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Market close: Sharemarket dips as investors take profits

The NZX 50 index gained nearly 0.5 per cent for the week.

Stock Takes: The best and worst performing NZ shares in 2023

Plus: The best and worst performers on the market this year.

Cooking the Books: What happens when your identity is stolen

There are ways to fight back against fraudulent acts committed in your name.

Debt hangover? More Kiwis plan to put Christmas on the plastic

Expert shares advice on why you should resist borrowing more this holiday season.

'Significant upside': Forsyth Barr buys Hobson Wealth

A $30 billion firm bolts on more financial advisers.

Era of low interest rates over, says private equity investor

Half of fixed mortgages being repriced and corporate loans still to be adjusted.

Cooking the Books: Why KiwiSaver needs to change

It isn't working as hard for New Zealanders as it could be.

Sasha Borissenko: Who needs an economy if we burn to the ground?

OPINION: How we're failing to fire up action on climate change.

Can alternative investments help you ride out volatile sharemarkets?

OPINION: It can be tough to see investors get the jitters and bail out.

Nasty loan surprise: Ombudsman's warning over Xmas ‘payment holidays’

A motorist's nasty loan surprise could be a lesson to others.

Not a Rocket Lab - what new fund wants to see in start-ups

The new venture is looking for early-stage firms who show promise in creating a brand.

Cooking the Books: Why ignoring your KiwiSaver could cost you $88,000

Sticking with a provider that isn’t doing so well could cost you big time.

Gaming the system? Teens among highest earning beneficiaries of trusts - IRD

Data confirms trustees tend to use their children to minimise their tax bills.

Are trustees using charities to avoid paying tax?

An accountant is cautioning against jumping the gun, saying IRD needs more data.

Is the $2m foreign buyer tax a gremlin in coalition talks?

You, and hopeful foreign buyers, might be surprised what $2m gets you.

Second biggest KiwiSaver firm nabs ex-TVNZ boss

The new CEO of Fisher Funds was a Minister in John Key's Government.