OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Money gets a bit manicMaking quick tempo choices - especially if there's a credit card involved! - can lead to runaway spending. A two-day or two-person strategy works.15 May 09:34 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Dropping D-wordsIt's not the prettiest of terms, but we may as well get acquainted with the challenges of "decumulation", Tom Hartmann writes.08 May 09:21 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: May this force be with youHappy Star Wars Day! The power of compound interest is undeniable, but it certainly has its dark side.03 May 07:34 PM
OpinionWhy active investment management comes up shortWe all know that indexing is cheaper than active management, in which a fund manager selects specific assets for investment, Barry Ritholtz writes.03 May 01:25 AM
OpinionTom HartmannComparison, thief of joySo much of what we say about money shows how we think about it, and of course how we think about it influences how we act with it.01 May 09:50 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Robots, financial advice and the law of unintended consequencesCOMMENT: The law of unintended consequences postulates that the actions of people and especially of governments.19 Apr 09:25 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Step right up, grab $36kCOMMENT: What's the government's contribution to your KiwiSaver really worth to you?17 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Mates rates, please!COMMENT: When you factor in all the costs of short-term borrowing, is it really worth it?10 Apr 09:30 PM
KiwiSaverHomeowners better at saving - bank researchNew research show vastly different money habits and attitudes between home owners and those who don't own property.06 Apr 11:30 PM
Personal FinanceTop cash earners on the NZ share marketWhich New Zealand shares are the biggest cash earners?06 Apr 01:47 AM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Unbalanced fundsCOMMENT: Two weeks ago we considered the low interest rate environment, concluded that it was here to stay, writes Brent Sheather.04 Apr 09:25 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Can you get by on $20k?COMMENT: The new rate of NZ Super gets us thinking about our future gap to fill, writes Tom Hartmann.03 Apr 09:22 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Coping with low interest ratesBrent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.22 Mar 08:24 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Start thy purse to fatteningTom Hartmann talks how to work out how much to set aside each month.20 Mar 08:30 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: How much is enough?Hang a target to hit for what you'll need in the future, writes Tom Hartmann.13 Mar 09:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Like you've never seen itYour new lens on the world debuts this week.06 Mar 08:31 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Financial Markets Conduct Act - still a work in progressBrent Sheather talks about the Financial Markets Conduct Act.03 Mar 09:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: Seeing young thrive huge thrill for a teacherPeter Lyons writes about one of his favourite teaching experience, where he helped a group of students make an investment.29 Feb 07:56 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Stark spaving madIt's mathematically impossible, but we get told we can save by spending all the time.28 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Torture fileThere is an old saying, popular with economists, that if you torture data sufficiently it will confess to anything, writes Brent Sheather.23 Feb 09:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Top 5 reasons we avoid adviceThe system for getting good money advice doesn't work for everyday folks, writes Tom Hartmann.21 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorGood news for investors is bad for the marketTakeovers by cashed-up buyers mean less choice for KiwiSavers, Brian Gaynor.19 Feb 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceWhat investors should ask themselvesWhat do you ask the genie when planning to cash out in 20 years?14 Feb 10:00 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Make love not poorTom Hartmann talks about how partnering up creates wealth.11 Feb 08:52 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: Sugar dogsEven the world's smartest person will need fuel to keep making good money decisions08 Feb 08:36 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: Interesting timesThe year has got off to a bad start for portfolio investors with the world stock market having fallen by 10.8 per cent in US$ terms, writes Brent Sheather.04 Feb 08:33 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: The darkish art of the upsellWe get pushed more than we bargain for all the time, but we still have rights!01 Feb 08:30 PM
OpinionBrent Sheather: As simple as possible, but no simplerBrent Sheather talks over simplification.26 Jan 08:30 PM
Banking and financeIs your KiwiSaver fund a dog?According to latest Morningstar figures, some funds have consistently ranked at or near the bottom in their respective categories for the last five years.21 Jan 10:50 PM
KiwiSaverSix ways to make the most of KiwiSaverMore than 2.5 million Kiwis are signed up to KiwiSaver but many people aren't making the most of it, according to Ana-Marie Lockyer.10 Jan 08:00 AM
Aged careTo cash up or keep your money in KiwiSaver?Heading into retirement and don't know what you will do with your KiwiSaver cash?07 Jan 01:00 AM
