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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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Gifting Our Children the Breaks They Need

#Children

My brother was a professional soccer player. Today, he’s grooming his fifteen year old to earn a soccer scholarship. That’s the first goal, and…

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What International School Teachers Should Consider

#Lifestyle #Expat Investing

When I give financial seminars to international school teachers, I tend to shock them with this: “As international school teachers, you aren’t as wealthy as…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 4 of 7

#Advisors #Investing

We’re going to poke a bit of fun at Royal Bank of Canada. There’s a great 1709 quote by Alexander Pope, from his Essay…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 3 of 7

#Advisors #Investing

If you’ve read the first two articles of this series, you might be starting to get upset with the financial advisors at your local bank.…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 2 of 7

#Investing #Advisors

Most Canadian investors don’t realize that their banks walk all over them—hanging heavily weighted costs on their investment products which can hamper would-be flourishing…

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How to Add 50 Percent To Your Investment Portfolio

#Lifestyle

Can a 40-year-old run a four minute mile on a diet of Mars bars and Cheetos? It’s about as likely as building a portfolio of…

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How Canada's Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 1 of 7

#Investing #Advisors

You might feel a touch of anger after reading this series of articles. I’m about to show you how much money the average Canadian is…

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America’s Promise

#Children

[http://assetbuilder.com/blogs/andrew_hallam/archive/2011/12/05/america-s-promise.aspx] © AssetBuilderWe’re all getting smacked with reports about the U.S. economy and how…

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The Crazy Success of Millionaire Teacher

My book’s publisher in Singapore, Nick Wallwork of John Wiley & Sons [http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470830069.html] emailed me last week to…

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Confessions of a Timeshare Seller

#Lifestyle

I have a confession to make. I’ve sold two holiday Timeshares. And the guilt hurts. Like most people who have done the math on these…

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