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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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Why I Would Not Buy A Popular Dividend Paying Stock

#Mindset #Investing

I don’t think there’s much money to be made buying stocks that are popular. If I learned anything, as a stock picker, it’s…

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Millionaire Teacher Sells $50,000 of bonds

#Andrew's Money

OK, I’ll admit it.  That might not be the most striking headline in the world. But I’ve decided to sell some of my bonds…

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Why Do People Think The Markets Are So Cheap?

#Mindset

What is it about our brains, ensuring that most people see the stock market through such a hazy short term window? Let’s take the recent…

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Singapore American School - Saving and Retirement Planning for New Teachers

#Expat Investing

(Revised, Extended and Simplified) Teachers at schools like Singapore American School enjoy financial benefits that our former Canadian, Australian, European or American colleagues in public school…

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Why Tweedy Browne is one of the coolest mutual fund companies in the world

#Advisors

Tweedy Browne has a reputation for being one of the world’s coolest mutual fund companies. Its investment philosophy is aligned with the late Benjamin Graham’…

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My Money

#Andrew's Money

If you’re someone who has read a number of personal finance blogs, you’ve likely run across plenty of penny pinching bloggers living in penury…

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Should You Fear U.S. Treasury Bonds?

#Investing #Mindset

I have received a number of emails from people, asking what I think of the United States reaching its debt ceiling —and the probability of the…

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The road less travelled towards saving a fortune

#Travel #Lifestyle

Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken” speaks of a narrator who came to a crossroads while travelling in the autumn woods. There were two…

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Did My Friend’s Investment Advisor Add Value? (Part 2)

#Advisors

Part II: The Advisor’s Rebuttal Last week, I published what turned out to be a popular post: Did My Friend’s Investment Advisor Add Value?…

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Why I Think Your Car is Cheap!

#Lifestyle

If you’re feeling that your car is a money pit, I’m going to surprise you with a story that will have few worldwide equals.…

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