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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 extraordinary creatures. We experience emotions galore....

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 relatively new concept, less than a decade old. The gro...

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 anticipation. He is only 4 years old yet has al...

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 pain, caused then by a global market crash. Then a...

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 been affected by Covid-19. Why is this happening? W...

Retirement has been portrayed through rose-coloured glasses for many years as the reward for working, living, coping, consuming, raising a family, and just getting on with life. When those not retired individuals realistically think about those who ...

Do you fill your gas tank or your body? Food is for body fuel; just like gas is for transportation. According to the WorldAtlas Facts determining dietary patterns, “Which Country Eats the Most, Daily? Number 1 – Austria at 3,800 calories; Number 2 –...

This is the first in a four-part series on getting through the Covid-19 aftermath, global economic inflation challenges, family recovery and return to normalcy. If it wasn’t enough to stoically endure the Covid extremes in grieving, employment, ...

Even with bitcoin, when one door closes, another opens in the ever-evolving crypto world! The conception, reception, and rejection of bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies as legal tender in two very different countries: China: In the toughest bl...

Almost any heightened euphoric report about some “fantastic” equity stock position tends to raise my total sceptic alarm system. Yes, it’s probably an over cynical reaction, but that’s the training of investment professionals worldwide who are fiduc...