Q: My wife and I are on a medical benefit and applied for a hardship withdrawal from my KiwiSaver. I have to wait another 13 weeks before applying again.

Tying up money in a property investment could be more hassle than it's worth for a recently retired couple still young enough to splash out on themselves.

Using drier lint instead of cotton swabs, home dentistry and free range guinea pigs. When does extreme budgeting go too far?

New Zealand's challenge is to boost exports to this rapidly urbanising nation, writes Brian Gaynor.

Kiwis are pouring more money into investments which take into account environmental, social and governance factors, including their retirement savings through KiwiSaver.

A company's share price doesn't tell us anything about whether it's expensive or cheap and, if anything, it should be taken as a sign of a strong track record of performance, writes Mark Lister.

There are some obvious takeaways from the latest Inland Revenue Department (IRD) annual KiwiSaver statistics.

Reynolds Group Holdings packaging business and UCI Holdings are under pressure to cut and sustain lower operating costs after recent asset sales that reduced debt.

Giving cash may make the situation worse by feeding the underlying problem, says a Tough Love supporter.

Winners pay off their debt in full each month, so they never pay any interest. If you're not in a position to do that, please - stop using your card.

Where there's a will there's a way, but for many New Zealanders, a will is something that gets put off for another day.

Regional leaders say they want foreign investment, but not in their houses, despite claims by Prime Minister John Key to the contrary.

One of Auckland's most upmarket new apartments hits the market tomorrow, although it is not yet built.

Personal finance columnist David Chaplin takes you through a day in life on.... Pluto.

Why do local fund managers embrace hedging so vigorously? Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather explains.

Justices John Wild, Ellen French and Helen Winkelmann delivered their decision to dismiss the appeal, saying it was an "abuse" of the court process.

They love the lifestyle and making money isn't their main reason for arriving. But super-rich migrants complain about NZ's cost of living, bad weather and slow pace.

Online shoppers will be paying more for goods overseas if New Zealand follows moves by Australia to slash the GST threshold to raise tax money and protect local retailers.

Diana Clement looks at the six biggest life insurance mistakes that Kiwis make.

Despite constantly forging new records, property buyers expect house prices will continue to increase.

Figures showing bank loans to investors outnumbering first-home buyers by three to one are hard evidence of what has undoubtedly been happening for a long time.

Michael Cullen, the architect of KiwiSaver, wrote at the time of its launch in 2007 "that KiwiSaver would help us own more of our New Zealand businesses and that it would produce deeper capital....

However, fund managers expect muted reaction to yesterday's rout on Chinese stock markets.

Bad credit ratings happen to people in all walks of life. Sometimes a catastrophe such as business failure, divorce or illness leaves an erstwhile financially healthy member of the public in dire straits.

The number of people going bankrupt has ticked up for the first time since 2009 when fallout from the global financial crisis reached its peak.