In the past insider trading has been viewed as something of a victimless crime and the perpetrators have been afforded a degree of notoriety as "expert traders".

First Labour, now National have unveiled plans to mess up KiwiSaver. It was always too much to hope that $20 billion-plus KiwiSaver system wouldn't be used for electioneering.

The new-found wealth of entrepreneur Kim Dotcom came in part from an immigrant who has had at least $15m in assets seized in a money-laundering inquiry.

People who sit out for long stretches while waiting for the perfect entry point into the markets are giving up their single most precious asset: Time.

What should you do to protect your investments should there be a change in government and a switch to Labour?

Having bad credit can stand in the way of everything from borrowing from the bank to signing up with a power company for your home electricity.

How to buy shares is a mystery to many people. One such reader emailed asking for a back-to-basics article on the subject of DIY share investing.

I joined KiwiSaver the day it started. I am in the Kiwi Wealth balanced fund. I am a 67-year-old retired widow with no other income apart from NZ Superannuation.

Authorities are giving up the fight to put former property developer Jamie Peters back into bankruptcy and will withdraw their case against him from the Court of Appeal.

David Chaplin's tongue-in-cheek blog post about the current political scandal.

The niceties of best-practice double-entry accounting are probably lost on most of us, but Alan Hubbard would've understood what he wasn't complying with.

Ngati Whatua Orakei Whai Rawa has paid slightly under $70 million for a new Auckland office block with a council valuation of $35.5 million

An electronic, auction-based mechanism will replace a ritualised negotiation for silver pricing that's been in place for 117 years.

I find it remarkable that Labour's proposed capital gains tax has generated so little debate.

Looking for a 21st-century investment that might (or might not) make you a small fortune? The virtual currency bitcoin is proving to be an answer for a small but growing number of Kiwis.

A 79-year-old accountant being chased for a $367 million tax debt has asked the High Court for orders to prevent Inland Revenue bankrupting him.

Eighteen American businesses hold 36 per cent of corporate US wealth and they are piling up cash holdings overseas because of discouraging US tax laws.

A look at some of the US firms that have incorporated overseas in moves that some say is robbing the US of billions of dollars in tax revenue.

Anyone remember share clubs? They were hot in the 1980s, but were all but killed off by the 1987 stock market crash.

A few final words in regards to the discussion about purchasing a new vs used car. Your previous contributors have all made some valid points in regards to both options.

The upshot of Novopay is this: we spent $110m to get a lemon from an Australian company - which is now being touted as a $15m 'asset', writes Dita De Boni.

More than six decades after it achieved independence, India may be on the verge of a single goods and services tax, after India's PM warmed to the idea.

According to Morningstar the tax environment for New Zealand managed funds - including KiwiSaver - is relatively benign.

While money isn't everything, it sure can help. These are the top 10 highest earning jobs in New Zealand.