Shares of Summerset Group have fallen after major shareholder Quadrant completed the sale of 18.6 per cent of the retirement village operator.

Studies show New Zealanders' retirement years are more likely to be blighted by sickness, loneliness, disability or lack of money than spent travelling the world.

Before my friend Paul Holmes knew his illness was terminal, we'd begun discussing a joint retirement project.

The FMA's Diane Maxwell will be stepping across into the role of Retirement Commissioner for three months.

It's back to school for students but many teachers are unemployed because of an oversupply.

I had intended to avoid the subject of Lance Armstrong in this column, writes Dana Johannsen. But, like most of us, I've been sucked into the hype generated by the Oprah machine.

The belated inclusion of a knighthood for Paul Holmes makes this year's Honours List something very much out of the ordinary.

Aging baby boomers are pushing numbers of those aged 65 and over to unprecedented levels, adding to the financial pressure on the rest of the population.