Oliver Mander, CEO of New Zealand Shareholders Association, explores the risks of 2026 – and how Kiwi investors should navigate them.
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Crypto’s identity crisis
Is crypto risky speculation or emerging financial infrastructure? Paul Quickenden, Swyftx NZ country manager, unpacks the issue.
The risk factor
Chris Smith from CMC Markets explores the psychology and practice of managing risk in your portfolio.
Ethical investing beyond capital
Victoria Bahadoor & Charlotte Clark, co-founders of Empower Her Community, on why investing in women and community is smart economics.
Avant wagon takes on SUVs
Liz Dobson drives a standout Audi, which blends sleek design, everyday versatility, and refined driving dynamics. In the early 2000s, I was a ghost writer for a motorsport driver and he asked me...
When does AI info become advice?
Katherine Wilson, CEO, of Insurance Brokers Association of New Zealand (IBANZ), explores the implications of using AI for insurance advice.
The election we should have
Long-term thinking, not the sugar rush of short-term promises, should inform our decisions when we head to the polls this November, writes Shamubeel Eaqab, chief economist at Simplicity.
Investor sentiment survey
Joanna Mathers takes a deep dive into the results of the Informed Investor sentiment survey (powered by InvestNow) and discovers a cohort that’s cautiously optimistic, despite the tumult of the wider world.
Ethical investing in a complex world
If the last few years have done anything, they’ve forced investors to confront an uncomfortable truth: capital is rarely neutral. Liv Lewis-Long explores the complexities around ethical investment in 2026.
Patient capital in practice
Why a century-old Auckland arcade Is a case study in ethical investment.
A hill to thrive on
La collina is a super-premium syrah with fans around the world, as wine writer Timothy Giles explains.
Are you retirement ready?
In the wake of his new book, Retirement Ready, well-known financial author Martin Hawes discusses how to approach the golden years in a way that works for you.
Investing with purpose
Barry Coates, co-CEO of Mindful Money, explores the implications of intergenerational transfer of retirement savings.
Swedish design with a Kiwi can-do attitude
Liz Dobson takes the rugged sibling of Volvo’s EX30 SUV, the Cross Country, for a test drive.
Market Wrap Up
Stuart Millar, chief investment officer at Smartshares Ltd (Smart), gives an overview of the market in March.
How I lost $400,000 on bitcoin
In 2014, when I was a freelance writer searching for stories to tout to willing recipients, I happened upon a curious news item.
What your financial advisor is (not) telling you?
New year, new you.
Explosive appeal
Bilancia La Collina Hawkes Bay Syrah $160Making a super premium wine takes courage.
Investing in alternative assets
Lego, instruments, classic cars and baseball cards are among the alternative investments University of Auckland finance lecturer, Gertjan Verdickt, discusses in his new bookThe Passion Portfolio: Investing in Style.
Wine of the Week
“Burgundy is the benchmark.
Crypto update
With Bitcoin’s price surging earlier this year; and then diving again after the recent Ethereum heist and Trump’s tariffs dominated headlines, NFTs have largely flown under the radar.