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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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Offshore Pension Sellers In The Middle East: Your Fresh Meat Now Has Teeth

#Advisors #Expat Investing

In 2011, I wrote the first edition of my book, Millionaire Teacher [https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Teacher-Wealth-Should-Learned/dp/1119356296/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&…

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Vanguard Canada Delivers Couch Potato ETFs

#Investing

If you’re a Canadian, and you want a single ETF that operates like Vanguard USA’s Target Retirement Funds, Vanguard Canada has finally delivered. These…

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Bitcoin Investors: Here's Why Your Children Might Ignore You

#Investing #Mindset

This week, I walked into a house on a ritzy estate that the locals call, “Billionaire’s row.” It’s located in Dubai, a wealthy city…

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Dubai Eye Radio - Business Breakfast Podcast - 28 January 2018

#Expat Investing #Talks and Interviews #Advisors

Here’s a podcast of my interview with Dubai Eye Radio yesterday. I’m talking about avoiding the high-cost investment platforms that are so prolifically sold…

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From a Retirement Place to a Dying Place - Mexico's 'Waiting Room'

#Retirement #Lifestyle

“Stand up if you’re new here,” addressed the woman with the microphone. About a dozen people stood. “We hope none of you move here,” she…

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Why 2018 Might Be Dangerous For Investors

#Investing #Mindset

If you could follow your ancestry back 2,000 years, you would be impressed. You come from a bright and tough stock of humans. That might…

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Don't Bet Against Warren Buffett...Or Index Funds

#Investing

I think I could beat Warren Buffett in a footrace. I might even beat him in a burger-eating contest. But if he issued an investment challenge,…

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Early Retirement Paradise That's Way Outside The Box

#Retirement #Lifestyle

We turned left off the main road, taking our camper van along a dirt track for about half a mile. The road climbed before it dropped…

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Americans: Should You Say No To Social Security Checks?

#Retirement

Plenty of Americans take Social Security payments when they turn sixty-two. But if they can afford to wait a few years, they’ll reap far more…

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How Do I Know What To Sell To Increase My Bond Allocation?

#Investing

A reader asked me a question recently. It was a good one, so I thought I would share it as a post, along with my response.…

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