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You’ve weathered the holidays. You did your very best to affirm and bring good vibes to family, relatives, friends, and clients. This is your commitment made to your world, and certainly they all had to appreciate your efforts. Now, it’s time for you...

’Twas the market before Christmas and all through Wall Street, Investors were cheering as returns have been sweet! Brexit was avoided with great fanfare, But nothing is final, so take care and beware. Trump lies snuggled in his bed, While dreams of i...

This semi-annual article has been updated for this year. Much is made of GDP numbers when talking about an economy. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product, the monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced in a spec...

Raise your hand if you feel confident about your finances. Not feeling it? That’s OK. In American, 60 per cent of citizens are living paycheque to paycheque, while there are 81.6 million paying off student loan debt. It’s hard to feel confident when ...

Dear Dave, I’ve never heard you talk about store layaway programmes. With Christmas coming, I wanted to ask your opinion of using layaway for buying gifts. — Meg *** Dear Meg, If you know me, you probably have a good idea what’s coming next. I’m no...

As ever, the approaching holidays tend to take on an exuberant, some would say completely chaotic, life of their own. What will start out — as thoughts almost every year that “we aren’t going overboard again” — lasts for the first few weeks, then th...

The holidays are here, and for many parents, it’s all about managing their kids’ expectations. They think they need to give their kids the biggest presents, the most presents, and the coolest presents. But trust me: Little Sally won’t be scarred for ...

You can likely thank (or blame) your parents for some aspects of how you turned out. Maybe you have your mother’s eyes or your dad’s habit of chewing with your mouth open. How you manage money is another thing you likely picked up from your parents —...

The National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment Act 2019 legislation, which will allow employees to take out a quarter of their private pensions as a lump sum on retirement, was passed by MPs in the House of Assembly on November 15. Th...

Have you heard the Scripture, “God loves a grumpy giver”? Wait, that can’t be right. It says, “God loves a cheerful giver.” That makes a lot more sense. I’m sure we’ve all experienced the joy that giving brings, and Christmas is the perfect time to ...

This week we review the report of the Auditor-General for completion of audit work for the financial year that ended March 31, 2018. Eight days ago the report was tabled in Parliament. It was submitted by Auditor-General, Heather Thomas, to the Bermu...

Planning for your future is simple: do you believe that? Most people think it is important — but only a few actually do it. There is a hesitancy for many people — either caused by putting it off, or being scared to do it, or not knowing how to get st...