COMMENT: The $80,000 bill for a Trump Inauguration Gala was money well spent.

COMMENT: Know what you're entitled to before you talk to an expert about a financial product or service.

COMMENT: It's possible to cut the costs of your TV viewing with a host of services.

Done properly, loans between family members can benefit everyone. It's up to you to weigh up the pros and cons, Mary Holm writes.

COMMENT: Why should taxpayers own a commercial broadcasting company that offers unexciting returns, John Drinnan writes.

COMMENT: In the internet era nobody's waiting for Vodafone and Sky TV to mull over their next step, Juha Saarinen writes.

When Catie Cotcher started with accounting software company Reckon 17 years ago, she was the receptionist.

COMMENT: Even a little relief for taxpayers will take a big bite out of the Government's expected surpluses, Brian Fallow writes.

A few days ago I received an interesting letter in the mail from a local electrician I had used a few times. The letter said that

Business leaders delivered English and Turnbull a strong message to lead the fight against protectionism.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says progress towards a transtasman single economic market is being made.

COMMENT: It's part of the New Zealand and Australian dream to own a home, but should we be rethinking how we rent instead? Christopher Niesche explains.

COMMENT: here are some tightwad tips for getting control around your telephony spend.

Nobody knows which investment will turn out best, so it's not worth too much worry, writes Mary Holm.

Bill English and Malcolm Turnbull have delivered a two-fingered salute to @realDonaldTrump by vowing to try and push ahead with TPP.

Juha Saarinen descends on Wellington for Webstock and brings back a dispatch from the Nerdvana.

COMMENT: One of the things I've learned in my 57 years of living is that things don't always go according to plan, Graham McGregor writes.

COMMENT: AUT University says it is looking at developing journalism as a skill-set rather than a career prospect, John Drinnan writes.

English's efforts to keep the TPP in play will be centre-stage when meets Malcolm Turnbull in Queenstown tomorrow.

COMMENT: Figures show far more wealthy Chinese than any other nationality have come into New Zealand, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

COMMENT: In last week's monetary policy statement , the word "uncertainty" came up eleven times, by Mark Lister's count.

You don't need to be a "bad hombre" to have your phone seized at airports.

COMMENT: In the retail world, big questions are swirling, how exactly did the Ivanka Trump brand fall so hard, so fast - where does it go from here?

I let my kid front-flip off the roof yesterday. It was a calculated risk. (I'm hoping his mother doesn't read this.)

The Oppo R9s has been billed as the "iPhone killer", but with so much competition on the market, it'll need a killer price point.

It is a strange turn of events that when our politicians fail to stand up for what they believe in, sometimes our companies do.

COMMENT: The problem for many couples is money compatibility isn't always top of mind when Cupid's arrow strikes.

COMMENT: The Trump presidency will strongly influence the agenda for the meeting of the two Australasian prime ministers in Queenstown next Friday.

COMMENT: The NZX has been hit by a serious bout of takeover fever, with bids for Tower and TeamTalk this week.

Mary Holm answers readers personal finance queries.