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Podcast: How to watch your pennies in 2021

After the madness of 2020, what's reasonable to expect this year?

Booming Auckland property market breaks another record, sales double

December was the sixth straight month to see 1000 homes sold.

Taxing residential properties: Is it time to pull the lever?

COMMENT: Trying to slow increase in house prices will involve suite of policy measures.

New to the sharemarket? What you need to know

What the experts say to first timers about investing in the sharemarket.

Diana Clement: If New Year resolutions don't work, do this instead

The language we use has a lot to do whether we succeed or fail.

How to get through the holidays without going broke

Harvard Business Review: How to do your best to avoid getting caught up in consumerism.

Red-hot NZX cruises over 2020 finish line

NZ sharemarket closes out one of most amazing 12 months' trading in its 105-year history.

KiwiSaver: How to know if your fund is a dud - and what to do about it

Knowing your fund is a dud comes down to three things.

Xmas warning: If you can't pay for it upfront, you can't afford it

Financial adviser Tim Fairbrother on why spending caution is still needed.

Diana Clement: How to survive the financial stress of Christmas

How to survive the financial stress of Christmas.

Mary Holm: Time gets tight when you're buying a house at 60

When you can't borrow for a long time, you need to do some hard thinking.

Business Hub: Lance Wiggs on searching for the next Xero

Punakaiki Fund director on buying a home v investing in a business, his Twitter ban, more.

Licences cancelled: Eleven Auckland daycare centre companies liquidated

'Cancelling licenses not a decision made lightly' - Ministry of Education.

Partners Life buys BNZ's life insurance business for $290m

Partners Life says it is now second largest player in the NZ market.

More banks will increase investor deposit to 40pc, brokers predict

Investor representative says it will make it harder for tenants to find a rental property.

Tiny homes a solution that requires a new financial plan

There are financial realities that come with living tiny.