COMMENT: Underfunding of schemes, low interest rates and longer lives all add to pressure.

COMMENT: New Zealand On Air is continuing on a path towards taxpayer funding for TV network current affairs shows.

COMMENT: Technology and foreign competition are consuming jobs, but a universal income is too crude and costly a solution.

FRAN O'SULLIVAN: This is a Wellington deal that brilliantly suits the objectives of two finance ministers, current and former.

COMMENT: Here's how to work faster and preview your emails without having to open each one.

COMMENT: The fact that New Zealand's trust regime is caught up in the midst of it all will be a surprise to many Kiwis.

COMMENT: Two weeks ago we considered the low interest rate environment, concluded that it was here to stay, writes Brent Sheather.

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COMMENT: The new rate of NZ Super gets us thinking about our future gap to fill, writes Tom Hartmann.

COMMENT: How do New Zealanders get richer? It seems an obvious question, but it's one we seem to be ignoring, writes Bernard Hickey.

COMMENT: Even on a modest budget, a life of leisure in Thailand offers great weather, fabulous food and adventure.

COMMENT: Lenders' rise to dominance one of key developments of past decades, writes Brian Gaynor.

COMMENT: Low-interest or no-interest loans from community groups give poor people a helping hand out of debt, or to start a business.

COMMENT: It's interesting how often the most tantalising insights are tucked away at the bottom of press releases.

COMMENT: Will Hawaiki make much of a difference for New Zealand internet users when it's built?

COMMENT: Spark-owned Lightbox is developing its pay TV offering and an announcement on its next move is expected soon.

COMMENT: At a first glance, economic growth lately does not look too bad. At a closer look, the picture is more froth than beer.

COMMENT: How do you get potential clients to choose your business rather than the other options they have?

COMMENT: Australia's people have been given unprecedented access into the tax affairs of the nation's largest private companies.

COMMENT: Playing field for tax calculations is far from level - subsidising some but penalising others, writes Mary Holm.

COMMENT: Robert B. Reich's book Saving Capitalism is an excellent read for those wanting a better understanding of the Donald Trump phenomenon.

COMMENT: To PM, terrorism simply makes New Zealand more attractive and will result in more high net-worth consumers wanting to come here.

COMMENT: Most financial advisers have your interests at heart, but a few bad eggs have ulterior motives.

COMMENT: "If only the non-expert masses realised their forecasts can be just as accurate, and sometimes more so, than the professionals."

COMMENT: New report says solar panels won't be as effective as electric vehicles when it comes to cutting greenhouse gases.

COMMENT: Incidents involving three freelancers questioning the Government have led to costly legal action.

Brent Sheather looks at why interest rates globally have fallen and the implications for savers and borrowers.

The iPhone 5s was well overdue for retirement, says Juha Saarinen.

What simple things can you do this week to attract larger numbers of new customers or clients to your business?

Tom Hartmann talks how to work out how much to set aside each month.