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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 It Keeps Getting Tougher To Beat Index Funds

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Investment writer and researcher, Larry Swedroe, has anew book [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S9UKXN2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&…

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Why Traveling In Mexico Is Both Safe And Great

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OK, if you read U.S. headlines, you wouldn’t visit Mexico. I get that.  The media smears Mexico.  It’s like reporting on Jennifer Lopez’…

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Why Canada's Mutual Fund Managers Could Simply Be Bummed

#Investing #Advisors

Canada’s mutual fund managers could be depressed. And why wouldn’t they be? The money they manage gets throttled by index funds. Psychologically, how could…

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An Index-Beating Strategy For Fearless Dividend Investors

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Twenty-five years ago,Michael O’Higgins [http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Revised-Updated-Michael-OHiggins/dp/0066620473/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top] began to write a book. The Miami-based…

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Five Big Perks To Living And Working in the U.S.A.

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Many say that America is no longer the land of opportunity. Times have changed. Years ago, the new world offered what old Europe didn’t. Land…

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What International Teachers And Administrators Need To Know About Investing

#Expat Investing

Robert Landau knows a thing or two about teaching. He has worked overseas for four decades. He has spent the past 25 years working as a…

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Three Questions That Bruise The Small Cap Performance Myth

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Most of us believe that small stocks outperform large stocks. Studies agree. But were those studies correct?  Perhaps not. Read the latest in my AssetBuilder column…

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How Non-Americans Might Have To Pay U.S. Estate Taxes

#Expat Investing

Are you a non-American expat who owns shares in Apple, Google, Coca Cola, Johnson & Johnson or a U.S. index? If the answer is yes,…

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Are Index Fund Investors Simply Smarter?

#Investing #Mindset

We hear a lot about the low costs of index funds. Sure, they outperform most actively managed funds.  As a result, many people assume that those…

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Top Ten Tips For International School Teachers To Build A Solid Retirement

#Retirement #Expat Investing

Many international school teachers don’t think enough about retirement. And that’s understandable.  The whole concept can seem confusing. But it isn’t.  And those…

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