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Even demons become kinder if they are fed on time and treated well.
I learnt this last week, when we attended a service at a small Hindu temple in the remote mountains of western Bali.
My husband, Bill, and I went for a bike ride. We rode in the equ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …” begins a famous Charles Dickens novel. Unsurprisingly, this phrase has been repeated countless times in financial publications since Dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities in 1859. Over the past few...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
A study by PwC has concluded that 65 per cent of millennials would not be able to handle a $2,000 unexpected expense and that they are unlikely to seek financial advice. The article discusses the way this generation thinks about money and their outlo...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bill Storie
A 2017 study by Aviva in the UK revealed that 1.3 million people viewed “winning the lottery” as their only plan for retirement. The article will discuss common mistakes that people make when planning for retirement and the true cost of failing budge...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bill Storie
There is a saying that goes, “You don’t miss the water until the well runs dry” — a true maxim that has so many variations as examples in our lives.
I am amazed at the tenacity of many of our retailers who continue to keep their doors open, refusing ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
“I continue to believe that short-term market forecasts are poison and should be kept locked up in a safe place, away from children and also from grown-ups who behave in the market like children.” — Warren Buffett
“The only function of economic fore...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Bermuda, still one of the most beautiful places on the planet, finds itself along with countries around the world in a struggle to preserve civility and bring a halt to crumbling values that could create social chaos and amount to a threat for future...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Creating a cash cushion for yourself and your family is a good plan to start the new year.
This is a continuation of last week’s article, “Forget new year’s resolutions — just set one goal”.
A cashflow liquidity crunch, or a credit squeeze in industr...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is hard to tell a true story without names to avoid libel yet it must be told. Further, there are enough people on this matter, who can tell their own story. Understandably there was a time when to mumble would put one at tremendous risk of persec...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Back on the rock and it’s full steam ahead into the new year with a whole load of new intentions or, more accurately, renewed intentions.
My resolutions can take a while to kick in and sometimes I get distracted by something completely different (or...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
