author of Millionaire Teacher & Millionaire Expat
This week, I spoke at the British School of Jakarta. I gave a series of student talks, speaking about happiness and money. Spending money on experiences, instead of material things, makes people happier....
Millionaire Expat: Upcoming Speaking Dates in Dubai and Asia My wife and I have been living in a van since October, 2017. We drove from Victoria, B.C, down the Baja peninsula. We then ferried...
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 …
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 edition is, “Wise investment advice delivered with clarity and...
International Teachers: How To Best Use Raymond James Raymond James is a publicly traded company. Their international financial advisors aren’t fiduciaries. Advisors who hold to a fiduciary standard put their clients’ interests...
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 services industry. He explained (in a way that only...
It’s a common question. Does it matter what currency my ETF is listed in? The short answer is no. But people get fooled by this. Here’s an example. Investors might look...
Each week, millions of expatriates build small backyard fires. They pull out matches. They take $10 bills out of their pockets. Then they burn them. Every week. Every month. Every year. That’s...
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 a warm sea, surrounded by beautiful bodies. Cultural eye...
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 annuity products or actively managed mutual funds with sales...
This week, I spoke at the British School of Jakarta. I gave a series of student talks, speaking about happiness and money. Spending money on experiences, instead of material things, makes people happier....
Many financial advisors say, “Index funds are dangerous when the stock market falls. Actively managed professionals can save you from such crashes.” Unfortunately for them, real-world data says they’re wrong. Image by Pixabay...
One of my friends recently cashed in a variable annuity. He bought it years ago, before he realized it was a high-cost rip-off. “I want to invest the proceeds,” he said. “What do you...
Last year, a financial salesperson attempted to breach the faculty at Singapore’s Nexus International School. He wanted to sell contractual savings schemes, such as the kind I outlined in Millionaire Expat. He reached out to...
People drink during good times. They drink when times are bad. Bernhard Stroh knew this. He also learned how to build a fortune. In 1850, he left Germany with $150 and his family’s beer recipe....
On Wednesday, October 17th, at 8:30 am, I’ll be speaking at a public event in Dubai. This event is at the Media One Hotel and is jointly organized by the Spanish Business Council, Italian...
Last week, Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed at a campaign rally. He’s running for president of Brazil. Many call him “the Brazilian Trump.” He’s known for his racist, sexist and homophobic comments. But he might...
In April, U.S. President Trump tossed a couple of punches at Chinese President, Xi Jinping. Trump’s left hook was an import tariff on steel. His uppercut was a tariff on aluminum. These tariffs are...
Benjamin Graham led a colorful life. He chased women. He loved philosophy, languages, travel and different cultures. He was Warren Buffett’s professor at Columbia University. Today, the Oracle of Omaha says Benjamin Graham was...
In January 2018, a new European Union regulation rattled plenty of Canadian expats living in Europe. Many had built diversified portfolios of low-cost ETFs. They had taken such advice from multiple Nobel Prize winners...
For years, I’ve known that Belize is a popular retirement destination for plenty of expats. But when I first drove into the country, I couldn’t see the appeal. Eventually, that changed. Belize isn’t perfect...
“I wish I knew this when I was younger.” When I scan my book’s Amazon reviews this is the most common comment people write. They’re referring to the benefits of compound interest and how...
I took a year off work in 2003. I bought a 15 year-old Toyota van and drove it down to Mexico. It didn’t have a sink, a bed or a fridge. I cooked on...
Shakespeare’s character, Polonius, continues to delight audiences that watch Hamlet. In the play’s first act, he gives his son some good advice. The younger man is getting ready to continue his education in Paris....
If you’ve read my investment philosophy, you’ll know that I like to keep things simple. I believe, long term, you’ll make more money doing so. But plenty of people have asked me about marijuana-based...
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