In a raging property market, it's possible to have a million-dollar home and no cash, writes Joanna Mathers.

Investors are falling out of love with New Zealand's first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender.

Mary Holm talks peer-to-peer lending, smart investing and replacement businesses.

Some mortgage holders will have to wait till the New Year before getting their interest rate cut - not so for new customers though.

Brent Sheather talks active versus passive fund management.

Tom Hartmann talks credit card history and what factors can affect credit scores.

The Government's operating deficit was smaller than predicted in the first four months of the 2016 financial year.

McDonald's may have unfairly exploited a pact with Luxembourg to avoid tax on hundreds of millions of euros in profits for more than half a decade.

Broker claims "nanny state" banks turning down families with high spending.

Sarah Delaney wants to help women improve their financial situation further down the track.

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.

Tom Hartmann gives 12 tips of Christmas to help save a penny or two.

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

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

Ireland is about to get a new biggest company, and it's only a little smaller than the nation's entire economy.

Low interest rates give you a sweet opportunity to pay down debt and get ahead.

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

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.

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.

Are Serious Fraud Office investigators taking a softer approach, or is it just that its targets are becoming more co-operative?

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

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.

Auckland tenants could be in for a New Year shock.

A former tax agent who allegedly falsified 250 GST and income tax returns in order to keep client money has been charged with fraud.

Financial Services Council says people take a risk by not insuring their biggest asset - their income.