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Sarah Delaney: What women need to know about investing
Sarah Delaney wants to help women improve their financial situation further down the track.

Rely on forecasters? Forget about it
It's that time of year again when the mystics peer into their tea leaves and crystal balls to divine what's ahead - these folk cannot tell the future.

Get Sorted: Keep a list, check it twice
Tom Hartmann gives 12 tips of Christmas to help save a penny or two.

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

Callaghan grants queried in secret report
A secret report into taxpayer subsidies found the rules governing the scheme were "ambiguous" and "contradict the purpose".

Pfizer's Viagra tax dollars head to Dublin
Ireland is about to get a new biggest company, and it's only a little smaller than the nation's entire economy.

Get Sorted: 'Tis the season, take advantage
Low interest rates give you a sweet opportunity to pay down debt and get ahead.

Insurance commissions criticised
Commission payments to financial advisers are in the spotlight, with the release of a contentious report from the Financial Services Council.

Bernard Hickey: In hole for millions
Just imagine if someone told you the ratepayers of Auckland and the taxpayers of New Zealand were giving billions of dollars to the wealthiest property owners.

Accidental millionaires: $285k to $7m
Twenty years ago they bought a 4ha lifestyle block in Whenuapai's Brigham Creek Rd for $285,000. This month they sold it for $7 million.

Business Insider: Fraud buster makes less use of big stick
Are Serious Fraud Office investigators taking a softer approach, or is it just that its targets are becoming more co-operative?

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

Bankrupt: The man who owes $500m tax
It's the end of the road for veteran tax battler John George Russell, who has just been declared bankrupt after a long legal battle with the IRD.

iTunes, Netflix, could have GST added
The price of Netflix, iTunes, e-books and other foreign online services could jump by up to 15 per cent next year.

Get Sorted: People's affinity for fraud
Since it's Fraud Awareness Week, it's time to check in and make sure we're protected.

KiwiSaver: Egg trapped in one nest
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.

NZ's super rich in taxman's sights
There are a number of super rich Kiwis who declare income of less than $70,000 a year.

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

Revealed: The biggest risks to our cities
It's not volcanoes, earthquakes or pandemics, says new research.

HRV launches lease scheme for landlords
A new housing ventilation scheme aims to improve the state of housing for rental properties.

Get Sorted: Bundle us into temptation
Everyone has their guilty pleasures - but can we link them to other positive habits as well?

Diana Clement: Five Ds for Auckland property investors
Saddling yourself with debt for poor gross yield is dopey, says expert.