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Diana Clement: Mental health issues can affect finances
People do odd - inexplicable, even - things with their money. Sometimes it's because of mental health problems - diagnosed or otherwise, writes Diana Clement.
People do odd - inexplicable, even - things with their money. Sometimes it's because of mental health problems - diagnosed or otherwise, writes Diana Clement.
A staggering 142,000 students are working towards a degree, with another 448,000 toiling away for a lesser qualification. Most of them are wasting their time, writes Damien Grant.
What if the "power of positive thinking" is simply a numbing drumbeat that reinforces the positivity delusion, leading us to make blockheaded business and investment decisions?
The boss of Baycorp says its decision to buy a stake in credit reporting firm Centrix will not affect its relationship with a rival agency.
Credit card debt has reached a record high - and if you're keen to get rid of yours faster, it pays to hunt for the best deal.
Kiwis appear to be falling back into the bad credit card habits last seen before the global financial crisis, an economist has warned.
The Herald on Sunday ask financial gurus and well-known Kiwis for one piece of advice for getting your finances under control this year.
"I cannot agree with your comparison two weeks ago of the 10-year return on $100,000 for shares versus property."
You can take away her smooth, glowing skin, her naivety and her carefree chuckle, but you can never completely remove the little girl from the woman.
Mary Holm answers questions on finding the best time to pay off your mortgage. Can you pay it off too early? What should you aim for?
"How does one generation get to sell their houses to the next generation at the toppest of top dollars when that new generation can't leverage up?" asks Bernard Hickey.
The Government's tough new student loan rules are an attempt to claw back more than $427 million of debt in default from overseas-based borrowers.
More New Zealanders are feeling comfortable about increasing the limit on their credit card limits now than this time last year, according to survey findings.
At least 10 New Zealand fathers owe $1.3 million or more each in unpaid child support as the total national debt spirals into the billions with interest and penalties.
Mortgage approvals reached their highest levels in almost four years last month, as people rushed to make the most of low interest rates.
New Zealand shares rose yesterday as another consumer confidence survey showed improving sentiment, especially in Auckland, even as Australian jobs data disappointed financial markets.
The Government plans to hound student loan holders who have gone overseas leaving big debts behind.