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Dear Dave, How do you decide whether or not to sell collectible memorabilia when you’re getting out of debt? WILLIAM Dear William, In most cases, there’s a pretty wide spectrum of emotional involvement when it comes to this sort of stuff. I mean, the...

The latest data dump leaks, the largest in history, were released this week by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The Panama Papers, so called as the leaks came from a Panamanian law firm, implicated 140 very high-level polit...

Dear Dave, I took a new job less than a month ago. Just the other day, I was recruited by a huge company for the same position that pays twice what I’m making now. I didn’t apply for the job that was offered; they came directly to me. I didn’t sign a...

Already we have passed the first day of spring, April Fools’ Day and are headed into an early summer. Last week’s article was a story about an island, the Acqua Isle, a small island with a small population trying to stay afloat in the sea of global ...

One of the most frequent comments we receive when teaching basic money principles is this: “I wish I could have learned this stuff sooner!” That’s understandable. When you’re 30 years old, strapped with student loan debt, up to your eyeballs in cred...

Dear Dave, My dad and I have been having arguments over real estate and money. My wife and I are 33, and we have a rental property. We were trying to decide whether or not to sell the rental in order to pay down on our home. My dad has been very voca...

The Bermuda Retirement Primer — part 2A: managing for a comfortable retirement The number one documented concern for retirees the world over is outliving retirement savings. The reason: the income from jobs they have relied upon all of their working...

Dear Dave, I’ve always wanted to work from home. How can I separate the scams online and on television from the real jobs where I can make money? — Randy Dear Randy, The vast majority of things you see in late-night infomercials and online — except ...

Dear Dave, My boyfriend is wondering if he should buy life insurance for his mom and dad. They're both in their seventies, and they're no longer married to each other. His mom is disabled and remarried, and she doesn't have any life insurance coverag...

Part two of lowlights in the 2016-2017 Bermuda Government Budget, a 54-page, meticulously prepared document containing shrewd observations on our local environment: finances, investments, government infrastructure and assets, impact on population, se...

Dear Dave, My wife and I are in our early 70s, and we’re retired. We have about $136,000 in corporate bonds and $200,000 in mutual funds. Considering our age, should we move the investments into a CD? KURT Dear Kurt, There’s always a chance you’ll lo...

Money is a source of conflict in nearly a third of all relationships, according to a survey by the American Psychological Association. When it comes to budgeting, two can quickly turn into a crowd. That’s because some of us like to save our nickels,...