We all know what's it's like to have no self-control in the two Fs - that's food and finances.

The pre-planning for continuing professional development caught the eye of Institute of Directors head Simon Arcus.

COMMENT: House prices are rising 10 times as fast as incomes - what is wrong with that picture, asks Brian Fallow.

$90 million Hobsonville development plan abandoned partly due to big housing crisis.

Kathmandu hasn't been the only company courting shareholder discontent with questionable pay proposals.

Juha Saarinen talks Hager, Whale Oil, Dirty Politics, Rawshark, and what the police didn't do.

Robyn Pearce talks keys to effective delegation.

Not only do you get handsomely paid for doing your job, even if you don't do it particularly well, very often you also get paid for leaving your job.

Since it's Fraud Awareness Week, it's time to check in and make sure we're protected.

I'm always looking for a good marketing story, which led me into a great discussion with one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsten O'Brien, writes Debbie Mayo Smith.

COMMENT: It is never comfortable to make the leap from real human tragedy to assessing economic and financial fallout, writes Liam Dann.

KiwiSaver rules only allow you to be with one provider at a time. If you are not happy with your provider, you can switch at any time.

In 1992 banks and borrowers were as risk-averse, writes Bernard Hickey. Fast forward to 2015 and the mathematics are on another planet.

Government has made it clear there is a limit to how much Auckland taxpayers will pay.

One of the main differences between Auckland and the three major East Coast Australian cities is the huge number of apartments.

A more cheerful picture of productivity growth than the official statistics give us emerges from new research into what has been happening at the level of individual firms.

If Andrew Little was hoping to craft a new Labour playbook, last weekend's sop to the party faithful at their annual conference was remarkably effete, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Department store John Lewis has created another much-talked about Christmas advertisement and rings in the upcoming retail season.

There are some fundamental issues with investing in ethical funds which retail investors should be aware of.

If you've been in business for a while you soon realise that there are a lot of different marketing strategies for promoting your products and services.

People tend to use Wi-Fi rather than ethernet cables to connect their computers and tablets, because it's more convenient, but don't realise multiple users and devices require beefier routers with new technology, writes Juha Saarinen.

The shares or property debate remains heated, especially in housing-obsessed New Zealand, writes Mark Lister. Given the one-eyed nature of many people, it's probably a somewhat futile argument.

Everyone has their guilty pleasures - but can we link them to other positive habits as well?

I took my fingers to Google Maps. You might not notice that you can search for nearby restaurants, hotels, businesses. To my surprise, only a few were listed - even though it's free.

There are those who say you can never have too many unicorns. But others fear that increasing numbers may be a bad omen.

New Zealand chicken producer Tegel could end up being Australasia's first major public share offering of 2016.