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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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When Stocks Drop, The Biggest Enemy Is In The Mirror

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Jean Melek feels queasy. The 50-year old school teacher’s investments have dropped almost 8 percent over the past 30 days. Plenty of forecasters say stocks…

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Do You Want A Portfolio That Can Weather Market Storms?

#Investing

If the stock market dropped heavily tomorrow, and stayed down for a few years, that would be the best scenario for most employed investors. It’s…

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Why Most Investors Should Hope To See Stocks Fall

#Mindset #Investing

I’m 48 years old.  I have an income. I also have a few million dollars in the stock market. And I would like to see…

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Why The World Isn't Going To Hell In A Hand Basket

#Mindset #Lifestyle

My friend loaned me an amazing book last week: Enlightenment Now, by Harvard professor, Steven Pinker. Bill Gates says it’s his “new favorite book of…

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How Much Money Do You Need To Retire?

#Retirement #Lifestyle #Mindset

My wife and I are homeless. That doesn’t mean we live under bridges or dig food out of garbage bins. Instead, for the past four…

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Millionaire Expat Interview On Socially Responsible Investing

#Talks and Interviews #Investing

This morning, the Dubai Eye breakfast show hosts interviewed me about socially responsible investing. After we finished the live show, one of the hosts said, “I…

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Do Actively Managed Funds Protect Your Money When Stocks Fall?

#Investing

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…

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Why Value Stocks Are Now Priced To Dust Growth

#Investing

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…

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Nexus International School Leader Saves Her Faculty Tens of Millions of Pounds

#Advisors #Investing #Talks and Interviews

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…

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What We Can Learn From The Mistakes Of Millionaires

#Lifestyle #Mindset

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…

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