis’ ability to save](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$500 away from serious trouble: Cost of living hurting Kiwis’ ability to save
New pressures displace divorce, unemployment as explanation some cite for money troubles.
![$55k back pocket hole: What you could be missing out in KiwiSaver cash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$55k back pocket hole: What you could be missing out in KiwiSaver cash
Women, young people and those in default funds are more likely to miss out.
![Cooking the Books: How to tell scammers from do-gooders in ethical investing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cooking the Books: How to tell scammers from do-gooders in ethical investing
Green-washing is rife, but there are ways to spot it.
![Diana Clement: Deep fakes and the new frontier in scams](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diana Clement: Deep fakes and the new frontier in scams
OPINION: Deep fakes are already fooling real humans.
![Tax minimisation strategy sees billions shifted ahead of trustee tax hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tax minimisation strategy sees billions shifted ahead of trustee tax hike
Trust-owned companies appear to have flushed out excess retained earnings to save on tax.
![Business defaults, liquidations rise as sector faces 'challenging' environment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Business defaults, liquidations rise as sector faces 'challenging' environment
'Current economic environment is still proving very challenging across the board.'