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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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Why Social Security Benefits Are Better Than You Think

#Retirement #Investing

Two years ago, I had dinner with an American couple that worked in Tanzania. The adventurous couple raised their children in Ethiopia, Kenya and Indonesia. Now…

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Financial Experts Say a Giant Crash Is Coming: What Are You Going To Do?

#Mindset #Investing

More than 60 years ago, social psychologist Leon Festinger and two of his associates infiltrated a cult. The cult leader, whom the researchers called Marian Keech,…

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Why Keep Bonds At Your Portfolio Party?

#Investing

Stocks might be driving you crazy with their manic ups and downs. But there is no doubt; they’re still the life and soul of the…

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Create Income For Retirement

#Retirement #Investing

I recently met someone who said, “I want to invest in something that allows me to withdraw 6% per year and my principle will never lower…

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Smart Investing Is Simple, But That Doesn't Make It Easy

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can teach you to thrash the performance of most professional traders. That might sound crazy, even boastful. But it’s true. You can trounce the performance…

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The Best Time To Buy A RV

#Lifestyle

In March, I tried my hand at market-timing. But it’s not what you might think. Click below to read the rest of my AssetBuilder article.…

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Can Experts Pick The Best Mutual Funds For A Volatile Market?

#Investing

So far, 2020 has been a wild ride for stocks. The S&P 500 gained about 4.2 percent from January 1st to February 19th.…

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How To Help Your Children Become Financial Powerhouses

#Children #Investing

Here’s the text that I would like below the title: Plenty of my Canadian friends ask, “How can our children invest? In response, I published…

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The Draw For High Dividend-Paying Stocks and ETFs

#Investing

What’s better? An ETF of high dividend paying stocks or a regular stock market ETF? Is it different for retirees? What’s better for young…

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Investors: Don't Stuff Logic In The Trunk of Your Car

#Mindset #Investing

And here’s the write-up and the link that I would like to go beneath the title: I once read a quote from a Nobel Prize…

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