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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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Dissecting Zurich International Life

#Advisors

Zurich International Life is an investment/insurance company with a large number of South East Asian based expatriate customers. Zurich International [http://www.zurich.com/international/…

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The Toughest Part About Being a Financial Advisor

#Advisors

If a person advises people on money matters long enough, they eventually hit a cross-roads. Many of them recognize that they’re not serving their clients…

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Investing For Expatriate Americans in Singapore

#Expat Investing

When I was a kid, I had a red Ferrari. It was about a foot long, remote controlled, and came with a cool set of pylons…

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Did You Receive Your Fair Share?

#Investing

Did You Receive Your Fair Share Of What The Stock And Bond Markets Dished Out? Many of the world’s stock markets compounded money at roughly…

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Million Dollar News

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Why I stopped trying to beat the market

#Investing #Mindset

From Thursday’s Globe and Mail [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/experts-podium/why-i-stopped-trying-to-beat-the-market/article2174988/] Published Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011Since 1999, I’ve helped to oversee…

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Model Indexed Account - How Are We Doing?

#Index Funds

If you’ve been following your investments over the past five years, you might feel like a white collar boxer who suddenly found himself in the…

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Scarier Than The Stock Market Ever Could Be

#Lifestyle

You might have noticed that I don’t mind getting personal on my blog. I’ve always used my real name, and if you ask me…

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Can Investors Be Too Smart For Their Own Good?

#Investing

When I was studying physical education at university, I learned about something called the Inverted-U hypothesis. The suggestion was this:  in sports, an athlete needs a…

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Hedonism on a Budget

#Travel

Imagine taking a month long holiday to the tropics, enjoying fabulous food and sinking yourself into the luxury of 20 massages over 20 days.You could…

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