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Bermuda’s Cup Match holiday is half over. It always reminds me of the Crown and Anchor booth, legalised betting allowed on one of the few events a year in Bermuda – for just about everyone participating it is a harmless, fun tradition. So, readers an...

Here are my observations of a very interesting last week in the world of finance and economics and the implications for Bermuda. Dollar dominates: the US dollar achieved parity with the euro. The euro currency, established by the provisions in th...

Inflation is driving up the cost of everything at bewildering speed for our economy. Combating the direct hit to the family budget has become a necessary, frustrating everyday occurrence that may not economically recorrect for some time. Is there mor...

On Wednesday of this week, in a mind-numbing 26-page reading challenge, the Bermuda Government announced an offer (tender) to redeem (buy back) for cash two of its issues of senior notes from the bondholder investors of record. The senior notes in o...

This is the first in a series of excerpts from a financial primer written by the author for modern women and their future financial security, to be published in late winter 2022. The last few weeks of momentous changes in both federal and state court...

The cryptocurrency market is in upheaval, in concert with, and reflecting investor concerns in managing traditional capital market volatility. Cryptocurrency is the latest evolution in the chain of mediums of exchange. There have been numerous adapta...

US capital markets are crashing – when have we seen this before, and how many times have we experienced it? It’s probably the first time if you are a young investor, for the rest of us it is déjà vu all over again. It’s nothing new; the cause may be ...

A little over a week ago, the not-yet-even-named hurricane Alex blew through the southern Atlantic coast of Florida, storm surges and rain bursts flooding the streets of Miami in knee-deep water, stranding cars, motorists, pedestrians, air flights, a...

Starting with a reader comment: “After reviewing the Dalbar Quantitative Analysis of Investment Behaviour report that measured average investors against the performance of the S&P 500 equity index over the last 30 years, where for every one of those ...

It struck in ferociously with 150mph winds in the late afternoon. The turmoil was relentless for 12 hours straight through the night. On the shore line, solid stone homes collapsing under the assault of the 30ft booming ocean rollers. Entire windows,...