Jan
31
© AssetBuilder I’ll admit that I was pretty sceptical. I met two New Yorkers in Chiang Mai, a northern Thai city that’s becoming as famous for its dental clinics as it is for elephant rides and luxurious spas. The young women claimed that they weren’t primarily visiting Thailand for a vacation, but for dental work. …
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Jan
24
Two years ago I lay on a sofa, as a new age “hands on” healer stood over me. I was dying, she moaned, as if getting the word from some divine source in the couch. And my only salvation? To visit her as often as possible, for $175 a session. She knew that I had …
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Jan
12
When I was a kid, Tom Fitzgerald’s The Great Brain, was one of my favourite book series. The main character was a boy genius growing up in Utah during the late 1800s. He could solve nearly any problem. He once strategized how to find two boys lost in a cave network; another time, he taught …
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Jan
12
CNBC’s Bullish on Books asks selected authors to review their own books. It’s a thrill to be asked. But I didn’t want to bore anyone over there with a dull synopsis… …so I wrote this!
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Dec
28
© AssetBuilder My brother was a professional soccer player. Today, he’s grooming his fifteen year old to earn a soccer scholarship. That’s the first goal, and my brother is doing just about everything he can to give his son’s career a push in the right direction. If he helps him enough, his son might be …
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Dec
18
Can a 40-year-old run a four minute mile on a diet of Mars bars and Cheetos? It’s about as likely as building a portfolio of actively managed mutual funds and (over a lifetime) expecting it to keep pace with a portfolio of index funds, after all taxes and expenses. If you’re already on track, however, …
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Dec
16
© AssetBuilder We’re all getting smacked with reports about the U.S. economy and how Asia’s young academic tigers are going to hammer home runs against America’s kids, relegating the next generation of Americans to play second string to world-leading superstars in China. True, U.S. educational cutbacks could have devastating future consequences, but from my perspective, …
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Dec
14
© AssetBuilder I have a confession to make. I’ve sold two holiday Timeshares. And the guilt hurts. Like most people who have done the math on these holiday resorts, I understand that they’re a good deal for salespeople, but they’re usually a bad deal for buyers. Here’s my story.
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Nov
29
If you bought a copy of November’s MoneySense Magazine, I want to point out an error that could have a big impact on anyone wishing to retire in Thailand. It’s in the article I wrote titled, Paradise Made Affordable, on pages 55-56. In my original draft (which is available on this website) I wrote that …
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Nov
07
I this article I talk about retiring in Bali, Indonesia. (As well as an expanded post on Indonesia, which has this article plus additional information links, look for additional postings on retiring in paradise – you’ll find them in the right menu: ”Retiring in Paradise.”) MoneySense Magazine – November 2009 Retirement: Paradise made affordable
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Jun
12
With Warren Buffett’s wisdom as our guide, we’ve beaten the pants of most mutual funds with our investment club. In this article, I share our successes–while showing you how to avoid the failures we’ve had. Surprisingly, a high degree of common sense can help you beat the professionals at their own game. This is one way …
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I'm Andrew Hallam. Many people aren't comfortable talking about money. It's not usually a conversational dinner-time topic, and its principles are rarely taught in schools. My goal is to have a "conversation" about it here, on this blog. If you read something you find intriguing, please comment or ask your questions!
I am also the author of the book, Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned at School
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