Sadly, we traders do not have a crystal ball and no accomplished trader would ever claim that trading is easy.

People do odd - inexplicable, even - things with their money. Sometimes it's because of mental health problems - diagnosed or otherwise, writes Diana Clement.

Tamsyn Parker writes, "Kiwis seem to love buying rental property but I wonder how many people do their homework before they buy a property?"

What do emerging markets do after they’ve emerged? They converge, of course

Leader says superannuation plan needs to be extended to those who are 'missing out'.

So Labour wants everyone but the lowest earners to put aside 9 per cent of their income for retirement savings?

Medical device maker Medtronic, is poised to become the biggest firm to escape the US tax system by shifting its incorporation abroad.

Mary Holm takes on some KiwiSaver myths.

A 79-year-old accountant being chased for a $367 million tax debt is now going to court in a bid to stall the IRD from bringing bankruptcy proceedings against him.

Tax breaks for Apple, Starbucks and Fiat are under investigation in a clampdown on special treatment for companies.

Budget advisers who deal with real people's spending say using a credit card results in us spending about 30pc more than we would if it was cash, writes Tamsyn Parker.

The digital utopia as described in a lengthy UK Daily Telegraph article sounds horrible beyond words.

Inland Revenue has won a $367 million judgment against a 79-year old accountant for an unpaid tax debt.

A former Forsyth Barr stockbroker who poured $460,000 into a now-failed internet business says he was unaware of its tax debt.

Large corporations are spending millions of dollars ensuring top executives are kept safe.

Want to invest in companies that put more women at the top? A new mutual fund lets you.

Q: I'm in the process of withdrawing my KiwiSaver funds under the financial hardship criteria. Hopefully, this will be successful.

There's a fox in the hen house of personal finance. It's called a credit card, writes Diana Clement. Most people have little plastic friends. They may also have Farmers Card, QCard, Gem Visa and other store cards, which are disguised credit cards.

We got one of those calls the other night - the one where a foreign-sounding man asks if your computer is running and says it needs to be checked for a virus.

First time landlords are being warned to check how much tax they may need to pay on rental incomes ahead of the July 7 deadline.