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Christmas shopping all caught up? In the rush of preparations for one of the biggest holidays of the year, I am willing to bet that very few of us want to take time to think about the freedom of choice surrounding this historically famous celebration...

The Bermuda Road Safety Council would like to wish everyone a very safe and joyous Christmas and all the best for the new year. We would also like for everyone to read and think about the following message: It is the season to be merry, but how ma...

Christmas shopping preparations have started. Pressure is escalating for parents, relatives and friends to produce gifts that will live up to expectations. Not everyone has a spending nest egg this year given that here are many individuals, and the...

I took some time last week reading through the entire Speech from The Throne (“the Speech”) and the Reply to the Throne Speech (“the Reply”). There was actually a lot to like in both documents. What follows is not a political discussion but a brief e...

Every month, we will answer general questions from readers about trips, traps, and tangled finances involving their international connections. The following case, that is actually an iteration of a number of similar cases, has been reconfigured to k...

While most Bermudians are aware of the disproportionately high prevalence of diabetes throughout the population, very few understand that there is an equally ominous infectious disease that affects even more people. Periodontitis, or gum disease, is ...

Well, another year for the acclaimed Throne Speech, and the Opposition’s response has occurred, postulated, and gone. And as usual, there were optimistic visions, some more concrete than others, in each speech for us to ruminate on while hoping that ...

Welcome to Guy Fawkes Day. No fireworks from me this week, at least. Readers write to me often with many queries. Often, they just want to know how on earth I manage to find anything to write about, or curious to know where I get my information. So,...

Understanding bonds, part 3 Companies, governments, individual investors need or want bonds; they are bought and sold every day by the billions of dollars. You now know what a bond looks like, what coupon (interest rate) it can pay, how much the fac...

This is the second part in a general overview series on bonds for the ordinary layperson. Those wishing to delve into the finite intricacies of bonds (and there are many) are encouraged to go to Investopedia: Bond Basics Tutorial http://www.invest...