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Andrew Hallam

I’m a financial columnist for Canada’s national paper, The Globe and Mail, as well as for AssetBuilder, a financial service firm based in Texas. I’m also the author of <a href="https://milliona

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Turkey: The Best European Vacation Bargain Now

#Travel #Lifestyle

I lay on a wet, marble slab draped in a tiny loincloth. My handler was a huge, mustached guy named Constantine who pushed me around like…

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Andrew Hallam’s Investment Talks At The International School of Dusseldorf

#Talks and Interviews #Children

It didn’t start out like I expected. In some ways, it was better. Teachers at the International School of Dusseldorf [https://www.isdedu.de/], in…

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Are Investors As Dumb As This Study Says?

#Financial Literacy #Investing #Mindset

Over the past 10 years, investing has been easy…behaviourally. That’s because the global markets experienced an almost non-stop rise. But if we measure a…

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Why Index Funds Have Tax Advantages For Americans

#Investing

Investing in index funds is a lot like fishing. You drag a net around a lake. You sit back in your boat, enjoy a nice drink…

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Would Index Funds Keep Pace With The Forbes 400 Richest?

#Investing

You wake up one day to find a letter in the mail. One of your distant relatives had robbed an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb. There’s…

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The Fractional Ownership and Timeshare Racket

#Lifestyle

Most people who attend timeshare and fractional ownership presentations are told what they’re getting into: a sales spiel in exchange for dinner, breakfast, accommodation or…

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Is Mark Zoril the World’s Most Famous Financial Advisor?

#Advisors #Investing

When Brad Pitt runs out of milk and dashes to the grocery store, he likely hides his handsome mug under a hat and dark glasses.  The…

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When Stock Market Promises Aren’t Realistic

#Mindset #Investing

In Norse mythology, Loki was a cunning trickster. Many of us know him as Thor’s brother, in the Marvel-inspired Thor and Avengers series of films.…

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The Best Way For Newbies To Invest For Retirement

#Retirement #Financial Literacy #Investing

We all know it’s important to save money for the future. But many people are afraid to invest. It looks complicated, and they don’t…

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Why A Trip Around The Yucatan is a Great Vacation Bargain

#Travel #Lifestyle

I walked through a tunnel of massive stones, which soon gave way to a tropical jungle trail. I couldn’t see far ahead; the dense foliage…

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