Millionaire expat : how to build wealth living overseas /: how to build wealth living overseas. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Hallam.
• Authors: (Teacher), Hallam, Andrew
• Contents: Foreword; Ian McGugan xix Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Grow Big Profits without Any Effort 5 Why Average Returns Aren’t Normal 9 Stocks Pound Inflation 11 What Has the Stock Market Done for You Lately? 13 Undressing Stocks with 50 Shades of Gray 14 The Stock Market Stars as the Great Humiliator 17 Fast-Growing Economies Can Produce Weak Returns 19 Bonds Are Protective Nets for Jumpers 21 Can You Lose Money with Bonds? 23 Chapter 2: Don’t Start a Fight with an Escalator 27 Yes, the Financial District Loves You! 28 Global Investors Getting Fleeced 29 Chapter 3: Where Are the Customers’ Yachts? 33 Global Investors Bleed by the Same Sword 34 American Expatriates Run Naked 37 Why Brokers Want to Muzzle Warren Buffett 38 Financial Advisors Touting “The World Is Flat!” 40 Hedge Fund Money Spanked for Its Con 42 Why Most Investors Underperform Their Funds 50 Why Do Financial Advisors Lie? 54 Chapter 4: Don’t Let a Fool or a Psychopath Wreck Your Future 59 The deVere Group Faces Trouble 62 Expats Pay the World’s Highest Investment Fees 63 A Canadian Investor Gets Bled 65 Investment Schemes That Cripple Like a Virus 66 British Expats: Can I Trade You That Diamond for a Big Lump of Coal? 68 Featuring the Rip-Offers 69 The 10 Habits of Successful Financial Advisors . . . Really? 70 When Your Advisor Is a Sales Commando 71 Welcoming Sharks into the Seal Pool 72 Misled Investors Pay the Price 76 Would You Like a Band-Aid for That Bleeding Gash? 76 Masters of the Insured Death Benefit Illusion 77 Free Fund Switching Isn’t a Perk 77 Making Millions off the General Public 78 Fooling the Masses with Numbers 79 Regulators Making an Effort 80 Record Complaints in the UAE Are Gaining Some Attention 83 Can Squeaky Wheels Gain Redemption? 83 Should You Ditch Your Offshore Pension? 84 When High Fees Meet Gunslingers 86 A Son’s Inheritance Gets Plundered 87 Canadian Teacher Gets Scalped 90 Investor in Thailand Makes the Great Escape 97 Poor Performance Packs a Three-Way Punch 101 Responsible Savers Often Pay a Big Price 102 Chapter 5: Self-Appointed Gurus and Neanderthal Brains 109 Why Most Investors Should Hope for Falling Markets 110 Are You Cheering for the Right Team? 111 If You’re Just Starting Out, Pray for Stocks to Sputter 113 Should You Worry When Stocks Hit All-Time Highs? 115 The Only Thing That Matters 117 It’s Not Timing the Market That Matters; It’s Time in the Market 118 High Unemployment and High Stock Returns 119 What Can You Miss by Guessing Wrong? 121 When Investors and Advisors Sabotage Their Rides 123 Popular Stocks Underperform 124 How About the Next Big Thing? 127 When Genius Fails 128 Are Index Fund Investors Smarter? 129 Chapter 6: An Employer’s Greatest Challenge 135 Keep the Foxes Out of the Henhouse 136 Is Your Devil Big or Small? 137 Don’t Give a Climber a Flaming Rope 137 Would You Hire a Guy without a License to Drive Your Retirement? 138 Fees—How Much Is Too Much? 140 So What’s the Solution for Global Employers? 141 When Employers Offer Carrots 147 Non-American Teachers: If You Slash Your Bicycle Tire We’ll Reward You With A Push 147 How School Administrators Could Really Boost Savings 148 Chapter 7: Couch Potato Investing 153 Don’t Bonds Tie You Down? 154 Is It More of a Fling than a Real Relationship? 154 Are You Worried That Bond Interest Rates Are Low? 156 Potatoes Growing Globally 158 Bonds Relative to Age and Risk 158 What If You’re Falling Behind? 160 Profiting from Panic—Stock Market Crash 2008–2009 160 Owning the World 161 Where Do You Plan to Retire? 162 Are You Retiring in an Emerging-Market Country? 164 Does This Sound Too Good to Be True? 164 Chapter 8: Investment Advisors with a Conscience 167 Do You Have a Ninja’s Discipline? 168 Qualities of a Great Financial Advisor 168 Investment Professionals Worth Considering 172 British Investors: You Ready for a Hybrid? 182 Crush Your “Sophisticated” Investment Friends 183 Why Many Global Expats Are Naming Their Newborns Mark 189 Conclusion 190 Chapter 9: Choosing Your Offshore Brokerage—For Non-Americans 193 DBS Vickers Securities Opens the Door to Everyone 197 Why You Should Avoid TD Ameritrade Singapore 198 TD Direct Investing International (Internaxx) 198 Saxo Capital Markets—A Jewel with Distractions 199 Swissquote Offers Options 200 Is Interactive Brokers the Dark Horse Winner? 201 Chapter 10: The 30 Questions Do-It-Yourself Investors Ask 205 What’s the Difference between an Exchange-Traded Index Fund (ETF) and an Index Fund? 205 Do Non-Americans Have to Pay US Estate Taxes upon Death if They Own US Index Shares? 206 What’s a Sector-Specific ETF? 207 Should I Buy an Index that’s Currency Hedged? 208 What’s the Scoop on Withholding Taxes? (For Non-Americans) 209 Will You Have to Pay Currency Conversions? 211 Should I Be Concerned about Currency Risks? 212 Do the Unit Prices of ETFs Show Which are Expensive or Cheap? 213 If I Have a Lump Sum, Should I Invest It All at Once? 213 I’m in Some Expensive Products, but They’re Currently Down in Value. Should I Sell Now or Wait? 214 How Do I Open a Brokerage Account and Make Purchases? (For Non-Americans) 215 What If I Find a Higher-Performing Bond Index? 219 What If I Find a Cheaper ETF? 220 Should I Be Most Concerned about Commissions, Annual Account Fees, Fund Costs, or Exchange Rate Fees? 220 How Little Can I Invest Each Month? 221 Stock Markets Are High. Should I Really Start Investing? 222 Should I Buy ETFs from Vanguard, iShares, Schwab or Another Low-Cost Provider? 223 Can Muslims Build a Portfolio of Shariah-Compliant Funds? 223 Could You Build a Portfolio of Socially Responsible Index Funds? 225 Why Doesn’t My Brokerage Offer the Funds I Want? 226 Why Hasn’t My Bond ETF Risen in Value? 226 What If My Bond ETF Is Priced in a Different Currency? 227 Are Cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, Good Investments? 228 Should I Buy a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index? 230 Should I Buy a Smart Beta ETF? 231 Should I Invest in Gold? 232 Don’t Small-Company Stocks Beat Larger-Company Stocks? 233 What If You and Your Spouse Represent Different Nationalities? 235 Could Index Fund Investing Become Too Popular? 236 What If I Need Help Building My Portfolio? 238 Let’s Go! 239 Chapter 11: Portfolio Models for American Expats 243 Do You Currently Invest with Vanguard? 244 Couch Potato Investing with Vanguard 245 Couch Potato Investing with a Vanguard Stick Shift 247 When Investors Binge on Speculation 248 Socially Responsible Investing 255 Interactive Brokers Offers a Great Deal 255 Doing the Couch Potato with Interactive Brokers 257 Socially Responsible Couch Potato Portfolio 260 Don’t Contribute Illegally to Your IRA 260 What Exactly Is an IRA? 260 Roth IRAs Are Different 262 Chapter 12: Portfolio Models for Canadian Expats 265 Canadian Funds Earn an “F” for Costs 266 Brokerage Options for Ex
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 332.6; Finance, Personal; Investments; Retirement income -- Planning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119411901
• Related ISBNs: 9781119411918
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