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The best guide to US expat investing? – Personal Review

30 August 201829 January 2021 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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Retirement Winning Financial Freedom 

9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Step 9)

29 July 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 403b (401k), 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam

US expats receiving social security or a US expat’s pension will require a significantly smaller portfolio.

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Investments Savings 

9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Step 8)

17 July 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam

When we’re young, we can afford to take greater risks with our money, but when we’re older…

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9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Step 7)

2 July 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam

If you’re going to be working, and putting money into the markets for at least the next five years, you need to HOPE for lower market levels!

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Investments 

9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Step 6)

21 June 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam, Low-cost diversified funds

If your advisor tries to talk you out of low-cost, diversified index funds, it’s time to find another advisor.

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9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Steps 4-5)

12 June 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam, Low-cost diversified funds

Albert Einstein called compound interest the most powerful force on the planet. Here’s why.

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Hallam's Steps 1-3
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9 Steps to Financial Freedom (Steps 1-3)

11 June 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam 9 Steps, Andrew Hallam, Credit and Debit Cards, Debt

Click here to see all of Andrew’s 9 Steps to Financial Freedom or click on them individually as Steps 1-3, Steps

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This is a collection of freebies, low-cost and money-saving tools of particular interest to missionaries and limited-income workers. FREE or

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Money Can Buy You Happiness!

8 May 201829 January 2021 Andrew Hallam Andrew Hallam, Reckless Generosity

I ran along the sand wearing nothing but shorts and a pair of shoes. Each morning for a month, I

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Living Like a Local: Utilities

14 January 202129 January 2021 Michael A. Carlson
$15,000 saved on college by not settling!
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$15,000 saved on college by not settling!

6 November 202029 January 2021 Mark Mason
Are You Making Any of These Common Investing Mistakes?
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Are You Making Any of These Common Investing Mistakes?

21 August 202029 January 2021 Sound Mind Investing

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