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Meet the Smith family. Both parents work, and they make good money. From the outside, life looks good — a new Tahoe, a big house, and private schools for the children. But in reality, the Smiths are barely scraping by. With the help of credit cards a...

This week’s column is a continuation of the hypothetical MamaZina Pizzarina operations planning on doing business in Bermuda. Running a business is an all-encompassing occupation. Any owner, particularly those individuals just launching their busine...

Dear Dave, We are debt-free except for our home, and we have six months of expenses set aside in our emergency fund. Every time we do our monthly budget, we set aside a small amount of personal spending money for us both. Do you see anything wrong wi...

This is the sixth and final article in a series published between October 1 and 6 in support of the Bermuda Stock Exchange World Investor Week Quiz Challenge. Each article has a question embedded. Find the question and send your answer to wiwqc@bsx.c...

Dear Dave, My husband started his own one-man, small business as a handyman a little less than a year ago. He has netted $17,000 in that time, but the business has about $13,000 worth of debt. We’ve always kept personal finances and business separate...

This is the first in a series of six articles, published between October 1 and 6, in support of the Bermuda Stock Exchange World Investor Week Quiz Challenge. Each article has a question embedded. Find the question and send your answer to wiwqc@bsx.c...

Which of these two scenarios describes the US economy? 1, The economy is better than ever: The stock market is near a record high, wages are rising, there are more job openings than applicants, household wealth has hit a record, gross domestic produc...

This is part three of the review of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Audits of the Financial Statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for the years ended March 31, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. This article focuses on the...

Dear Dave, My husband started his own one-man, small business as a handyman a little less than a year ago. He has netted $17,000 in that time, but the business has about $13,000 worth of debt. We’ve always kept personal finances and business separate...

This is the latest in the Bermuda Realistic Retirement Review series, published on the third Saturday of each month. Is a bird in the hand worth two birds in a bush? Another reader FAQ, with a hypothetical illustration for confidentiality. “Hi, I’m...

Dear Dave, I’m stuck in a dead-end job, and I only have a high school diploma. I’ve never minded long hours and hard work, but I’ve begun to realise I need to have a better career, so I can spend more time with my children. I feel like I’m missing ou...

Summer is coming to an end, which means we are more than halfway through the year. What about those resolutions you made for 2018? If you’re like most people, they probably went out the window during summer vacations. We’ve all been there! With the...