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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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Four Mutual Fund Managers Who Have Consistently Beaten The Market

#Investing #Mindset

Here’s a story about 4 mutual fund managers who have consistently beaten the market. Image by Pixabay I hope you enjoy it! [https://assetbuilder.com/…

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Financial Advisors in Qatar (and the rest of the Middle East) Are Ripping Off Investors

#Advisors #Expat Investing

Image by Pixabay Most stock market investors have been celebrating lately. The past 20 years have been kind. That might sound crazy if you live in…

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Is This The World's Simplest Investment Book?

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When I wrote the first edition of my book,Millionaire Teacher, my publisher sent a copy to Financial Post writer, Jonathan Chevreau. He tossed it aside.…

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How Does Compound Interest Work With An ETF?

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Image by Pixabay Question: In the second chapter of your book, Millionaire Teacher [http://amzn.to/2hva7xD], you were explaining how compound interest works. But is…

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Canadian Stocks Beat Vancouver Real Estate (1994-2016)

#Investing #Lifestyle

Ask this question on the street. What has performed better, Canadian stocks (as measured by the S&P/TSX Composite Index) or single-family homes in…

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Stocks Might Crash! Should You Sell Or Stop Buying?

#Mindset #Investing

U.S. stocks are at an all-time high. Vanguard’s Total Stock Market Index looks like a Tsunami on the rise. In the five-year period ending…

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Millionaire Teacher: Grow Financially Free With These Simple Rules

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David Brown is an Internet sensation. A few years ago, the longhaired British rapper recorded a song on youtube. Don’t Stay In School. [https://www.…

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Money Can Buy Happiness... But It Depends How You Spend It

#Mindset #Lifestyle #Investing

In 2003, I took a full year off work. Part-way through, I asked myself, “Are you happier?” I journaled how I felt. I wrote this story…

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Wisdom Beyond Dollars And Cents

#Mindset #Lifestyle

After more than 40 years as a U.S. syndicated personal finance columnist, Scott Burns (at age 76) is going to retire next week. He’s…

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Why International Stocks Have Plenty Of Room To Run

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Twenty years ago Hollywood gave us one of its most famous movie lines. Tom Cruise was playing sports agent, Jerry Maguire. Cuba Gooding Jr. played NFL…

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