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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...

I have been reviewing the latest Auditor-General report on the Audits of the Financial Statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for period between April 2012 and the end of March 2016, as tabled in February. Readers, my sincer...

Dear Dave, How do you feel about taking money out of savings to pay off credit cards? — Peggy Dear Peggy, I’m okay with this under two conditions. One is that you cut up the credit cards, close the accounts, and never use those things again. The se...

So, you want to become a millionaire. You know your goal, but maybe it seems too far off in the distance, too improbable, too unattainable, for an everyday person like you to reach. You’ve seen the success stories on TV, but those people inherited th...

In the second article in a series on the arrival of the fintech industries in Bermuda, we will look at rise of fintech banks and their potential impact on the legacy banking industry. What is fintech? Fintech, or financial technology, is transformin...

Dear Dave, My wife and I are following your plan, and we just paid off all our debt except for the house. Since we work for the same company, do you think we should have an emergency fund that is larger than you normally recommend? DON Dear Don, That...

This week we return to the Pondstraddler monthly series to review a reader’s questions. The following case is a combination of real life situations and hypothetical facts in order to protect the reader’s identity. A reader writes: Hi, Moneywise, ca...

This week’s article is part of the Bermuda Realistic Retirement Reviewer series, which is featured on the third Saturday of each month. A reader from Bermuda writes: “Gettin’ ready to retire from my job. Have some money saved — hope it lasts! I’ve ...

Dear Dave, My wife and I are not on the same page when it comes to money and our two teenage daughters. I think they should be learning the value of work and money, but she doesn’t want them to work. She regularly hands them spending money and buys t...

Dear Dave, Do you believe the adult child of a senior citizen, who is physically and mentally healthy but has neglected to plan for retirement, should be burdened with providing financial assistance to that parent? — Robbie Dear Robbie, Based on the...

Fintech, or financial technology, is in the spotlight in Bermuda right now. This week, I take a look at its many implementations and ramifications. • The impatient among us (aren’t almost all of us ADD these days) hate waiting in line at de bank, or ...