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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...

Understanding bonds — part 1. The Bermuda Investment Primer Series. The recent focus on Donald Trump’s leaked (or however the information was obtained) 1995 partial personal tax return by the New York Times brings up the very interesting topic of jun...

Changes in regulation and market conditions often introduce some unanticipated dislocations in markets. Two recent developments have or may have a dramatic effect in two areas that many investors may not be aware of or appreciate. I am referring to t...

Last week we provided an overview of how reverse mortgages work. This week, we cover the nuts and bolts — meaning what is actually contained within the mortgage documents. So, you thought they would just give you the money because your home has eq...

Readers, this is a current update on a previous article I wrote for Moneywise in The Royal Gazette more than nine years ago. A few weeks ago, readers of The Royal Gazette read an incredibly sad story: “After the tragic loss of my daughter, I’m out o...

Apple’s huge cash hoard is very tempting. Especially for governments which are unable to control their ever escalating public debts and spiralling entitlement deficits. The recent case where the EU decided that Apple had received illegal state aid fr...

This is the summary of my search for some answers on the underemployment / unemployment situation in Bermuda. The changes in our economy continue to impact segments of society that were able to survive financially under our older employment model of ...

This is part two of an article looking at questions associated with Bermuda jobs, availability, skills, and experience. Last week’s article understandably received a great deal of attention. Our current employment environment is a very real concern ...