Governments in the free world have a responsibility, literally, a fiduciary duty to their country to preserve and protect the nation and its residents.
The Bermuda Constitution 1968 in Chapter 1, form...
In the latest in our Focus on Financial Literacy for Life Success 2022, a regular monthly feature, we consider the comments in a recent column in The Royal Gazette.
One of the last comments in the art...
According to various media, observations from financial, marketing and economist types suggest that pent-up consumer demand will explode in a spending spike in 2022.
That’s possible, but what is more...
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Christmas week and end of year is very hectic: finalising work deadlines, organising family, faith, community gatherings while anticipating a few days of leisure at home.
To...
Dear Readers, I wrote the original version of this article in the aftermath years of the 2007-2009 global recession. It has been updated for post-Covid recovery.
We humans know that we are extra...
Surprise! Your child might buy your Christmas present with his or her very own debit card – funded by you, of course.
Debit cards for kids – from as young as three to late teenager – are still a relat...
We are in the car pulling through a drive-in window. He looks solemnly at me and says: “My mom gets the money from the machine and then, she buys me what I want, like Lego people.” His face lights up ...
In November 2007 and 2008, Moneywise wrote articles about gratitude and thanks to provide (in some small way) some positive thought-coping mechanisms for islanders experiencing Bermuda’s economic pa...
Last week we saw another dismaying report of criminals stealing from innocent individuals in our community.
Just so outrageous a destruction of savings, particularly given that everyone’s budget has b...
Due to this unpredicted, horrendously impactful pandemic climate, owners of commercial industries of all sizes and shapes may be spending more time scrutinising their business interruption and commerc...