Financial advisor Sheryl Sutherland lays out a seven-step plan to get your finances in order in 2012. Step one:Taking stock

Personal finance editor Amanda Morrall talks to ANZ Wealth's Simon Botherway about long-term investing and why young Kiwis could be cursing themselves in 40 years

Homo economicus and the self-sabotaging investor brain; Save first spend later; Passive vs. Active Income; Division of savings accounts; Rich Dad Poor Dad revisited

Latest KiwiSaver performance results put default funds and conservative funds ahead of peers in terms of 4-year results

Don't be an accidental investor; here's five links to get you dialed in and up to speed with your KiwiSaver

David Chaston explains why gold prices are out of step with the fundamentals and why contrary to popular belief supply exceeds demand.

KiwiSaver provider ANZ Wealth calls for end to permanent default funds; Suggests lifestages fund that adjusts for age and risk; Claims it would see people $72K better off

Living below your means; A higher education and boytoys; Pay as you go university?; Giving up on perfectionism; Getting to know your investments

AMP, Aon and Tower feature in lists of poorest performing KiwiSaver funds over 4-year period

The KiwiSaver savings debate?; Affluenza?; Family budgets; Live without borrowing; Minimum repayment calculator