Revolving credit mortgage means you borrow only when you have to and makes your money work harder, writes Mary Holm.

Trust set-up raises issue of whether farmer shareholder and external investor interests in Fonterra are fully aligned.

Half of Kiwis don't have a will. In the under-40 age bracket the figure jumps to 70 per cent.

Jock Anderson on bad name suppression calls, legal aid, the John Banks affair and the Crown Solicitor.

A big economic call the Government has to make this year is what emissions target New Zealand will commit to for the 2020s, writes Brian Fallow.

Manipulation ... it's one of those words that sounds like it means something bad.

Could Chevron New Zealand's offloading of its NZ Refining shares be a sign of things to come?

It has been a spluttering start for the Paul Henry show and alarm bells should be ringing at MediaWorks, writes John Drinnan.

David Chaplin on the issues facing the financial advisory industry.

Robyn Pearce tells us focus is a precious and vital skill which helps us get great results and a feeling of control.

Tech writer Juha Saarinen on social media SMS messages reinstated on Vodafone and reviews the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge.

Bill English just couldn't resist killing the $1000 KiwiSaver kickstarter - it was just lying there looking vulnerable.

One way to create a competitive advantage? Create a Big Bold Statement.

Why there is not just one “retirement”

Success comes more swiftly to those adept at marketing and promoting their businesses.

Bill English said the forecast super costs of $30 billion by 2030 were large but ruled out changing anything, saying it was affordable "at the moment".

Ask any big business what's holding them back and they'll have all the answers ready: government policy, the weak economy, the internet, consumers' reluctance to spend.

More than six months into the great oil price crash, US growth remains sluggish and cautious US consumers have banked the savings, writes Liam Dann.

Oz study’s analysis based on value for shareholders telling with activity picked to rise in NZ this year, Brian Gaynor writes.

HomeStart grant and KiwiSaver withdrawals can be used for deposits, provided conditions are met, Mary Holm writes.

A student loan is a loaded financial gun. Only just out of short pants, thousands of teenagers Pass Go by turning 18 and stepping straight into generation debt, Diana Clement writes.

CaseLoad has a soft-spot for hapless ex-lawyer Evgeny Orlov, who defrocked himself the other day.

Rob McLeod, chairman of EY, says while NZ is in a relatively strong position, we face material risks.

Bill English has basked in the NZ economy's rock star status but ironically unforeseen rocky conditions have denied him the satisfaction of unveiling his first Budget surplus.

The advertising world has gone digital - and not just indoors, writes John Drinnan. Outdoor advertising firms Adshel and iSite are both increasing their digital foothold in the Auckland streetscape.

What's in the Budget for business? Well, that's what we usually call our "Budget at a glance" graphic. This year we've opted for: What business needs to know.

Could business have expected more from a Budget labelled by Finance Minister Bill English as "a plan that's working"?

There's a lot we just don't know about the Government's moves on tax and real estate, writes Brian Fallow. Trying to judge the likely impact on the Auckland market of the property taxation measure the Government announced on Sunday is one of those times.

Is the Govt really getting double the amount of dividends from its sold down power companies?

Dr Juliet Newson's job as a geothermal reservoir modelling engineer at Contact Energy has her harnessing computer power to visualise the underground steam resources of the Wairakei area.