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These are the world's best investment books
Twelve books that provide durable insights into the thrills and pitfalls of the financial markets.
Twelve books that provide durable insights into the thrills and pitfalls of the financial markets.
COMMENT: Next week sees the return of Money Week, which runs 5-11 September. How well can you see your future?
HomeStart grant is aimed at helping people on modest incomes to buy modest homes, so its application form takes a good hard look at your finances.
COMMENT: Take risks, try to get on the property ladder - and mind your health.
COMMENT: KiwiSaver may be the best option if you need help in resisting temptation.
Can you earn good returns without investing in dirty industries? Matt Nippert and Caleb Tutty report.
Labour has renewed calls to ban foreigners buying New Zealand houses.
A lawyer says foreigners buy 29 per cent of New Zealand properties, not 3 per cent as reported in official state data.
The number of home loans and amount being borrowed has dipped ahead of further lending restrictions, but one mortgage broker says
COMMENT: Unlike in Australia, where superannuation saving is compulsory, joining KiwiSaver is your choice.
COMMENT: Peer-to-peer platforms offer high returns, but they're not risk-free.
COMMENT: Taking on debt can add to your investment returns - and to your losses.
Bankrupt people have to give part of their KiwiSaver to the official assignee to pay creditors under a proposed law.
The Herald series Dirty Secrets of KiwiSaver analysed more than 100,000 individual assets held in nearly 500 individual KiwiSaver
The average annual fee paid by KiwiSaver members has barely moved in the past two years but there is a stark difference between the
If you don't plan carefully, you might have to go back to work when you least want to.
A former financial adviser has been warned over suspected misleading and deceptive behaviour but has escaped being named. The Financial
COMMENT: Beyond the many biases we humans have, we can still make sharp decisions.
COMMENT: Money worries keep many people awake, but there are answers.
The Commerce Commission has filed 15 charges against insurer Youi alleging it used misleading sales techniques to sell policies to consumers seeking quotes.
Labour housing spokesman Phil Twyford has called for a bank lending loophole to be closed, saying it is accidentally capturing people
COMMENT: It's quite easy to make money in shares. In fact, as long as you follow two basic rules, history would suggest you're virtually guaranteed to.
Concerns have been raised about a potential loophole in new lending restrictions.
COMMENT: For anyone who finds themselves in pickle, here's a story of sheer determination.
COMMENT: Your member tax credit is based on how much you contribute during the KiwiSaver year, not on the calendar year.
COMMENT: Getting rid of that big debt involves paying more, more often.
Helicopter rides and late night trips to hotels are par for the course for bankers to New Zealand's wealthiest.
Sam Stubbs' mission is to lower the cost of investing to make Kiwis wealthier when they retire.
COMMENT: The main issue with Rakon is not its poor performance, it is the way it has dealt with it.
COMMENT: One clear advantage of selling is that you can dial down the risk level.