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The Global Expatriates Guide to Investing

The Global Expatriates Guide to Investing

Andrew Hallam Nov 05, 2014

The Global Expatriate's Guide to Investing:From Millionaire Teacher to Millionaire ExpatBy Andrew Hallam Exploit your offshore status to build a robust investment portfolioMost of the world's 200 million expats float in stormy seas. Few can contribute to their home country social programs.…

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How to Invest for a Grandson

How to Invest for a Grandson

Scott Burns Nov 03, 2010

Q I have a grandson who is 38 years old He is a responsible young man regularly employed But his earning power is limited probably between $25 000 and $35 000 a year (in today’s dollars) in his lifetime When my wife and I die (we are 87 and 90 years old) he will inherit about $500 000 Can…

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How to Leave High-Cost Investing

How to Leave High-Cost Investing

Scott Burns Jan 20, 2010

Q My husband and I are both retired We are tired of paying various "investment consulting firms" to lose our savings However I am a retired accountant and I am afraid I do not know how I can get control of our retirement savings and invest it myself without triggering income taxes Is there a…

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How a Young Soldier Should Invest: Simply

How a Young Soldier Should Invest: Simply

Scott Burns Jun 03, 2009

Q I am writing for my son who is a first lieutenant in the U S Army He just turned 24 and is ready to start his retirement investing His car is paid for He has no credit card or college debt He has about $6 000 in savings with plans to increase it to $10 000 He is planning to invest the…

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Practical ETF Investing: The Online Calculator

Practical ETF Investing: The Online Calculator

Scott Burns Oct 28, 2006

Does it make sense to become an ETF (exchange traded fund) investor I think so The smaller the commission cost of buying and selling measured as a percent of assets invested the more attractive ETF investing is The surprise is that it makes sense for relatively small portfolios How small…

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The Value of New Technologies for Retirement Investing

The Value of New Technologies for Retirement Investing

Scott Burns May 18, 2003

Everything is in place An average young worker can increase her retirement assets by at least $400 000 Perhaps $700 000 That's my conclusion after comparing the investment tools of today and yesterday We have much better tools today Only will and knowledge stand between young workers and a…

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The Lessons of Really Long Term Investing

The Lessons of Really Long Term Investing

Scott Burns Nov 03, 2002

The longer the time period the better index investing looks I learned this while doing a new examination of mutual fund performance In it I learned that the Vanguard 500 Index fund ranked 46th of the 306 domestic equity funds with 20 year track records That means it did better than 85 …

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It Probably Wont Pay To Borrow to Invest

It Probably Wont Pay To Borrow to Invest

Scott Burns Jul 16, 1998

Thursday, July 16, 1998 Q. I was thinking that it might be prudent to borrow against our house and invest. Say we could borrow $100,000 and assume a 10 year mortgage at 7 percent. Were conservative investors, so say we invested the money in a Vanguard or T. Rowe Price couch potato fund or a…

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Investing With American Funds Is Like Betting On Tiger Woods

Investing With American Funds Is Like Betting On Tiger Woods

Andrew Hallam Apr 20, 2017

Tiger Woods was awesome. Before his 33rd birthday he had won 14 major golf championships. Jack Nicklaus held the record at 18 majors. Woods was closing fast. But then something happened. Tiger Woods stumbled. He’s now trying to recover but his rivals are tough. It might be hard to believe, but…

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REITS: How To Invest In Real Estate Without The Added Stink

REITS: How To Invest In Real Estate Without The Added Stink

Andrew Hallam Nov 16, 2015

You ask your son to pass the salad. He lifts the bowl as your cellphone rings. Taking calls during family dinners isn’t really your thing. But your tenants have an emergency. A pipe broke in their bathroom and the place is starting to stink. No surprise here—you’ve just lost your…

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