Singaporeans—Beware Of High Cost Index Funds!
#Index FundsTwo twin Singaporean brothers earn university degrees and prepare themselves for the workforce. And their family gives them each a $20,000 gift for them to…
Canadian schools teaching the truth about actively managed mutual funds
#Financial Literacy #ChildrenAscending to the role of British Columbia Financial Education Moderator, the representatives for the Canadian banks applauded tepidly—if not a bit nervously—when Harry Hall…
Singaporeans Investing Cheaply with Exchange Traded Index Funds
#Index FundsRead Part 1 [https://andrewhallam.com/local-and-expatriate-investing-in-singapore-part-i/] Singaporeans Investing Cheaply with Exchange Traded Index Funds Today I was told a heart-breaking story by a Singaporean woman…
Expatriate Australians in Singapore find a cheaper investment option
#Expat InvestingI have reasons to believe that Australians aren’t as susceptible to scams as Canadians are. Maybe they’re smarter than we are. Or maybe they’…
Expatriate Canadians Investing in Singapore Find a Cheaper Option
#Expat Investing #Financial LiteracyCanadians in Singapore are finding a way to bi-pass expensive financial services. They’re figuring how to invest cheaply and simply with low cost index funds:…
Celebrating the Rich Stealing from the Rich
#Financial LiteracyMaybe it’s because I was born near the Sherwood Forest, in Nottingham England, but I get a kick out of stories where wealthy people fleece…
Indexing Seminar Funk
#Financial LiteracyToday I hosted an investment discussion at work about index funds. I’ve probably done it a dozen times. In the past, I’ve always felt…
Stay Down Brother, Stay Down
#Travel #Financial LiteracyI’ve visited more than 30 different countries. But this is my first visit here. For the past three days, I’ve been in a country…
You Want To Be A Good Investor? Learn To Ignore People
#Financial Literacy #MindsetThere are times when effective investors need to flip a small switch that exists in each of our psyches. When flipped, the investor possesses the capacity…
Hey friend—where’s your money?
#Advisors #Financial LiteracyLast night, my school had its parent/teacher evening where teachers met with groups of parents for 10 minutes to discuss their educational philosophies and the…