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When Andrew Hallam isn't getting eaten by mosquitoes in a tropical jungle, cycling up the side of a valcano with his wife during a downpour or trying to drive to Argentina in a van, he's speaking and writing about happiness, personal finance and low-cost retirement destinations. Profiled by such show more media as CNBC and The Wall Street Journal, the former high school teacher is the first person to have a #1 selling finance book on Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Amazon UAE and Amazon Singapore. He has written columns for The Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, AssetBuilder.com, MoneySense, and Swissquote. His other books include Millionaire Teacher and Balance: How to Invest and Spend for Happiness, Health and Wealth. Find him online at andrewhallam.com. show less

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Birthdate
1970-05-04
Gender
male
Nationality
Canada
Birthplace
Nottingham, England, UK

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Very clear and concise introduction to investing.
 
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spisaacs | 2 other reviews | Jul 12, 2021 |
The best resource of the books I've read for financial literacy. Full of commonsense, readable with many sources listed for further reading if desired.
 
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SandyAMcPherson | 2 other reviews | Sep 24, 2017 |
One of the best books on investing that I have read in a long time. The author helps to take the mystery out of investing and breaks it all down to one simple take home message: Invest your money in index funds( preferably through a non-profit company such as Vanguard). This book will also enlighten you about the fact that most investment "advisers" try to sell you products that make money for them and NOT for you. Index funds are rarely recommended by these advisers because they can't make any money with them. However, for Investors index funds have proven over time that they produce steady returns which is more reliable than picking individual stocks that can go up and down in no time. Highly recommended!… (more)
 
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