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by Andrew Hallam
Millionaire Expat, 2nd Edition
Cover
Title Page
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Grow Big Profits without Any Effort
Why Average Returns Aren't Normal
Stocks Pound Inflation
What Has the Stock Market Done for You Lately?
Undressing Stocks with 50 Shades of Gray
The Stock Market Stars as the Great Humiliator
Fast‐Growing Economies Can Produce Weak Returns
Bonds Are Protective Nets for Jumpers
Can You Lose Money with Bonds?
Chapter 2: Don't Start a Fight with an Escalator
Yes, the Financial District Loves You!
Global Investors Getting Fleeced
Chapter 3: Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
Global Investors Bleed by the Same Sword
American Expatriates Run Naked
Why Brokers Want to Muzzle Warren Buffett
Financial Advisors Touting “The World Is Flat!”
Hedge Fund Money Spanked for Its Con
Why Most Investors Underperform Their Funds
Why Do Financial Advisors Lie?
Chapter 4: Don't Let a Fool or a Psychopath Wreck Your Future
The deVere Group Faces Trouble
Expats Pay the World's Highest Investment Fees
A Canadian Investor Gets Bled
Investment Schemes That Cripple Like a Virus
British Expats: Can I Trade You That Diamond for a Big Lump of Coal?
Featuring the Rip‐Offers
The 10 Habits of Successful Financial Advisors…Really?
When Your Advisor Is a Sales Commando
Welcoming Sharks into the Seal Pool
Misled Investors Pay the Price
Would You Like a Band‐Aid for That Bleeding Gash?
Masters of the Insured Death Benefit Illusion
Free Fund Switching Isn't a Perk
Making Millions off the General Public
Fooling the Masses with Numbers
Regulators Making an Effort
Record Complaints in the UAE Are Gaining Some Attention
Can Squeaky Wheels Gain Redemption?
Should You Ditch Your Offshore Pension?
When High Fees Meet Gunslingers
A Son's Inheritance Gets Plundered
Canadian Teacher Gets Scalped
Investor in Thailand Makes the Great Escape
Poor Performance Packs a Three‐Way Punch
Responsible Savers Often Pay a Big Price
Chapter 5: Self‐Appointed Gurus and Neanderthal Brains
Why Most Investors Should Hope for Falling Markets
Are You Cheering for the Right Team?
If You're Just Starting Out, Pray for Stocks to Sputter
Should You Worry When Stocks Hit All‐Time Highs?
The Only Thing That Matters
It's Not Timing the Market That Matters; It's Time in the Market
High Unemployment and High Stock Returns
What Can You Miss by Guessing Wrong?
When Investors and Advisors Sabotage Their Rides
Popular Stocks Underperform
How About the Next Big Thing?
When Genius Fails
Are Index Fund Investors Smarter?
Chapter 6: An Employer's Greatest Challenge
Keep the Foxes Out of the Henhouse
Is Your Devil Big or Small?
Don't Give a Climber a Flaming Rope
Would You Hire a Guy without a License to Drive Your Retirement?
Fees—How Much Is Too Much?
So What's the Solution for Global Employers?
When Employers Offer Carrots
Non‐American Teachers: If You Slash Your Bicycle Tire We'll Reward You With A Push
How School Administrators Could Really Boost Savings
Chapter 7: Couch Potato Investing
Don't Bonds Tie You Down?
Is It More of a Fling than a Real Relationship?
Are You Worried That Bond Interest Rates Are Low?
Potatoes Growing Globally
Bonds Relative to Age and Risk
What If You're Falling Behind?
Profiting from Panic—Stock Market Crash 2008–2009
Owning the World
Where Do You Plan to Retire?
Are You Retiring in an Emerging‐Market Country?
Does This Sound Too Good to Be True?
Chapter 8: Investment Advisors with a Conscience
Do You Have a Ninja's Discipline?
Qualities of a Great Financial Advisor
Investment Professionals Worth Considering
British Investors: You Ready for a Hybrid?
Crush Your “Sophisticated” Investment Friends
Why Many Global Expats Are Naming Their Newborns Mark
Conclusion
Chapter 9: Choosing Your Offshore Brokerage—For Non‐Americans
DBS Vickers Securities Opens the Door to Everyone
Why You Should Avoid TD Ameritrade Singapore
TD Direct Investing International (Internaxx)
Saxo Capital Markets—A Jewel with Distractions
Swissquote Offers Options
Is Interactive Brokers the Dark Horse Winner?
Chapter 10: The 30 Questions Do‐It‐Yourself Investors Ask
What's the Difference between an Exchange‐Traded Index Fund (ETF) and an Index Fund?
Do Non‐Americans Have to Pay US Estate Taxes upon Death if They Own US Index Shares?
What's a Sector‐Specific ETF?
Should I Buy an Index that's Currency Hedged?
What's the Scoop on Withholding Taxes? (For Non‐Americans)
Will You Have to Pay Currency Conversions?
Should I Be Concerned about Currency Risks?
Do the Unit Prices of ETFs Show Which are Expensive or Cheap?
If I Have a Lump Sum, Should I Invest It All at Once?
I'm in Some Expensive Products, but They're Currently Down in Value. Should I Sell Now or Wait?
How Do I Open a Brokerage Account and Make Purchases? (For Non‐Americans)
What If I Find a Higher‐Performing Bond Index?
What If I Find a Cheaper ETF?
Should I Be Most Concerned about Commissions, Annual Account Fees, Fund Costs, or Exchange Rate Fees?
How Little Can I Invest Each Month?
Stock Markets Are High. Should I Really Start Investing?
Should I Buy ETFs from Vanguard, iShares, Schwab or Another Low‐Cost Provider?
Can Muslims Build a Portfolio of Shariah‐Compliant Funds?
Could You Build a Portfolio of Socially Responsible Index Funds?
Why Doesn't My Brokerage Offer the Funds I Want?
Why Hasn't My Bond ETF Risen in Value?
What If My Bond ETF Is Priced in a Different Currency?
Are Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Good Investments?
Should I Buy a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index?
Should I Buy a Smart Beta ETF?
Should I Invest in Gold?
Don't Small‐Company Stocks Beat Larger‐Company Stocks?
What If You and Your Spouse Represent Different Nationalities?
Could Index Fund Investing Become Too Popular?
What If I Need Help Building My Portfolio?
Let's Go!
Chapter 11: Portfolio Models for American Expats
Do You Currently Invest with Vanguard?
Couch Potato Investing with Vanguard
Couch Potato Investing with a Vanguard Stick Shift
When Investors Binge on Speculation
Socially Responsible Investing
Interactive Brokers Offers a Great Deal
Doing the Couch Potato with Interactive Brokers
Socially Responsible Couch Potato Portfolio
Don't Contribute Illegally to Your IRA
What Exactly Is an IRA?
Roth IRAs Are Different
Chapter 12: Portfolio Models for Canadian Expats
Canadian Funds Earn an “F” for Costs
Brokerage Options for Expatriate Canadians
Brokerages for Canadians in Capital Gains–Free Jurisdictions
Building a Canadian Couch Potato Portfolio
ETF Canadian Price War
What About RRSPs and TFSAs?
Swap‐Based ETFs—The Ultimate Legal Tax Dodge
Chapter 13: Portfolio Models for British Expats
Expensive Firms Performing Like a Virgin
Couch Potato Investing for British Expatriates
How Do You Rebalance a Multicurrency Portfolio?
Socially Responsible Investing for British Expats
Shariah‐Compliant Investing for Muslims
Are You Really Ready to Do This?
Chapter 14: Portfolio Models for Australian Expats
Fancy an Australian Couch Potato?
Socially Responsible Investing for Australians
Now Look Deeply into That Mirror
Chapter 15: Portfolio Models for New Zealand Expats
Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
Do You Have What It Takes?
Chapter 16: Portfolio Models for South African and South American Expats
South African Investors
South Africans Fry Up the Couch Potato
South American Investors
Are You Having Troubles Selecting Your Portfolio?
Chapter 17: Portfolio Models for Irish and European Expats
The European Cheapskate Couch Potato Portfolio
Socially Responsible Investing for Europeans
Don't Get Suckered by the Sirens
Chapter 18: Portfolio Models for Asian Expats
Speculators Suffer
Chapter 19: Setting Your Bull's‐Eye
What's a Better Definition of Wealth?
What's This Ailment Expatitis?
Cheating Conventional Retirement Rules
Married Couple Lives Well on Just $20,000 a Year
Could You Retire on Less than $15,000 a Year?
The Home‐Country Retirement Plan
How Much Money Will You Need?
British Teacher in Japan Aims to Retire in Style
Single Canadian Woman Lights Her Investment Fire
Dubai‐Based Pilot Plans to See His Savings Soar
Now It's Your Turn
Chapter 20: How Much Money Should You Be Saving?
How to Never Run Out of Money
Could You Cleverly Withdraw More than 4 Percent?
Third‐Culture Kid Sets Her Savings Goal
How Much Money Will Rosanna Need?
Where Can International Teachers Save a Lot of Money?
Robert and Yik Consider Thailand or New Zealand
Should This Couple Stress?
Couple Plans for a Two‐Country Retirement
Now It's Your Turn
Conclusion
Index
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