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Has Your Offshore Pension Let You Down?

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On the 19th of April 2016, I spoke to a group of international teachers in Muscat, Oman. Many owned offshore pensions.  If you’re a non-American…

Andrew Hallam

Smart Index Fund Investing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Expats who live in Dubai can build low cost portfolios of index funds. They could do it on their own, or they could hire a highly…

Andrew Hallam

Where Can International Teachers Make A Lot of Money?

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Last year, I wondered where teachers could work to save the most money. How much could a frugal couple or frugal single teacher save? I asked…

Andrew Hallam

TD Direct International’s Low Fuss Investing For Expats

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There are no secrets to smart investing. Best practices are simple.  Diversify your assets and keep costs low.  Low cost funds, over time, beat high cost…

Andrew Hallam

Expatriate Investors Say No To Offshore Pensions

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Most non-American expats fall for the worst kinds of (legal) investment schemes. In my latest book, I spent an entire chapter lambasting them. But still… many…

Andrew Hallam

Singapore Expat: Should You Invest With St. James’s Place International?

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John’s phone rang. He picked it up. There was a polite British gentleman on the other line. “We would like to offer you significant savings…

Andrew Hallam

How To Reduce The Currency Bite With Internaxx (formerly TD Direct International)

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Note, this article sometimes refers to Internaxx by its previous name, TD Direct International. Internaxx is a brokerage based in Luxembourg. It’s popular among non-American…

Andrew Hallam

U.S Brokerages Slam The Doors On U.S. Expats

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A couple of months ago, an American woman living in Singapore sent me an email. “I have investments with Morgan Stanley in the U.S.,” she…

Andrew Hallam

How Investors Can Lose A Lot Of Money With Exchange Traded Index Funds

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Investors in ETFs (exchange traded index funds) can lose a lot of money if they try to use a brokerage’s safety harness. This misguided safety…

Andrew Hallam

Expatriate Canadian Teacher in Dubai Could Get A $168,000 Bonus

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Guest blog post My decision to return back to international teaching was motivated by my unrepentant wanderlust. But it was also driven by my desire to…

Andrew Hallam