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!['Absolutely helpless': Businessman took his life after company liquidated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Absolutely helpless': Businessman took his life after company liquidated
Lloyd Green took his own life after the business he built over 20 years went under.
![Diana Clement: Post-Covid recession, unemployment, likely until 2022](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Post-Covid recession, unemployment, likely until 2022
We're unlikely to see the economy bounce back until at least 2022
![Diana Clement: Huge financial lessons from lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Huge financial lessons from lockdown
Heed the lessons for a better financial future.
![Diana Clement: Would you be financially ready for a second wave?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Would you be financially ready for a second wave?
The pros of having an emergency fund.
![Diana Clement: How to invest your hard-earned savings during a pandemic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: How to invest your hard-earned savings during a pandemic
If you have cash to spare, bumpy times can be a great training ground for investing.
![Finding the financial silver lining to lockdown storm clouds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Finding the financial silver lining to lockdown storm clouds
This period of change and economic uncertainty is unsettling; here are 5 financial tips.
![Diana Clement: Worried about your job and money? Beware of debt 'holidays'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Worried about your job and money? Beware of debt 'holidays'
Covid-19 is affecting our financial situations in numerous ways.
![Diana Clement: Lockdown a time to spend and share](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Lockdown a time to spend and share
Be kind to yourself and others in the lockdown. Here are ways to spend or give more.
![How much money should you have in your bank account during lockdown?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How much money should you have in your bank account during lockdown?
Here are some easy steps Kiwis can take to help them weather the pandemic isolation storm.
![Diana Clement: Income fears - finding work in a Covid 19 world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Income fears - finding work in a Covid 19 world
There is work out there in healthcare, cleaning, and food production and distribution.
![Surge in Kiwis seeking budget advice, food packages as lockdown looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Surge in Kiwis seeking budget advice, food packages as lockdown looms
Seek assistance, avoid debt, track expenses and get creative to get through the lockdown.
![Diana Clement: Coronavirus - take care of you and your finances](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Coronavirus - take care of you and your finances
COMMENT: Keep on top of your bills and ask for help if necessary.
![Diana Clement: Could you cope financially if you lost your job?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: Could you cope financially if you lost your job?
Redundancy insurance isn't common in New Zealand but there are ways to cover yourself.
![Govt focus shifts from financial regulation to literacy: Faafoi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt focus shifts from financial regulation to literacy: Faafoi
Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi wants to shift attention to financial literacy.
![Diana Clement: How to make every dollar count](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: How to make every dollar count
What is the best use of a single buck over your lifetime?
![Diana Clement: How much are your vices costing you?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Diana Clement: How much are your vices costing you?
Alcohol, cigarettes and coffee are not cheap habits.
![Amsterdam to buy out young people's debt](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Amsterdam to buy out young people's debt
The council will negotiate with creditors to get the debt passed onto them instead.
![Editorial: Student loan debt border arrest a reminder of obligations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Student loan debt border arrest a reminder of obligations
Editorial: The overall incentive to pay off money borrowed must be encouraged.
![How long it takes Kiwis to pay off debt after Xmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How long it takes Kiwis to pay off debt after Xmas
We don't like the materialism of Christmas but one is four goes into debt to pay for it.
![Wealthy women: Investing is a good start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wealthy women: Investing is a good start
Jane Phare looks at what needs to change to encourage women to invest more.
![Women and Money: How to get on the Rich List](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Women and Money: How to get on the Rich List
Business women discuss investment barriers and teaching girls to think independently.