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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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Crack The Cycle Of Poverty With No Effort Or Cost

#Lifestyle

Imagine the government rounding up people. Those exceeding grade 8 educations, come this way. You wear glasses.  You must be smart.  Step forward please. Cambodia’s…

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Would Mini-Retirements Beat A Single Big One?

#Lifestyle #Retirement

Perhaps taking multiple short retirements is a lot better than saving up everything and enjoying one big one. I wrote about my thoughts at AssetBuilder [http:…

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Are Online Dating Sites Worth The Time And Money?

#Lifestyle

My friends, Jean and David, married after meeting on eHarmony. I mention them here, in my latest Assetbuilder article: Image courtesy of pixabay.com Read My…

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Why Time Doesn't Have To Accelerate With Age

#Lifestyle #Retirement

Have you ever marvelled at how time seems to race as we age? As I explore in this Assetbuilder article, it doesn’t have to be…

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American Expatriate Investors: Recommended Products And Firms

#Expat Investing

If you’re an American expatriate, it’s essential that you avoid investing in actively managed mutual funds. In this article, I explain why buying index…

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How to deal with an uncertain market: Diversify, relax, rebalance, repeat

#Mindset #Investing

The U.S. stock market has risen 47 per cent in less than two years. The international market is up more than 33 per cent and…

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The Long Way Home: Solo Woman Cyclist Bikes 20,000 Miles

#Travel #Lifestyle

A few months ago, my wife and I were riding the 300-yard commute to the grocery store on our mountain bikes to pick up a carton…

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Is Value Averaging Your Answer To Stock Market Timing?

#Investing

[http://assetbuilder.com/andrew_hallam/is_value_averaging_your_answer_to_stock_market_timing] There are those that think they can time the stock market:  selling…

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Unusual index fund company avoids typical tactics

#Advisors

[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/strategy-lab/index-investing/unusual-index-fund-company-avoids-typical-tactics/article19938774/] Six years ago, Montreal-based financial adviser Sonny Wadera packed his bags for Texas. He wasn’t…

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You Really Want To Pick Stocks? Think About Following These Guys

#Investing

There’s a market-stomping mutual fund you’ve probably never heard of. Between 1970 and March 31, 2014, it averaged a 14.67 percent annualized return.…

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