Feb
14
2012
There are plenty of fun ways to lose money with your friends. You could go out for a night of socializing and drinking; you could spend some time with buddies in a local casino, or you could join an investment club. What? The first two money losers make sense, but the third one…the investment club? …
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Jan
21
2012
On September 11, 2006 I spoke to a group of teachers at Singapore American School about investing. I created a hypothetical account with $200,000, and I promised to track that account and report on its results. With no money added, that $200,000 account would be worth $250,549.25 by Friday, January 20, 2012 – gaining $50,549.25. …
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Jan
15
2012
Shiral Tobin, of CBC radio, recently interviewed me about investments and money. I was thrilled to explain (on national radio) about the excessive fees handed out to unsuspecting Canadian investors. The Big 5 banks hold the bulk of Canadian mutual fund business. They reap the rewards, while investors pay the hidden piper. Close friends suggest, …
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Jan
07
2012
Benjamin Franklin famously quipped that a penny saved is a penny earned. But he was only half right. We pay taxes on our earnings, so $1 saved is more like $1.33 earned (assuming a 25 percent tax bracket). As I mention in my book, Millionaire Teacher, one of the best ways to save money is …
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Nov
24
2011
Today I went running with a couple of new friends, Joey and Marilyn. Entering Victoria, B.C.’s Elk Lake trails, we started a conversation about investing as we pattered along the wet leaves. As it turns out, they use the same financial advisor that I started my investment journey with, two decades ago. But they’re starting …
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Nov
21
2011
Since publishing my book, Millionaire Teacher, I’ve been bouncing around in front of Canadian, American, Singaporean and Malaysian audiences, expounding on efficient investing strategies that take less than an hour a year to implement—while whipping the majority of investment professionals in the process. As a desk-jumping teacher who uses the room like a gymnasium, I’m …
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Nov
13
2011
Joe Frazier died of liver cancer earlier this week, at the age of sixty seven. One of the greatest heavyweight boxers who ever lived, he worked hard to get Muhammed Ali’s boxing license re-instated, after “the greatest” refused to be drafted into the Vietnam war. Ali’s much maligned (at the time) proclamation, “I ain’t got …
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Oct
24
2011
I have taken a semester off from my high school teaching job to promote my book, Millionaire Teacher. But is the added isolation taking years off my life? I do more blogging, Facebooking and basic online communicating than I ever did before. I used to be surrounded by people most of the day. Now I …
Permanent link to this article: http://andrewhallam.com/2011/10/can-facebook-text-messaging-and-blogging-shorten-your-life/
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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