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If there was one human trait that needs an adjustment, it is overconfidence. And men have it in spades. The research of Brad Barber and Terrance Odean in their aptly titled article, Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investme...

The Bank of Butterfield shares closed up 32 cents, or 0.96 per cent, at $33.50 on the New York Stock Exchange. On The Royal Gazette/BSX Index, telecoms firm One Communications remained at $2.10 after 34,704 shares traded. The Royal Gazette/BSX Index ...

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index closed the week almost where it started, as more than 82,300 shares changed hands. Three stocks gained and one fell as the index fell 0.58 of a point during the five days to close on 1,988.86. Polaris Holding Co, the paren...

As local businesses find greater need for production teams, the island’s brightest stars are burning out. Nikki Fagan has found the solution — Raawr Talent is an online directory that houses Bermuda’s talent on one “simple” site. As the creative dire...

Moving from its usual slot in June has given organisers of the Bermuda Captive Conference an extra three months to fine-tune and promote the second-largest conference of its kind in the world. And the 13th edition of the four-day event, to be held in...

Bermuda Gas has opened its new customer service centre in the upper level of Phase 1 of the Washington Mall. The company hopes the move to the heart of Hamilton will provide its customers “with the level of service they deserve”. Ernest Marshall, cus...

Hamilton Re has launched its first special purpose vehicle with backing of $65 million. Turing Re will provide collateralised capacity for its parent firm’s global reinsurance portfolio. Kathleen Reardon, CEO of Hamilton Re, said: “This transaction r...

Shares of Bermuda Avaition Services Ltd plunged 41.7 per cent, or $1.25 after 9,000 were traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index. The stock ended the day at $1.75. Also taking a heavy fall was Ascendant Group, the parent company of Belco, as its shares...

Dear Dave, I work weekends while attending college full-time. My parents have been generous enough to pay for most of my school expenses, and they let me live at home while I complete my degree. Still, I’m trying to figure out how to move out and con...

Unless we are constantly vigilant, too many things in print pass without comment and are accepted as true. And so it is with a weary heart that I am compelled to offer a counterpoint to a recent argument that takes issue with Vanguard Group’s busines...