Associate Health Minister confirms Government is looking at means testing and asset testing for older New Zealanders needing home and community support services.

Turns out the answer isn't as simple as you might think.

COMMENT: Cashing up your KiwiSaver - it's what you do with your squillions when you reach 65, isn't it?

Arvida Group reported annual earnings ahead of its prospectus forecast and is confident of further gains in 2017.

Summerset Group plans to build a second retirement village in Nelson after buying an eight-hectare site in Richmond.

Ryman Healthcare posted another record full-year profit, rounding out 14 straight years of earnings growth as NZ's largest retirement village operator.

But having a financial plan can ease the stress and up the sense of freedom and flexibility.

COMMENT: Many foreigners living here agree that you really need $40,000 stashed away somewhere in case of emergencies.

COMMENT: When Bill English delivers his next Budget a month from now, he will no doubt portray the Govt as a model of providence and fiscal responsibility.

COMMENT: Underfunding of schemes, low interest rates and longer lives all add to pressure.

COMMENT: Even on a modest budget, a life of leisure in Thailand offers great weather, fabulous food and adventure.

Kiwi pension policy is unusual in developed world, writes Mary Holm.

Five things Kiwis need to know about how our retirement village sector stacks up as boomers age.

Heading into retirement and don't know what you will do with your KiwiSaver cash?

What's a new year without resolutions? Here are some expert tips for retirees.

Could the aging of the US population be behind all sorts of other phenomena, from anti- growth activism to the decline in business dynamism and entrepreneurship?

More than 11 new retirement villages will need to be built annually to cater for our aging population.

Retirement giant Ryman Healthcare has released the first image of a $100 million North Shore village on a site where hundreds of people will live.

Women in Australia still retire with around half as much superannuation than men despite more women in the workforce.

Mary Holm talks enjoying wealth, insurance brokers and property woes.

Arvida Group posted its first-half profit of about $7.4 million, putting it on track to meet its prospectus forecast for full-year earnings.

Mary Holm talks property decisions, bond yields, share funds and KiwiSaver providers.

Things are booming at rest-home builder and operator Ryman Healtcare, with profits growing and a pipeline of new villages underway.

Mary Holm talks managing personal dividends, KiwiSaver and cash funds.

Kiwis have more work to do when it comes to saving enough for a comfortable retirement, according to a financial literacy advocate.

The actual cost of retirement may shock you.

KiwiSaver members could see more information on what kind of income they would get in retirement included in their annual provider reports.