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American Funds Losing Ground To Education

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A few years ago, a representative from a large international school in Asia asked me about a couple of specific investment fund sales providers. Her teachers…

Andrew Hallam

How To Lose Money With Your Friends

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There are plenty of fun ways to lose money with your friends. You could go out for a night of socializing and drinking; you could spend…

Andrew Hallam

When the Underdog Fights

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I was born in a country where sports fans have infamous reputations for home-team loyalty. Their fanaticism has even caused deaths. In 1985, international authorities banned…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 6 of 7

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Can This Really Be Happening in Canada? Many ScotiaBank clients walk into their banks every day, looking for investment options.  The bank’s friendly staff sell…

Andrew Hallam

What Cancer and Investing Have In Common

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© AssetBuilder Two years ago I lay on a sofa, as a new age “hands on” healer stood over me. I was dying, she moaned, as if…

Andrew Hallam

How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 5 of 7

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Internet-based rumours are suggesting that the top brass at the Bank of Montreal recently held an important meeting. How were they going to deal with Andrew…

Andrew Hallam

Millionaire Teacher: North America’s Best Selling Investment Book?

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While watching yesterday’s Time Square New Year celebration, a Facebook survey revealed the top 10 New Year’s resolutions. Number 2 was no surprise—losing…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 4 of 7

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We’re going to poke a bit of fun at Royal Bank of Canada. There’s a great 1709 quote by Alexander Pope, from his Essay…

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How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 3 of 7

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If you’ve read the first two articles of this series, you might be starting to get upset with the financial advisors at your local bank.…

Andrew Hallam

How Canada’s Banks Let Canadian Investors Down: Part 2 of 7

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Most Canadian investors don’t realize that their banks walk all over them—hanging heavily weighted costs on their investment products which can hamper would-be flourishing…

Andrew Hallam