Limitless

Why does the IMF still bring back memories of hard times for so many Jamaicans? Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms sit down with Julian Morrison, “Dr. Doom,” to trace Jamaica’s economic story from the oil shocks and currency problems of the 1970s and 1980s through FinSAC, IMF austerity, JDX, NDX and the reforms that followed. The conversation explains why Jamaica kept borrowing, why debt restructuring was so painful, how EPOC helped rebuild confidence, and how falling government intere...

Jamaican investors love dividend stocks. But does a high dividend yield actually mean you're making more money? In this episode of the Limitless Podcast, Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms compare some of the JSE's best-known dividend stocks. Instead of looking at the dividend alone, they compare it with changes in the share price to see what investors actually earned. TransJamaica is one of the biggest surprises. Its current dividend yield isn't particularly high compared with other s...

Jermaine McDonald, co-founder of Learn Grow Invest, joins Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms to talk investing, the Jamaica Stock Exchange and the lessons that shaped his approach to building wealth. Jermaine shares how he went from a J$2 million negative net worth to becoming an investor and educator, the mistakes he made early on, how FOMO affected his decisions, and why losing money eventually forced him to learn how to invest properly. We also get into his current approach to the m...

SEPROD has put a five-for-one stock split, a major increase in authorized shares and the possibility of an Additional Public Offer on the table. Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms break down what the announcement could mean for SEPROD shareholders and what the company may be preparing to do next. We look at SEPROD's history of using cash and shares for acquisitions, the possibility of another major deal, dilution, debt repayment and how much capital the company could theoretically rais...

Why are Jamaica's public sector doctors taking industrial action, and how did a dispute over overtime pay reach this point? On October 2, 2026, Jamaica's public sector doctors took industrial action, providing emergency services only. JMDA President Dr. Jubilee Brown-Service joins Dr. Matthew Preston and Dr. Thaon Simms to explain the association's position, the dispute over emergency duty pay, the differing estimates of J$31 billion and J$23 billion, and why doctors are still waiting for a...