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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.

Is Praise And Support Making Your Children Weak?

#Children #Mindset #Lifestyle

Has praising children gone too far? Language, after all, is powerful. Should you call your children “smart”, or praise them for their effort instead? Read the thoughts of a former teacher here.…

Andrew Hallam

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If 2022 Wasn't The Worst Year For Investors, What Was?

#Investing #Financial Literacy

Should You Invest In These Unprecedented Times? War in Ukraine! Market volatility! Spiking inflation! Fuel shortages! This goofy ghost story puts such fears in perspective.…

Andrew Hallam

Investment Fees And Cheese

#Financial Literacy #Expat Investing

This is the first article in a series by Dr. Jeff Devens, an extremely knowledgeable advocate for overseas investors.…

Andrew Hallam

Retire In Malaysia: Great Beaches, Low-Costs and No Capital Gains Taxes On Portfolios

#Retirement

Looking for a low-cost, retirement destination that won't charge capital gains taxes on your portfolio? This retirement location may be the world's best kept secret. If you have other countries you'd like me to profile, please let me know!…

Andrew Hallam

World's Most Famous Hedge Fund: Performance Revealed

#Investing

Most of us don't have enough money to buy the world's most famous hedge fund. But it's fun to see its performance...if you can keep your FOMO in check. I reveal Ray Dalio's, Bridgewater Pure Alpha performance here: January 2012 to December 31, 2022.…

Andrew Hallam

Which Actively Managed Fund Is The Best Of All Time?

#Investing #Financial Literacy

OK, I admit it. Some actively managed funds beat indexes. So, which mutual fund is the greatest of all time? I reveal it here, with an analogy, of course.…

Andrew Hallam

Here's What We Can We Learn From The Best And Worst Performing Bond Funds Of 2022

#Investing

Bonds are not sexy. But they can stabilize a portfolio when the market crashes. However, how far your bond funds fell in 2022 depended on the risk you took...whether you realized it or not.…

Andrew Hallam

Swissquote Investment Day 2023 - Free Event on Jan 19th

#Investing #Talks and Interviews

Are you keen to bulletproof your retirement? I'll present the closing keynote (6:50PM) on this topic at Swissquote's 2023 Investment Day event in Luxembourg on Jan 19. If you're in the area, you're welcome to attend, for free.…

Andrew Hallam

Is There A Correlation Between Our 'Stuff' And Life Satisfaction?

#Lifestyle

As we grow older, many of us upgrade what we have, believing those upgrades will make us happier. But...do we own things or do our things own us? It’s a question worth asking.…

Andrew Hallam

Stock Market Prediction Comes True...So What Do You Do Now?

#Investing

As a rule, I don't make stock market predictions. But in 2021, I went out on a limb. As I explain here, that prediction came true in 2022. So what should you do now?…

Andrew Hallam

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