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Mary Holm: With today's rules, why bother owning a rental?

An investor asks: With today's rules, why bother owning a rental?

No need to panic, KiwiSaver investors told after sea of red

More than $1.5 billion wiped from value of KiwiSaver market in just three months.

$300/week mortgage offer: Sales gimmick or great deal?

'What we're trying to do is to have some sort of a social element' - Sam Mishriki.

$1.54 billion wiped off value of KiwiSaver funds in March quarter

Falling share markets sent most KiwiSaver funds backwards.

Cooking the Books podcast: Could rising wages be a bad thing?

Despite rising wages, many people won't be feeling richer.

Diana Clement: Cashing out - the end of coins and notes is nigh

OPINION: Electronic wallets and digital currencies are taking over.

Mary Holm: The risks of being a renter landlord

Buy in one place, rent in another? Yes it can work out — maybe.

KiwiSaver: Second provider to invest in cryptocurrency

Members will have to opt-in to get exposure to the new funds.

Stock Takes: Graeme Hart's packaging boost, Xero's sell-off gone too far?

Could Xero shares bounce back to A$150 again? One analyst thinks so.

Surging mortgage rates: Reserve Bank fears thousands of first-home buyers in trouble

Thousands of first home buyers could be in trouble as interest rates rise.

Diana Clement: Why you should pay off your student loan asap

OPINION: You may want to enjoy your wages for a while but it's a slippery slope to get on.

Mary Holm: Bonus Bonds $100 returned $10 in 36 years - would it have been better in a savings account?

What my $100 would have been worth if it had been in a savings account for the 36 years.

Goodbye Gewürztraminer, hello sav blanc

"Operating model used to run the vineyard was clearly not sustainable" - Steven Murray.

Mystery callers expose insurers' approach to mental health cover

Insurers viewed those with mental health issues as high risk claimants.

The plight of landlords: Fewer buying homes, borrowing from banks

Landlords lose tax breaks gradually, on a descending scale.

Manager fined for evicting pregnant tenant to pay court costs

"They are specialist landlords. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse" - judge

Rental property heist: Tenant loaded two trucks with furniture

"Workers ... instructed by the tenant to remove the house contents" - tribunal decision.

Diana Clement: Are you getting value from your subscriptions?

OPINION: If you are still paying for an unused service you are being bled dry.