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Mary Holm: I'm 95 with $105,000 — what should I do?

If you can afford it, why not have a little fun instead of playing it safe.

Lease law changes could be further backdated

Labour and Green MPs recommend little change to controversial lease law changes.

Why notify $300m project under restricted alert level 3?

"There's no way it should be notified under alert level 3," - Paul Glass.

Diana Clement: Should you buy health insurance?

OPINION: Health insurers and their various policies differ.

Mary Holm: $200k saved and a joint income of $150k - what are our house-buying hopes?

Can a couple with a joint income of $150K afford three children and a mortgage?

Govt's secret commercial rent move: Law society disputes minister's statement

Top QC calls on Justice Minister to withdraw a statement he made about lease law changes.

Opinion | Pandora Papers and silver-tongued evasion

OPINION: Adam Hunt says the leaked tranche of financial papers should prompt NZ to act.

Developer discounting units $10,000 for jabbed buyers

Sign up before Christmas and McEwan will knock $10,000 off the asking price

OCR rise: What it means for your mortgage

ANZ and Kiwibank to increase variable rates for borrowers.

Diana Clement: A guide to investing in cryptocurrency

OPINION: Before you jump on the bandwagon, for goodness sake educate yourself.

Mary Holm: I'm 24 and saving $300 a week. Should I buy a house?

Whichever your choice, good habits early will help you later on.

EQC cap rise could see insurance cost rise for lower seismic risk home-owners

The Government will increase the EQC cap from $150k to $300k.

ANZ removes membership fee from KiwiSaver funds

The move follows that of BNZ, Westpac and AMP.

New survey: How residential landlords are feeling about the property market

So how are landlords feeling? The answer, in a nutshell, seems to be: a little gloomier

Report reveals harmful debt collection practices

FinCap calls for law change to protect people against predatory debt collection behaviour.

Rising house values earning owners more than their jobs

People 'earning more on paper from simply having a property than going to work every day'.

How good a job are NZ's listed companies doing in setting ethical standards?

The worst offender said its purpose was "helping Australians succeed."

Diana Clement: Property isn't the only way to make money

OPINION: There are other ways to grow your wealth.