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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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How To Retire Rich--Even If You're Not - Indonesia

#Retirement #Lifestyle

There’s a world out there where people like you and me (middle class earners) are living the life of Riley without millions of dollars. Many…

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Retirement: Paradise Made Affordable

#Retirement

In this article I talk about retiring in Bali, Indonesia. I want to point out an error that could have a big impact on anyone wishing…

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How Do You Know if You're Truly Rich?

#Financial Literacy #Lifestyle

How would you like to lead the “Life of Riley? Do you have anyidea what it takes? The great financial writer, Scott Burns, figures that if…

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Do the most successful people avoid financial advisors?

#Retirement

Financially speaking, do the most successful people avoid financial advisors? According to those interviewed for this Globe and Mail article, that appears to be the case.…

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Show Me The Money!

#Advisors

Hiring a financial advisor could be one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. Hire the wrong one, and you could be living like…

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Why I’m too greedy to invest in India and China

#Investing #Financial Literacy

I don’t own a single emerging market investment.  Why not?  Because I’m greedy, and I want the largest long term profits I can get…

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14-10-09 - Harry is Not Happy...

I have an apology to make to my friend Harry … I have been tracking his balanced investment account—made up entirely of stock and bond index…

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03-10-09 - Harry is Ahead of Canadian Actively Managed Balanced Funds

This update continues our tracking of Harry’s account. Harry has a diversified, balanced index fund account. I’ve compared its performance over the past 12…

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Investment Update - 30 SEP 09

#Andrew's Money #Financial Literacy

Investors: I woke up this morning to see that the markets had fallen a bit again last night (as a guy in Singapore, my perspective of…

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A narcotics accusation, a cryogenic chamber and a single stock

#Andrew's Money #Investing

Your workplace is stormed by well-dressed officials who grab you, throw you into a car, and take you to an interrogation centre. You’re part of…

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