When weighing the pros and cons of owning your own home, the sense of security is important for parents, writes Mary Holm.

Yes, the investment opportunity sounded interesting, I told her. But why was she calling me with such an extraordinary offer.

The $1.6 billion landlord Precinct Properties expects to start redeveloping its Downtown Shopping Centre site in Auckland's CBD above the new Central Rail Link in two years.

Fixed interest investors face a flurry of bond issuance over the next week or so as corporates look to lock in favourable funding rates.

Kiwis face the prospect of a retirement income that meets only basic needs unless more changes are made to KiwiSaver, Mercer warns.

Ireland and New Zealand are highly correlated, writes David Chaplin. Both are small island nations unduly influenced by economically powerful neighbours

Alesco settling its tax-avoidance stoush is likely to lead to companies in similar disputes cutting deals with the IRD, say tax specialists.

A new book is out to help landlords, with a series of forms ranging from notices to increase rent to a dog clause document.

It will take a few more disasters to move things along but we are certainly heading in the right direction.

Usually, this whole aging business is presented as a major looming crisis, requiring urgent action.

This is a buying opportunity, plain and simple and even if prices decline further from here it does not matter for those with the bigger picture in mind, writes Nick McDonald.

Most of those who seek to reduce their tax obligations are net contributors to our society, writes Damien Grant. The only complaints against them are they do not pay enough.

On paper, it looks like Andy Davies owns half of Auckland. In real life, the $75 million-plus man wears holey jerseys and lives in a Freemans Bay 'do-up'.

Following a budget can result in lifelong lifestyle changes. Students who don't budget will go on to be workers who don't budget, writes Diana Clement.

KiwiSaver growth funds had a strong year last year as local and international share markets took off, according to Morningstar.

Sean Hughes rode into town and blew the bad guys away with the FMA arguably doing more in a few years than the Securities Commission accomplished in a decade, writes Brett Sheather.

Kiwis appear to be falling back into the bad credit card habits last seen before the global financial crisis, an economist has warned.

As reported last year almost all potential contenders signed up are in with a shot at earning the coveted title of KiwiSaver default provider.