Gold prices have been weak lately, recently falling below US$1100 ($1516) an ounce for the first time since 2010, writes Mark Lister.

David Chaplin says Crown Financial Institutions have generally been a boon to government books over the last few years.

The NZ-China free trade agreement doesn't stop new restrictions on house sales to overseas buyers, but National's subsequent deals try to, writes David Parker.

Too many options can be paralysing when you’re choosing products, so here are some tips to get you moving towards something better.

There is a important debate to be had about foreign investment in NZ because we are a small, open economy and a big shift in global trends can have a disproportionate impact, writes Liam Dann.

Social media is popular, but nothing beats having your own database of clients and prospects to market to.

It's known as confession season - that time of year when companies do their end of year accounts and come clean on any nasty surprises they've uncovered.

Labour lit the fuse on a jury-rigged device and threw it into a shopping mall of opinions, with sadly predictable results, writes Bernard Hickey. But it needn't have been this way.

I've edited your long letter, which went into more detail about how hard it was to get a clear picture of fees, commissions and so on. I agree that's poor.

It's human nature to think of life as linear. There's a starting point, a journey and then an end point. We're born, we live, we die.

'Have you got a pet investment?" My mother leaned across a cafe table to ask me this question a few weeks back and the idea for an article was born.

Auckland QC Paul Edmund Dacre - who led the fatally flawed prosecution of John Banks - is not out of the fire, writes Jock Anderson.

Exactly where does the housing ladder lead, asks Brian Fallow - to financial security, or to years and years of debt servitude?

NZ On Air will decide on Wednesday whether to fund a new 5:30pm soap opera which TV3 hopes will help boost ratings for 3News, writes John Drinnan.

The Chinese market crash and new rules combine to make investors look further afield.

Liam Dann says axing 523 jobs may make financial sense to Fonterra's chiefs but the dairy slump is bigger than that.

KiwiSaver auto-enrolment could capture an extra 220,000 members above benchmark levels, writes David Chaplin.

Cabinet power broker Steven Joyce needs to do more than sniff the political breeze when it comes to foreign house buyers, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

...and why Labour is swinging at wrong political football, writes David Chaplin.

Graham McGregor's weekly marketing tips on how to improve your business.

The Government's submission to the "Re:think" tax white paper process under way in Australia highlights the lack of mutual recognition of imputation credits as the most significant barrier....

When it comes to increasing diversity on boards, we often hear that the best person for the job should be chosen, Tracy Hickman.

And some we’re not. Here’s where most people get caught out with money.

Debbie Mayo-Smith's free and easy tips presented to the rural contractor association but with relevance for many businesses.

Younger people often seem to have a natural understanding of how people are engaging in the marketplace writes Liam Dann.

It's impossible to know where the rout of Chinese stocks will end but there's little doubt its effects will wash over Australia one way or another, says Christopher Niesche.

Investment expert Mark Lister looks at whether our "rock star economy" is headed for recession.

What happens when an employer unintentionally misses making KiwiSaver deductions or employer contributions?