Tom Hartmann talks microfinance providers offering low-cost borrowing solutions to those in need.

Let's be clear: joining KiwiSaver is entirely your decision - not your employer's.

In a raging property market, it's possible to have a million-dollar home and no cash, writes Joanna Mathers.

Investors are falling out of love with New Zealand's first peer-to-peer (P2P) lender.

Mary Holm talks peer-to-peer lending, smart investing and replacement businesses.

Some mortgage holders will have to wait till the New Year before getting their interest rate cut - not so for new customers though.

Brent Sheather talks active versus passive fund management.

Tom Hartmann talks credit card history and what factors can affect credit scores.

To have your KiwiSaver questions answered by the NZ Herald's panel of industry players, email Helen Twose.

A couple convicted of fleecing almost $1 million from the taxpayer between them by not paying GST are still living a life of luxury.

Broker claims "nanny state" banks turning down families with high spending.

Sarah Delaney wants to help women improve their financial situation further down the track.

It's that time of year again when the mystics peer into their tea leaves and crystal balls to divine what's ahead - these folk cannot tell the future.

Tom Hartmann gives 12 tips of Christmas to help save a penny or two.

Fun money is designed to stop you feeling tortured or restrained by a budget, writes Diana Clement.

Annabel Langbein's plans to further develop the Dublin Bay property she owns with husband Ted Hewetson have been put on hold.

Ireland is about to get a new biggest company, and it's only a little smaller than the nation's entire economy.

Low interest rates give you a sweet opportunity to pay down debt and get ahead.

Commission payments to financial advisers are in the spotlight, with the release of a contentious report from the Financial Services Council.

Twenty years ago they bought a 4ha lifestyle block in Whenuapai's Brigham Creek Rd for $285,000. This month they sold it for $7 million.

Just imagine if someone told you the ratepayers of Auckland and the taxpayers of New Zealand were giving billions of dollars to the wealthiest property owners.

Are Serious Fraud Office investigators taking a softer approach, or is it just that its targets are becoming more co-operative?

We all know what's it's like to have no self-control in the two Fs - that's food and finances.

It's the end of the road for veteran tax battler John George Russell, who has just been declared bankrupt after a long legal battle with the IRD.

Auckland tenants could be in for a New Year shock.