Zurich International, Friends Provident and Generali Vision Have Costly Kissing Cousins
#Advisors #Expat InvestingMore stories about exploited expatriate investors are starting to hit the news. Here’s another shocker from the South China Morning Post [http://www.scmp.com/…
Canadian Divorcee in Singapore Finds Her Investment Wings
#Investing #Expat InvestingAmy Grant, like so many married women, let her husband manage their investments. But in 2010, the Singapore-based Canadian couple split up. It left Amy in…
International Teaching: Perils to Beware
#Advisors #Expat InvestingWith no pensions to contribute to, International Teaching can be a hazardous occupation. You save your money in a school sponsored plan and trust that the…
Vanguard’s Exchange Traded Funds Headed for Hong Kong
#Expat InvestingIf you’re an investor based in Hong Kong or Singapore, your lowest cost options for a globally diversified portfolio are exchange-traded funds on the U.…
An Expat Canadian in Japan, Finds A Way To Invest
#Expat InvestingOne of my readers (an expat Canadian named Jon) was looking for investment options in Japan. He wanted to invest with low cost index funds, but…
International Teachers: Are you investing enough money?
#Expat Investing #RetirementTo find out if you’re saving enough money, use my free, 13 minute seminar below: If you’re an international school teacher, you’re metaphorically…
Index Investing in Singapore For Expat New Zealanders
#Expat InvestingIf you’re a New Zealander living in Singapore, you may be wondering about investment options. Perhaps you’ve been approached by someone representing Friends Provident…
Expatriate Investing Without Flying To Singapore
#Expat Investing #AdvisorsPeople working overseas are often left with a cesspool of investment options. And most of them don’t realize how unfortunate most of those selections are.…
Singapore American Teacher Investment - Even Better Than It Looks
#Expat InvestingIn September 2006, I created a hypothetical $200,000 portfolio for some expatriate American teachers at Singapore American School. To build this portfolio at Vanguard, investors…
Building A Low Cost Indexed Portfolio For Canadians
#Investing #Expat InvestingIn the Globe and Mail I wrote an article about how to build a portfolio of low cost indexes. It was geared towards Canadians, but the…