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In praise of procrastinating

I'd like to suggest a new business paradigm recognising "special" employees like me, because generally we're so vibrant, innovative and fun to have around, Paul Charman.

Juha Saarinen: Google's bold restructure easy as ABC

It's a bold move, typical of Google, which may be connected to the internet and which earns vast amounts of money, but isn't really part of anyone's life, writes Juha Saarinen.

Graham McGregor: Making high profits from direct-mail campaigns

Inside Money: Property tax reform - Aussies make case against the negative

The Australian government launched a parliamentary inquiry into home ownership in May, hoping to get to the bottom of its alleged housing affordability problem, writes David Chaplin.

Get Sorted: More risk now, less risk later

When it comes to choosing how much risk to take while investing, I can't help but think of relationships. Call me a romantic if you like.

Debbie Mayo-Smith: Making your cash register sing

Research shows that talking only about features has absolutely no impact on making a sale. Here are tips that do make an impact.

Christopher Niesche: Rags to riches and back again

Nathan Tinkler was Australia's youngest billionaire - now he faces bankruptcy as his coal empire collapses.

Bernard Hickey: Baby boomers spawn savings glut

The 'global savings glut theory' has been around since 2005 when US central banker Ben Bernanke started talking about it, writes Bernard Hickey.

The big productivity-sucker in the office

There are many downsides to open plan offices. Time and productivity columnist Robyn Pearce explains.

Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra chairman a force at TPP talks

Fonterra chairman John Wilson's verbal sharp-shooting skills were put to good effect at the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial negotiations in Maui.

Juha Saarinen: Windows 10 must win in mobile

Tech blogger Juha Saarinen reviews Microsoft's new software, Windows 10, after attending a launch event in Sydney.

Chris Barton: Pulling the plug on my PC

In the PC world I generally knew the answer. Here I knew nothing. I was a fish out of water and up a creek without a paddle, writes Chris Barton.

Inside Money: NZ Super measures twice, squeezes 0.2pc extra out of benchmark

Benchmarks are relatively important to investors: without them the performance figures churned out by fund managers dissolve into random floating numbers, writes David Chaplin.

Graham McGregor: Find a better way to sell

It could be a better way of making a sales presentation, creating repeat sales, generating referral business or resolving customer concerns.

Get Sorted: How far off is your horizon?

Tom Hartmann takes a moment to look at a fundamental of investing: how soon you need your money back.

Finding new business opportunities

Two autopilot tricks you can set up so business opportunities come to your inbox daily, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.