Gareth Morgan looks at the morality and practicality of continuing the present system of superannuation.

As many as one in 10 older people may be victims of financial elder abuse, writes Diana Clement.

In an attempt to make Metro's most powerful Aucklanders list, Peter Bromhead decides to rebrand as a gossip columnist.

Not all KiwiSaver funds are vanilla-flavoured conservative, balanced or growth funds, writes Diana Clement.

Parents would be financially better off paying down their mortgage or other debts than signing their children up to KiwiSaver.

First home buyers using their KiwiSaver savings will have to leave at least $1000 in their accounts in future.

Ryman Healthcare posted a 24pc gain in annual profit to $241.9m as the value of its properties increased and revenue rose.

Nearly 33,000 New Zealanders live in retirement villages, up from just over 24,000 people three years ago.

Some regions will "fail" economically and perhaps socially unless we help them to adjust, the Salvation Army says.

KiwiSaver providers are struggling to move savers out of the default funds despite a requirement by the Government to give people more information on their choices.

Many retirees are treating the KiwiSaver concept as a Lotto-style payout. Half of them are withdrawing their money and, of that number, most are blowing it on overseas holidays, cars, boats and consumer goods.

Soaring property costs will mean more New Zealanders are likely to experience hardship in retirement.

Why it pays to remember the new NZ Super rate.

Ryman Healthcare has the green light for a $100 million Pukekohe retirement village for about 400 people south of Auckland.

When setting goals and planning for the future seem all too hard, it’s time to carve them down into manageable chunks.

Neighbours have failed to stop Ryman Healthcare getting consent for a $100 million-plus village between Greenlane and One Tree Hill.

There are times when we just really don’t want to know how our finances are tracking towards retirement.

Prime Minister John Key's negative reaction when Local Government New Zealand called for debate on the future funding of councils' activities was facile and myopic.

New Zealand shares rose yesterday, heading back towards a record high after a two-day slide.

The path to the boardroom began in the classroom for Nelson-based finance executive Dave Ashcroft.

KiwiSaver is all about retirement savings but it recognises that for many people a comfortable retirement includes owning their own home.

Graham Wilkinson's Christchurch-based Retirement Assets is spending $320 million developing and expanding three retirement villages and he is now hunting for further sites.

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