Imagine if you could invest $14.1 million up front and get a return over the next 50 years of $3.3 billion. Would you do it?

Joyce E.A. Russell, vice dean at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business answers reader questions.

The rout in the New Zealand dollar appears to be over, for the moment at least.

Mutivitamins, yoga, superfoods or extreme times management cannot save us from this treadmill.

Gabriel Makhlouf says the Government should stick to its fiscal strategy, despite falling dairy prices and rising global turmoil.

Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

Equities advanced, while US Treasuries fell, after Chinese stocks bounced and Greece prepared to submit fresh proposals.

Is the emissions-reduction target the Government announced this week ambitious, as it says, or feeble and inadequate, as its critics say?

Chinese stocks staged a spectacular comeback yesterday after Wednesday's horror losses.

Another ugly start for China’s stock market as index plunges 8.2 per cent in the first three minutes.

How can the air be gently let out of the souffle without having it collapse? Mathhew Goodson writes.

While playing grannie I had to fit in a few hours of my own work. This is what happened, writes Robyn Pearce.

The European Central Bank has tightened liquidity conditions for the Greek banking system following the landslide referendum victory for the Athens Government.

There will be more job opportunities this year and the bulk of salaried workers can expect a raise, albeit a small one, thanks to strong economic growth and employer confidence.

Chinese shares are plunging again today, suggesting a raft of Govt-introduced measures aimed at halting the sell-off are failing.

Why are the Germans and other creditors determined to force the Greeks into such a damaging dead end? The answer is they care little for the travails of the Greek people, writes Brian Gould.

Activities like masters-level sport increase our quality of life as we get older.

Karla L. Miller answers a reader question about how to get ahead when you suffer from a permanent scowl.

The workplace can be a breeding ground for stress. Deadlines, performance reviews, restructuring; employees are often faced with big issues they feel are beyond their control.

As Greeks go to the polls they find themselves at a beggar's crossroads, one which leads to calamity in every direction, Brian Fallow writes.

Employees are asking for it, organisations are formalising it, and there are clear business benefits for the part-time professional role, but how do you make it work successfully in your organisation?

So much for the rock star economy.

Deloitte has identified six traits of successful leadership.

Leading American trade economist Professor Peter Petri is optimistic that the Trans Pacific Partnership will turn out to be less damaging to Pharmac than people fear.

Auckland housing affordability has fallen 10.2pc in the quarter - and 25 per cent over the previous 12 months.

Auckland's credit-financed housing bubble is a grave threat to the NZ economic outlook, writes Matthew Goodson.

A truck driver has been awarded more than $3000 in compensation and lost wages after he was sacked for allegedly shoulder charging his boss.

What remains unclear in this long, drawn-out "make-an-offer" phase is what the Government considers is the going price for a state house, writes Brian Rudman.

Emails can be amazing at time-saving, but can also be incredibly time- and money-wasting.

New Zealand businesses should keep their nerve as international markets are spooked by the Chinese sharemarket sell-off, the closure of Greek banks and even a signal by Puerto Rico that it cannot pay....