Not only do you get handsomely paid for doing your job, even if you don't do it particularly well, very often you also get paid for leaving your job.

Since it's Fraud Awareness Week, it's time to check in and make sure we're protected.

I'm always looking for a good marketing story, which led me into a great discussion with one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsten O'Brien, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

COMMENT: It is never comfortable to make the leap from real human tragedy to assessing economic and financial fallout, writes Liam Dann.

KiwiSaver rules only allow you to be with one provider at a time. If you are not happy with your provider, you can switch at any time.

In 1992 banks and borrowers were as risk-averse, writes Bernard Hickey. Fast forward to 2015 and the mathematics are on another planet.

Government has made it clear there is a limit to how much Auckland taxpayers will pay.

One of the main differences between Auckland and the three major East Coast Australian cities is the huge number of apartments.

A more cheerful picture of productivity growth than the official statistics give us emerges from new research into what has been happening at the level of individual firms.

If Andrew Little was hoping to craft a new Labour playbook, last weekend's sop to the party faithful at their annual conference was remarkably effete, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Department store John Lewis has created another much-talked about Christmas advertisement and rings in the upcoming retail season.

There are some fundamental issues with investing in ethical funds which retail investors should be aware of.

If you've been in business for a while you soon realise that there are a lot of different marketing strategies for promoting your products and services.

People tend to use Wi-Fi rather than ethernet cables to connect their computers and tablets, because it's more convenient, but don't realise multiple users and devices require beefier routers with new technology, writes Juha Saarinen.

The shares or property debate remains heated, especially in housing-obsessed New Zealand, writes Mark Lister. Given the one-eyed nature of many people, it's probably a somewhat futile argument.

Everyone has their guilty pleasures - but can we link them to other positive habits as well?

I took my fingers to Google Maps. You might not notice that you can search for nearby restaurants, hotels, businesses. To my surprise, only a few were listed - even though it's free.

Saddling yourself with debt for poor gross yield is dopey, says expert.

Bank defends set-up but it's eyeing change.

After saying it would not put property back on the market, Stevenson has now sold it.

Why is IRD billing an 81 year old New Zealander $40m a year while Apple has an annual tax bill of less than $10 million?

The way electricity lines companies charge for their services is all wrong and needs to change if we are to take advantage of emerging technologies, the Electricity Authority says.

Hollywood studios are all Secret Squirrel about the identity of the alleged international movie pirate who ran the YTS and YIFY websites.

The A$30 billion combined annual cash profit reported by Australasia's big four banking giants is an eye-popping figure by anyone's measure.

Jane Kelsey explains what the EU has to gain from an agreement with NZ, which has almost no tariffs and Europe is the 2nd largest source of foreign investment.

Just as good as the RWC victory was the news that NZ and the EU are to begin working towards negotiating a free trade agreement, writes Phil O'Reilly.

Where's the plan when it comes to leveraging our relationship with China to drive well-placed investment?