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![Nick McDonald: John Key's Forex genius](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Nick McDonald: John Key's Forex genius
Whether it is John Key pulling the strings or not, there are smart minds at work in the NZ currency market, writes Nick Mcdonald.
![Get Sorted: The trade-offs we make](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Get Sorted: The trade-offs we make
Does anyone not know someone who struggles with money and then turns around and pulls out the latest iPhone 6?
![Your Money: Is a mortgage affordable?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Your Money: Is a mortgage affordable?
It's a dilemma Auckland financial adviser Hannah McQueen comes across all the time.
![Liam Dann: That old black October magic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Liam Dann: That old black October magic
The October curse once again struck Wall Street. Since the S&P 500 peaked at a record high on September 18, it has tumbled 6 per cent.
![Diana Clement: Check out Eighth Wonder of the World](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diana Clement: Check out Eighth Wonder of the World
Sometimes with investment it's the boring little things that make all the difference.
![Mary Holm: Markets knowhow great gift for teen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mary Holm: Markets knowhow great gift for teen
Our son has his 17th birthday in three weeks' time.
![Jock Anderson's Caseload: Slow start for 'celebrity judge'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jock Anderson's Caseload: Slow start for 'celebrity judge'
It has taken a while, but a fancy feed to pay tribute to Justice Simon Moore QC is rescheduled for next March - a year after the judge was sworn in.
![Juha Saarinen: Broadband slowdown and bad TradeMe experiences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Juha Saarinen: Broadband slowdown and bad TradeMe experiences
Chorus has decided not to anger its customers, and has pulled the proposals that could have led to slower broadband performance for everyone.
![Robyn Pearce: Don't put it down - put it away!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Robyn Pearce: Don't put it down - put it away!
In order to go faster first we must go slower.
![Juha Saarinen: Sentry Eagle surveillance programmes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Juha Saarinen: Sentry Eagle surveillance programmes
I was intending to give Snowden and the topic of mass state surveillance a rest, as it is starting to feel done to death already.
![Fran O'Sullivan: Vital witness missing in SCF trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fran O'Sullivan: Vital witness missing in SCF trial
There are big questions that beg answers arising from the Serious Fraud Office's failed action in what was billed as the biggest alleged fraud in New Zealand's history.
![Inside Money: All your money questions asked in seven days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inside Money: All your money questions asked in seven days
Just 42 seconds into the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) video 'What is money?' the audio dropped out.
![Mark Lister: NZX50 weathering the financial storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mark Lister: NZX50 weathering the financial storm
Amid the chaos we've seen in global markets over the past month, local shares have held up remarkably well.
![Get Sorted: Lift your game this Money Week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Get Sorted: Lift your game this Money Week
It’s Money Week where attention is turning to all things money related. The theme this year is around getting your finances fighting fit.
![Liam Dann: IT skills must be taught alongside 3 Rs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Liam Dann: IT skills must be taught alongside 3 Rs
The past year has seen a big increase in cases of corporate fraud, according to a well-placed industry source working in the field.
![Fran O'Sullivan: We need to know who tried to fit up SFO boss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fran O'Sullivan: We need to know who tried to fit up SFO boss
When John Key dumped Judith Collins at the height of the Dirty Politics affair, he refused to disclose who gave him a copy of the email that prompted him to dump her from the Cabinet.
![Jock Anderson's Caseload: 'Close your legs' lawyer on drugs charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jock Anderson's Caseload: 'Close your legs' lawyer on drugs charges
In Jock Anderson's Caseload today: a Wellington lawyer who made controversial comment during a rape case faces court himself and clash of the crocodiles.
![John Drinnan: TAB out to lift racing's profile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
John Drinnan: TAB out to lift racing's profile
The Totalisator Agency Board's new broadcasting general manager, Craig Norenbergs, wants tweeters following the horses.
![Juha Saarinen: How to stop the law playing dirty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Juha Saarinen: How to stop the law playing dirty
In the wake of Nicky Hager's home being raided to ferret out Rawshark it's become clear that journalists are seen as a source of information by authorities in more ways than
![Inside Money: Global think-tank explains why debt is a downer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inside Money: Global think-tank explains why debt is a downer
According to a report, post GFC - a crisis ultimately blamed on excessive leverage - the world hasn't really changed, debt-wise.