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![Canny View: Time to get back to basics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Canny View: Time to get back to basics
OPINION: Risk and return are two important parts of investing.
![Mary Holm: How did our homes get to be so big?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: How did our homes get to be so big?
OPINION: Houses have been gentrified out of reach for some people to buy, a reader says.
!['No let up': Meet the agencies working alongside the foodbank for you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'No let up': Meet the agencies working alongside the foodbank for you
Over 100 referral agencies help make sure thousands in the community get much-needed food.
![Never lived in: Mass mortgagee sale in Takapuna](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Never lived in: Mass mortgagee sale in Takapuna
Exceptionally rare for a developer to speculatively build multi-unit residential projects.
![Cooking the Books podcast: Four key drivers of cashflow success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cooking the Books podcast: Four key drivers of cashflow success
Cashflow sounds simple, but it's the biggest killer of businesses.
![Sam Stubbs wants to build 25,000 houses. Here's how he plans to do it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sam Stubbs wants to build 25,000 houses. Here's how he plans to do it
'We think this will be a long-term game changer for housing in New Zealand.'
![KPMG baffled by National’s pledge to ditch financial services conduct law](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
KPMG baffled by National’s pledge to ditch financial services conduct law
The law is meant to regulate banks and insurers over how they treat customers.
![Diana Clement: A high interest rate means more bang for your savings buck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: A high interest rate means more bang for your savings buck
OPINION: Term deposits are currently quite generous.
![Mary Holm: Cutting out buying coffees and lunch could save you up to $1m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Cutting out buying coffees and lunch could save you up to $1m
OPINION: And help! I put $300k in my KiwiSaver account and promptly lost $10,000.
![Mary Holm: Have you been caught out by the KiwiSaver cut-off date?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Have you been caught out by the KiwiSaver cut-off date?
OPINION: Some businesses don't charge for contactless payment, but others do.
![Mary Holm: Hands off Mum’s money - kids should wait for their inheritance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mary Holm: Hands off Mum’s money - kids should wait for their inheritance
OPINION: No child should expect an inheritance, writes one reader.
![Canny View: Protect against volatility by diversifying](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Canny View: Protect against volatility by diversifying
OPINION: The movement of markets cannot be predicted by man or machine.
![Jim McElwain: Shifting the dial on diversity in financial services](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jim McElwain: Shifting the dial on diversity in financial services
The sector has made significant improvements in diversity.
![Loo charged over forgery, fake FAP licence allegations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Loo charged over forgery, fake FAP licence allegations
Watchdog claims financial advice given, forged letter used.
![Banks less trusted than supermarkets - Consumer NZ survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Banks less trusted than supermarkets - Consumer NZ survey
Public trust in banks falls as profits surge in the middle of a cost of living crisis.
![Latitude Finance hack: Thousands of requests to replace driver licences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Latitude Finance hack: Thousands of requests to replace driver licences
There is concern, frustration and a huge 'rigmarole' after the massive data breach.
![Latitude hack: Customer told even more details stolen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Latitude hack: Customer told even more details stolen
Customers fuming after more revelations of personal information hacked.
![Canny View: Simple steps to leave behind generational wealth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Canny View: Simple steps to leave behind generational wealth
Managing emotions is a key component of wealth management.
![Something's got to give: Food, rent on chopping block for clients in debt, adviser says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Something's got to give: Food, rent on chopping block for clients in debt, adviser says
But there are steps budget advisers say can be taken to get on top of debt.
![Mark Lister: What makes a good financial adviser?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mark Lister: What makes a good financial adviser?
Make sure you understand the true worth of good advice.
![The women changing the face of NZ's male-dominated finance industry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The women changing the face of NZ's male-dominated finance industry
More than 90 per cent of KiwiSaver investment managers are men.