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Dear Dave, What can someone do if they can’t convince their spouse to begin planning and saving? I’ve tried for years to persuade my wife to join me in following your plan, but I can’t get her to start thinking about our financial future and stop liv...

I spend a lot of time talking with students about big life decisions they’ll face, and one of the most important is how to pay for college. At a recent speaking event, I asked 100 students if they believed they could ever pay cash for college. Eighty...

The lament is familiar, the same every year. “Healthcare is unaffordable.” “Healthcare is at an unsustainable level.” The Bermuda Health Council’s 2017 report states “the Bermuda health system is at a breaking point!” Further, healthcare premiums ...

It is a scenario that will be familiar to thousands of Bermuda residents — a letter arrives regarding your accounts at local institutions. It contains requests to complete a new set of forms to verify who you are, where you live, where your tax resid...

This week, Martha features the Pondstraddler Monthly Series, featuring letters from Royal Gazette readers. This month’s inquiry: “I’m a Bermudian living with my family in Australia for the past decade. We still have property in Bermuda that we are co...

The 1980s television series 21 Jump Street launched Johnny Depp’s acting career; Edward Scissorhands director Tim Burton’s dark Gothic fairytale, made him a movie star. But it was Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movies that made him rich. The origi...

Major stock indexes have given up much of their year-to-date gains after the past several days of selling. The year is half over, and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is up a few percentage points, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average is little chan...

Starting when you are young and saving consistently can lead to a comfortable retirement. Our monthly Bermuda Realistic Retirement Reviewer Series continues today with this great retirement success story from a Royal Gazette reader. The reader wrote:...

This week, Martha Myron takes a break from her regular personal finance beat to reflect on fatherhood. On this Sunday, it is customary to bring tributes on the men in our lives. The media, retailer businesses, advertising agencies, churches and so o...

Dear Dave, When is the right time to buy a house when someone is following your Baby Steps plan? — Samuel Dear Samuel, That’s a good question. Let’s start by going over the first few Baby Steps. Baby Step 1 is saving $1,000 for a beginner emergenc...

Dear Dave, I just graduated from college, and I’ll be starting my first real job soon. What can young adults, who are just getting started, do to avoid money problems now and in the future? BEN Dear Ben, Congratulations. I’m glad you realise the impo...

June is the biggest month of the year for weddings, and with that in mind we take a look at the many ways couples can assess their compatibility, including their approach to finances and especially shared finances. This week’s article offers a simple...