Investing is never easy. When things look cheap it's usually because the economic climate looks dicey and there are many things that could go wrong, like in 2008.

Day seven in the murder trial of Mark Lundy - the Palmerston North sink salesman accused of killing his wife and daughter in appalling circumstances with an axe or something similar

Legendary investor, Jack (aka John) Bogle has named exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as "the greatest marketing innovation of the 21st century".

Economist Bob Baur says despite global tensions, the medium- to long-term outlook is positive, particularly for the developed world.

Australian research house SuperRatings has released its first analysis of the KiwiSaver market with mostly good marks.

The biggest surprise in the financial world last year has been the fact that longer term interest rates around the globe have moved sharply lower.

David Chaplin looks at Alan Greenspan's analysis of why no-one saw the GFC coming and why it wasn't his fault.

I remember inflation and deflation as among the easiest topics to comprehend in my economics class.

It's probably your biggest bill but too few people realise how much money they could save if they put some thought into managing their mortgage.

Banks have started cutting interest rates as the busy house-hunting season heats up. So how will it affect would-be home-buyers?

It's the time of the year when newspapers and magazines are peppered with financial predictions, tempting us to take action and change our portfolios because, well, it's the New Year.

Throughout modern history commercial banks have a nasty habit of periodically stuffing up the wider economy through bad lending, writes Peter Lyons.

When my daughter was little and I was a single parent I scaled back my work and paid myself in time not money.

If investors could be bothered wading through academic research of recent decades on markets and investor behaviour, they'd probably feel like giving investing a wide berth.

Careful investment means you and your family can have a wider range of choices in the way that you live your life.

Inside Money blogger David Chaplin engages in a spot of Christmas satire for the silly season.

One of the FMA's key areas of interest next year will be the world of KiwiSaver.

The NZX-owned KiwiSaver scheme, Smartkiwi, will be closed early next year following the stock exchange's purchase of Superlife.

Buying a house for next to nothing by today's standards in the 1970s has worked out well for John Robertson.

A central component in the reform of the financial planning industry is education but this notion comes with problems.

Pumpkin Patch shares hit another record low yesterday as investors continued to punish the company after a dark annual meeting.

The only problem with this technically-excellent, thoroughly-executed, thankfully-brief statistical analysis of KiwiSaver is its uselessness.

FOFA is a serious law, introduced by the previous Labor government after a series of scandals hit Australia's financial planning industry.

Herald columnist Diana Clement looks at how to get the best out of the Christmas shopping spend.

The latest Briefing to the Incoming Minister from the Earthquake Commission is a revealing document.