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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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Zurich International, Friends Provident and Generali Vision Have Costly Kissing Cousins

#Advisors #Expat Investing

More stories about exploited expatriate investors are starting to hit the news. Here’s another shocker from the South China Morning Post [http://www.scmp.com/…

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Malaysia: World's Best Retirement Destination?

#Retirement #Lifestyle

A friend of mine lived in Tokyo for many years. He demonstrated Japanese culture for his many visitors by dropping his wallet on a pedestrian clogged…

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Canadian Divorcee in Singapore Finds Her Investment Wings

#Investing #Expat Investing

Amy Grant, like so many married women, let her husband manage their investments. But in 2010, the Singapore-based Canadian couple split up.   It left Amy in…

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International Teaching: Perils to Beware

#Advisors #Expat Investing

With no pensions to contribute to, International Teaching can be a hazardous occupation. You save your money in a school sponsored plan and trust that the…

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Juara’s Top Accomodation: 1511 Coconut Grove, Pulau Tioman

#Lifestyle

Trekking with light backpacks along Pulau Tioman’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioman_Island] jungle path, my wife and I brainstormed who—among our friends–…

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Vanguard’s Exchange Traded Funds Headed for Hong Kong

#Expat Investing

If you’re an investor based in Hong Kong or Singapore, your lowest cost options for a globally diversified portfolio are exchange-traded funds on the U.…

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Millionaire Teacher Adds $20,000 to International Stock Index

#Investing

Today was the first time I’ve invested money since March 17, 2013. Looking at the money I regularly invest, the proceeds are clearly coming from…

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Could You Dodge A Bursting Bond Market Bubble?

#Investing

Headlines about a bond market meltdown are catching fire all over the world. In the UK, The Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/…

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An Expat Canadian in Japan, Finds A Way To Invest

#Expat Investing

One of my readers (an expat Canadian named Jon) was looking for investment options in Japan. He wanted to invest with low cost index funds, but…

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International Teachers: Are you investing enough money?

#Expat Investing #Retirement

To find out if you’re saving enough money, use my free, 13 minute seminar below: If you’re an international school teacher, you’re metaphorically…

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