So You Don’t Think You Have Enough Money To Travel The World?
My wife and I have been travelling in a camper van for the past nine months. We drove from Canada, and we’re (hopefully) on our...
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Expat Investors: Don’t Make This Mistake
Nobody likes to admit this but… one day you’ll die. For the sake of dramatic appeal, let’s say it happens on your 95th birthday. You’re...
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Frugal And Single? There’s Plenty Of Hope For You!
For all the frugal singles out there…yes, there’s hope! Research shows that frugality might be the ticket to your next date. image by pixabay Read...
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Travel Full-Time Without Saving Money First
My wife and I saved our pennies and we’ve been traveling (mostly non-stop) for four years. Yet… we’ve met plenty of full-time travellers that don’t...
Using The Investment Centre’s Funds For Your 401(k) And Portfolio Options For Non-American Teachers
Picking funds for a 401(k) might seem like tricky work. But if we combine The Investment Centre’s fund selections with statistical probabilities and...
Millionaire Expat: How To Build Wealth Living Overseas
This is the second edition of my book, The Global Expatriate’s Guide To Investing (Wiley 2015). Princeton’s legendary economics professor (Burton Malkiel) says this second...
International Teachers: How To Best Use Raymond James
International Teachers: How To Best Use Raymond James Raymond James is a publicly traded company. Their international financial advisors aren’t fiduciaries. Advisors who...
Retirement Plans: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Saving for retirement in the U.S. means navigating a potential minefield of high fees and bad advice. John Oliver recently (hilariously) ripped apart the financial...
Expatriate Investors: Does It Matter Which Currency Your ETF Is Listed In?
It’s a common question. Does it matter what currency my ETF is listed in? The short answer is no. But people get...
Ten Top Financial Advisors For Expatriate Investors
Each week, millions of expatriates build small backyard fires. They pull out matches. They take $10 bills out of their pockets. Then they...
International Teachers: Are you investing enough money?
To find out if you’re saving enough money, use my free, 13 minute seminar below: If you’re an international school teacher, you’re metaphorically swimming in...
Calling Fee-Based Financial Advisors
I want to profile (and encourage business for) financial advisors acting as true fiduciaries to their clients. It’s extremely profitable for advisors to sell variable...
So You Don’t Think You Have Enough Money To Travel The World?
My wife and I have been travelling in a camper van for the past nine months. We drove from Canada, and we’re (hopefully) on our...
Expat Investors: Don’t Make This Mistake
Nobody likes to admit this but… one day you’ll die. For the sake of dramatic appeal, let’s say it happens on your 95th birthday. You’re...
Frugal And Single? There’s Plenty Of Hope For You!
For all the frugal singles out there…yes, there’s hope! Research shows that frugality might be the ticket to your next date. image by pixabay Read...
Travel Full-Time Without Saving Money First
My wife and I saved our pennies and we’ve been traveling (mostly non-stop) for four years. Yet… we’ve met plenty of full-time travellers that don’t...
If You’ve Invested In Tech Stocks, It Might Be Time To Jump Ship
We love technology stocks, right? They’ve performed spectacularly over the past nine years. But…technology stocks will lead the next stock market crash, much as they...
Do You Want To Make Money Or Just Fool Around?
I figured life was great. I taught high school English on an island in the Pacific. I could ski on weekend mornings. After lunch, I...
The Dimensional Fund Advisors Versus Vanguard Battle
There’s no longer an argument that index funds beat actively managed funds. But there remains a battle between two types of index funds. DFA...
OK, So You REALLY Don’t Want Bonds In Your Investment Portfolio?
It’s lunch hour at an elementary school. Several kids meet beside a field while two captains pick teams for a quick soccer game. They pick...
Which Is The Best Index Fund For You?
“Andrew, which is the BEST index fund for me?” This is one of the most common questions I get asked. And as I mention...
As Investors, We’re Often Predictably Irrational
Plenty of new investors say, “I have a lump sum, but I’m afraid to invest it all today because the markets aren’t predictable.” Such investors...
Should A Lifetime Annuity Be Part Of Your Retirement?
Plenty of retired people ask, “Should I buy a low-cost lifetime annuity through Vanguard?” I explore the pros and cons. Image By Pixabay Find Out...
Sarwa: The first Robo Advisor In The UAE
For years, financial salespeople have been gouging investors in the UAE. They charge nosebleed fees. The most commonly sold products stand virtually no chance of...
Is It Too Dangerous To Retire In Mexico?
“Plenty of people ask me if it’s safe to retire in Mexico,” says J.E. Jack. “I tell them I get kidnapped twice a week and...
Are You Ready For The Next Stock Market Crash?
It wasn’t normal. In 2006, Floyd Landis stood on his pedals and left the world’s best Tour de France cyclists gasping in his wake. I...
What Will Happen To Your Money After You Retire?
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli are in inspiring couple that retired when they were just 38 years old. I wrote this story about their money…sort of....
Seven-Year Old Investor Beats Harvard’s Endowment Fund
Seven-year old Riley Taylor was eating chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. I put a piece of paper in front of her. It contained a...
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