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How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health, and Wealth

Order this book to read about real success: how to spend for happiness, how to invest effectively, how to boost life satisfaction and enhance longevity. This might be the world's wisest personal finance book.

Are America's Airlines Among The World's Worst?

#Investing #Lifestyle

The late comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, built a career out of saying, “I get no respect.” That might become a tagline for America’s airlines. Based on…

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Should Investors Rebalance Their Portfolios More Than Once A Year?

#Investing #Mindset

Most investors know that they should rebalance their portfolios once a year. But if rebalancing is good, wouldn’t more frequent rebalancing be better? I explain…

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Is The Global Permanent Portfolio The World's Most Stable Investment?

#Investing #Expat Investing

Some investors can’t stomach annual losses. If they “lose” money it makes them nervous. If that’s you, consider a portfolio that, over the past…

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Rent an OceanCamper Van in Portugal to Get Off The Beaten Track

#Travel #Lifestyle

Last week, my wife and I were looking at places to stay in southern Portugal. Like plenty of people do, we started to look on AirBnB.…

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Don't Pin All Your Hopes On U.S. Stocks

#Investing

The price-to-value gap between the U.S. stock market and most international stock markets continues to grow. That doesn’t bode well for investors who have…

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Why Vacations To England Are The Cheapest In Years

#Travel #Lifestyle

We drove down a country lane, passing lush, green hedges that were almost as high as our car. The road narrowed before going over a tiny,…

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Could You beat a Chimpanzee In A World Knowledge Test?

#Mindset

In a 13-question multiple choice test created by Hans Rosling, the average person gets fewer than 17% correct. The average chimpanzee would get 33% correct. If…

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Why Buy Bonds When They Pay Paltry Interest?

#Financial Literacy #Investing

When I was in elementary school, I hung out with a guy whom I’ll call Jake. He wasn’t a great student, nor was he…

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Ponzi Scheme or Investment? Capital Protected, Long Short FX Trading System with Consistent Monthly Returns: Quant-Spread Systems Pte Ltd

#Financial Literacy #Advisors

Nobody wants to fall for a Ponzi scheme. But plenty of people sell them. They usually offer high consistent returns, without any losses. A friend of…

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Andrew Hallam Speaks At Facebook, Dubai

#Talks and Interviews

Last week, I enjoyed meeting the Facebook team in Dubai. It’s always a good sign when a company encourages financial education and wellness for its…

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