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Are You Making Any of These Common Investing Mistakes?

21 August 202022 August 2020 Sound Mind Investing Sound Mind Investing

This post was written by Austin Pryor and Matt Bell was originally published on the Sound Mind Investing website and

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Faith in Finances Investments 

Trusting God to Work Things Together for Good

9 June 202021 August 2020 Sound Mind Investing Crisis Lessons, Reckless Generosity, Sound Mind Investing

In difficult circumstances, trusting in God’s faithfulness can be a daily battle. But our God is “invariably loving, inevitably faithful, and absolutely worthy of all your confidence.”

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The best expat financial advisor? – Personal Review

18 January 202018 January 2020 Michael A. Carlson Best in Class, Mark Zoril, Michael A. Carlson

POST UPDATE: Since publication on 6 November 2018, the PlanVision annual price has increased to $149/year. For the record, that’s

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Free Thun Webinars

26 February 20197 May 2020 David Kuenzi Thun Financial, Videos (Webinars)

Thun Financial Advisors is one of the finest international experts on financial planning. These free webinars is like working with them for free!

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REduce your exposure or RE-enter the market?

27 December 20189 August 2019 Mark Mason Low-cost diversified funds

In the face of market downturns, should I be RE-entering the market or REducing my exposure?

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Life without a Retirement Account

19 December 20189 August 2019 Mark Zoril US tax

How can nonprofit workers save for retirement without access to conventional retirement accounts? The answer is really, really simple.

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Isn’t investing just gambling?

4 December 20189 August 2019 Mark Mason Low-cost diversified funds

We get this question a lot. We hear it from some of the most honorable people we know and, sadly,

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Why Americans Should Never Own Shares in a Non-US Mutual Fund (PFIC)

4 October 20189 August 2019 David Kuenzi Thun Financial, US tax

If you are investing your savings through a non-US financial institution, you need to learn what a Passive Foreign Investment Company is very quickly. Why?

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The best guide to US expat investing? – Personal Review

30 August 20189 August 2019 Michael A. Carlson Andrew Hallam, Best in Class, Michael A. Carlson

Need a simple, cheap, effective guide to investing as an expat? This is your guy!

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Free Webinar Tuesday!

25 August 20189 August 2019 David Kuenzi Thun Financial, Videos (Webinars)

Please join us for our U.S. Expat Investment Management and Financial Planning webinar. This live webinar provides a detailed analysis of the challenges facing American investors.

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