Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on US investment superstar John Bogle.

Prime Minister John Key says axing the $1000 kickstart grant to new KiwiSaver members in the Budget "will not make a blind bit of difference to the number of people who join".

Bill English just couldn't resist killing the $1000 KiwiSaver kickstarter - it was just lying there looking vulnerable.

Keeping silent about axing the $1000 kickstart payment for new KiwiSaver members, isn't a broken promise, strictly speaking, writes Audrey Young.

Sir Owen Glenn has called on the Government to change the way philanthropic donations are taxed to encourage more people to "invest in their own country".

New research by IRD says KiwiSaver's cost $6b in taxpayer money - but success has been 'marginal, at best.'

HomeStart grant and KiwiSaver withdrawals can be used for deposits, provided conditions are met, Mary Holm writes.

A student loan is a loaded financial gun. Only just out of short pants, thousands of teenagers Pass Go by turning 18 and stepping straight into generation debt, Diana Clement writes.

Carmel Fisher says branded H2O is set to overtake fizzy drink as the world's most popular drop.

The decision to cut the $1000 kickstart for KiwiSaver was inevitable and is unlikely to stop people from joining up to the retirement savings scheme, says an expert.

Legal high company Stargate Operations is being chased by IRD for $850,000.

David Chaplin on insurance company 'churn' or the shifting of clients to different providers for commission.

As property prices in the area escalate by around $1000 a day, agent says owners of the brand-new $1.14m house have simply "changed their minds".

The David Ross effect came into play again last week Sovereign hived off its remnant investment business.

The IRD has released a summary of commonly made mistakes by non-professional property investors.

When planning for the future seems just too hard, we all need a way to put it in focus.

Auckland may be gaining a reputation as a place where the food matches the scenery, but making a seafood restaurant work on the waterfront is a struggle.

When Graeme Wheeler introduced the Reserve Bank's new rules for property investment in Auckland, he said that it was only one tool to manage the housing crisis.

David Chaplin says the Reserve Bank has made a heroic attempt to hose down the smouldering Auckland property market.

The Reserve Bank will introduce new limits on lending to property investors in the Auckland Council area that would require those borrowers to have at least a 30 per cent deposit. What effect will this have?

Everyone says interest rates are low therefore they must go up. But Brent Sheather says maybe not so, in the short term.

A Netflix tax? Soon, overseas companies will have to collect goods and services tax at 10pc a pop on "online intangibles" or digital goods and hand it over to the Aussie government.

Hammerheads restaurant is in liquidation after occupying a prime waterfront position for more than 20 years.

Although an incredible 44 per cent of Kiwisavers have changed from their default, shifting the rest will be a challenge.

Graeme Hart's Rank Group confirmed it plans to sell down its stake in Carter Holt Harvey in an initial public offering.

Auckland Council's first big forced-sale property case sparked by unpaid rates did not go ahead as planned when the money was suddenly paid.

A reader writes: Is there a minimum contribution my partner needs to have been making in order to be eligible for the KiwiSaver HomeStart?

Transferring your credit card balances to lower-rate cards can save you hundreds of dollars, but here’s how to avoid unwelcome surprises.

Inland Revenue now has a clear path to try to bankrupt an accountant who owes it nearly half a billion dollars.

Record numbers of New Zealanders are seeking to make a mint on foreign exchange trading.