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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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My Story: Leaving Canada to Become An Expatriate

#Lifestyle

Today the Globe and Mail published an article I wrote about leaving Canada, ten years ago, to teach at an international school in Singapore. I’ve…

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Is Forex Trading Foolish?

#Investing #Expat Investing

Currency trading, if you believe the online promotional promise, is a way to a fast, easy fortune. But it’s a gamble with pathetically low odds…

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Millionaire Teacher Prepares To Buy

#Andrew's Money

I spend roughly an hour a year maintaining a seven figure investment portfolio. I don’t need to read stock market news or catch the latest…

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How Expatriate Americans Can Utilize Raymond James Financial - Fairly

#Advisors #Expat Investing

One of the reasons I wrote my book, Millionaire Teacher [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119356296/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=usaphallam-20&…

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Why You Should Be Careful When Reading Investment Magazines

#Mindset #Investing

Financial magazines are great sources of entertainment, but often, schizophrenic sources of advice. Consider them sage money guides and you could end up questioning your financial…

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Socrates and the Next Generation of Wealth

#Children #Mindset #Lifestyle

To a teenager, 30 is old, 40 is ancient, and folks over 50 made stone arrowheads. Worse, the gap between older people and younger people has…

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Dare I suggest—How Much Money You Need for Happiness?

#Mindset #Lifestyle #Investing

Scott Burns is one of the world’s best personal finance writers. He’s the originator of the brilliant couch potato portfolio [http://www.investopedia.com/…

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$50,000 Per Year Could Cause Financial Misery

#Mindset #Lifestyle

If you make $50,000 a year, or less, you could be utterly miserable – thanks to your salary. Seeing real poverty (like a Cambodian village without…

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Facebook Buyers Deserve To Lose

#Investing

I received more questions from readers and friends about the (previously) pending Facebook IPO than any other investment topic…ever. A disconcerting number of people wanted…

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Ivy League Myths Uprooted

#Children #Mindset #Lifestyle

John had a stern, almost angry look on his face when he put up his hand. The Stanford bound high school senior is a student in…

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