The biggest investment most retail investors will make is in the residential property market but research is not extensive.

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has revealed plans to marshal its employees into a new dedicated KiwiSaver scheme.

Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers returns to the witness box today as the High Court continues its look at his application for discharge from bankruptcy.

As rivalry between Australasian accounting software foes Xero and MYOB heats up, an investment blog has found a novel method of comparing the two companies' prospects.

Former Blue Chip boss Mark Bryers is seeking discharge from his bankruptcy in the High Court at Auckland today.

Think like an entrepreneur and find money strategies that work for you.

Money columnist Mary Holm answers your questions on making and saving more money.

The Taxpayers' Union's trenchant criticism of the NZ Superannuation Fund, over its poor investment in Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo, shows the dangers of viewing problems through ideological goggles.

Seven years down the track from the biggest debt-induced financial meltdown in history, the developed world is still loving leverage.

Australia has tightened the rules on foreign purchases of agricultural land and has reduced the ownership screening threshold to A$15 million from A$252 million.

Mary Holm answers more questions this week.

"Negligent" advice from a Tauranga law firm did not cause a Blue Chip investor's $90,000 loss, the Supreme Court has unanimously decided.

This week NZ share managers have 600 million more positive reasons to get out of bed.

Whilst fx trading is regularly promoted as a get rich quick scheme the reality is, surprise, quite different.

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

It surprises me how many people don't check every now and then what money is going into their KiwiSaver account, writes Mary Holm. Then again, some people don't even know who their provider is.

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

A reader writes: Can I withdraw my KiwiSaver funds for a first-home deposit if I want to buy half my partner's house?

Borrowing to pay for a rental do-up at family home could be a good idea, but check out options carefully first.

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

Trinity tax-scheme architect Garry Muir has avoided bankruptcy after Bank of New Zealand was repaid and the action against him withdrawn.

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 am a New Zealand permanent resident, and I worked in New Zealand for almost six years but when I moved to Germany at that time I decided to take my private fund from AXA superannuation.