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Mary Holm: Facing the challenges of a landlord's life
Investing in a rental is about your personality, not just money.
$6m property scam: Duo jailed for defrauding wealthy overseas investor
The victims, moving to NZ under the investor immigration category, were conned out of $6m.
Why NZ's largest insurer wants to get even bigger
New chief executive has big growth plans for the insurer.
Govt's choice of low-fee KiwiSaver default providers questioned
Morningstar research looked at the performance of funds over the last 5, 7 and 10 years.
'Double whammy' in 2022 as consumers face inflation and rising rates
Liam Dann talks to Fisher Funds' David McLeish about inflation and interest rates.
Non-bank lending growth plummets
Personal and vehicle finance lenders have been hit the hardest.
'Bleak picture for tenants': Where rents rose the fastest
Rents for New Zealand's 1.3 million tenants outstripped the rate of inflation.
Mike Pero agents fined $25K for Wellington wall, pipe issues
Agents failed to tell about the unstrengthened brick wall and pipe issues at the property.
Diana Clement: We wish you a more meaningful Christmas
OPINION: Careful thinking and planning are key.
'I thought I was a goner': Agent's $19.7m sale after near-death accident
"I thought I was a goner, believe me - if you can't move your toe or thumb..." - Boulgaris
Mary Holm: Where should I invest $150,000 for the greatest return?
How a fund does for a few months, or even a year, isn't the issue.
What rising interest rates and inflation will mean for NZ business in 2022
Companies will need to respond to short and long-term impacts, says PwC.
Experts divided on how to get more saving in KiwiSaver
Panel discussion comes a day after Government indicates it is looking to make tweaks.
Finance Minister's warning to highly indebted home loan borrowers
Deputy Prime Minister speaks at the Financial Services Council conference.
Government looking at more changes to KiwiSaver
Commerce and Consumer Finance Minister David Clark has foreshadowed more change.
Mary Holm: What's first - get into a home, or out of a debt?
How quickly to repay $100,000 student loan is a question of ethics, not just finances.
Architectural awards: NZ's 26 best building projects named
Winners range from changes to Auckland War Memorial Museum to a transportable house.
Insta business schemes suck in amateurs, raising red flags
Such schemes are not illegal but NZ regulators are on alert.
Podcast: The rise of retail investors and shareholder activism
NZSA CEO Oliver Mander talks to Duncan Bridgeman in the second episode.
Why 230,000 KiwiSaver members are changing providers
The number of default providers will drop from nine to six.
Hamish Rutherford: Do the rich only get richer?
IRD study is looking into how the rich get rich, but excludes some who have got poorer.
Mary Holm: The millionaire, mortgage-free single woman earning a benefit
Are you obliged to tell authorities about an inheritance if you're earning a benefit?
House and car insurance tipped to rise by up to 10 per cent
Rising cost of replacing vehicles and house construction expected to be passed on.
New Health Ministry guidelines out on apartment isolation
Self-isolating residents should get family members or friends to get their rubbish.
Blind sales: Desperate buyers snap up homes without even looking at them
About 43,000 bids online for 1500 successful sales worth over $2 billion since August.
NZ's hidden abuse: The economic harm stopping Kiwis from making their own money decisions
Economic harm often happens alongside domestic abuse.
Tower proposes $30m share buyback
Floods in Napier and Westport weighed on its profits.
Watch: Inside Auckland high-rise when water mains burst
'The whole place is flooded. Don't know where I'm staying the night' - tenant.
Diana Clement: When should you take more risk with your investments?
OPINION: Age, experience, health, ability to earn and attitude to risk all factor in.
Mary Holm: Can a keen young saver borrow to invest?
The faster you climb, the greater the danger.
Lack of guidance on lease changes sees landlords 'fill the void'
Sick of chasing officials for advice on law changes, Property Council publishes its own.
MPs question if apartments suitable for Covid isolation
Body Corporate Chairs Group asked key questions about apartments' suitability.