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The world is increasingly becoming a more open economic forum. As a result the inexorable march in global competition continues every year. (This is Part 1 of 2) Nations are at war for jobs, economic growth and distinct, sustainable competitive advan...

Inertia is one of the fundamental principles of classical physics. It is often referred to as the tendency of an object to resist changes to its state rest or motion. Newton suggested that an object will continue moving in its current velocity until ...

The Industrial Revolution marked a major transformation in the way the world manufactured and produced goods. Humans largely went from hand-producing individual items to a new manufacturing paradigm involving the use of new tools and machines, harnes...

In clinical terms the extreme or irrational fear of heights is known as acrophobia. It’s derived from the Greek word meaning “peak, summit, and edge”. In fact most of us suffer somewhat from a natural fear of heights especially when there is little ...

Dear Dave: How do you feel about an exchange-traded fund (ETF) as an investment device? — Charles Dear Charles: The main reason to do an ETF is it allows you to trade your stocks or mutual funds easily and often. I can’t recommend them because I don’...

Noticeably absent from this year’s soaring stock market have been emerging market equities and those companies which deal in commodities. Stoked by unprecedented money-printing and massive global “ring-fencing” of the world’s most serious credit prob...

Oppenheimer & Co Inc’s chief market strategist John Stoltzfus, who last year publicly predicted that the S&P 500 would reach record levels, was in Bermuda last week as the index reached an all-time high of 1,633.70. He was on the Island to speak at a...

Dear Dave, I’d like to start investing in mutual funds, but I have no idea how they work. Could you explain about them please? —Jennifer Dear Jennifer, First of all, don’t rely solely on my answer here. You should never invest in anything you don’t...

After the financial debacle in Cyprus last month, some investors may be rethinking the idea of bank deposit safety. The decision to force Cypriot savers into a bailout came after the country’s largest banks became too highly leveraged and then compr...