Informationen zum Autor Andrew Hallam built a debt-free, million dollar portfolio on a middle class salary before he was forty years old. He has shared his simple, evidence-based investment strategies on CNBC, in MoneySense magazine and with his columns in The Globe and Mail and Canadian Business magazine. He also writes a column for AssetBuilder, an online US-based investment firm. He and his wife are digital nomads. They travel the globe to explore new places. They often couple their adventures with talks around the world, inspiring others to effectively manage their money. Join the conversation and gain continued financial insight on his blog at www.andrewhallam.com. Klappentext Adopt the investment strategy that turned a school teacher into a millionaireMillionaire Teacher shows you how to achieve financial independence through smart investing -- without being a financial wizard. Author Andrew Hallam was a high school English teacher. He became a debt-free millionaire by following a few simple rules. In this book, he teaches you the financial fundamentals you need to follow in his tracks. You can spend just an hour per year on your investments, never think about the stock market's direction -- and still beat most professional investors. It's not about get-rich-quick schemes or trendy investment products peddled by an ever-widening, self-serving industry; it's about your money and your future. This new second edition features updated discussion on passive investing, studies on dollar cost averaging versus lump sum investing, and a detailed segment on RoboAdvisors for Americans, Canadians, Australians, Singaporeans and British investors.Financial literacy is rarely taught in schools. Were you shortchanged by your education system? This book is your solution, teaching you the ABCs of finance to help you build wealth.* Gain the financial literacy to make smart investment decisions* Learn why you should invest in index funds* Find out how to find the right kind of financial advisor* Avoid scams and flash-in-the-pan trendsMillionaire Teacher shows how to build a strong financial future today. Zusammenfassung Adopt the investment strategy that turned a school teacher into a millionaire Millionaire Teacher shows you how to achieve financial independence through smart investing without being a financial wizard. Author Andrew Hallam was a high school English teacher. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1RULE 1 Spend Like You Want to Grow Rich 5The Hippocratic Rule of Wealth 6Can You See the Road When You're Driving? 10One of the Savviest Guys I Ever Met--And His View on Buying Cars 13Careful Home Purchases 19Millionaire Handouts 20How Did I Become a Millionaire? 21Looking to the Future 24RULE 2 Use the Greatest Investment Ally You Have 27Compound Interest--The World's Most Powerful Financial Concept 29The Bohemian Millionaire--The Best of Historical-Based Fiction 31Gifting Money to Yourself 34When You Definitely Shouldn't Invest 36How and Why Stocks Rise in Value 36RULE 3 Small Fees Pack Big Punches 43With Training, the Average Fifth Grader Can Take on Wall Street 44Financial Experts Backing the Irrefutable 45What Causes Experts to Shake Their Heads 49When the Best Funds Turn Malignant 51Reality Check 58When Best Mutual Fund Lists Can Strip You Naked 61What's Under the Hood of an Index Fund? 69Captain America Calls for Government Action 70Who's Arguing against Indexes? 72RULE 4 Conquer the Enemy in the Mirror 81When a 10 Percent Gain Isn't a 10 Percent Gain 81Are Index Fund Investors Smarter? 86It's Not Timing the Market That Matters; It's Time in the Market 88On Stocks . . . What You Really Should Have Learned in School 90Internet Madness and the Damage It Caused 96Taking Advantage of Fear and Greed 99Young People Should Salivate When Stocks Sputter 101Opportunities after Chaos 103RULE 5 Bui...

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Andrew Hallam built a debt-free, million dollar portfolio on a middle class salary before he was forty years old. He has shared his simple, evidence-based investment strategies on CNBC, in MoneySense magazine and with his columns in The Globe and Mail and Canadian Business magazine. He also writes a column for AssetBuilder, an online US-based investment firm. He and his wife are digital nomads. They travel the globe to explore new places. They often couple their adventures with talks around the world, inspiring others to effectively manage their money. Join the conversation and gain continued financial insight on his blog at www.andrewhallam.com.

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Millionaire Teacher "Contrary to financial services industry mythology, saving and investing for your future doesn't have to be difficult. You'll learn just how easy it can be in Andrew Hallam's Millionaire Teacher, Second Edition. With nine simple rules, he gives you easy, step-by-step instructions. Follow them and you'll be on your way to a successful (and possibly early) retirement."
? Scott Burns, US Syndicated Finance Columnist "In the second edition of Millionaire Teacher, Andrew Hallam shows how the son of a mechanic who became a high school teacher could become a financially independent millionaire by following a few simple, albeit difficult to follow, common sense rules. If more young people followed his advice, it would be a richer, more stable world."
? Michael O'Higgins, author of Beating the Dow, Beating The Dow With Bonds, O'Higgins Asset Management, Inc. "Andrew Hallam's Millionaire Teacher, Second Edition. is full of wisdom and wit?a combination that makes the book an easy read. This is not another writer's set of opinions, this is an evidence-based project and draws on the wisdom of many Nobel Laureate winners. Their work is translated and distilled into easily understandable chapters. The basic principles espoused in the book should be required educative reading for every investor."
? Ben Sherwood, director for and on behalf of Satis Asset Management Ltd, principal, Hillier Hopkins LLP "There are lots of books on personal finance but blessed few that discuss the topic with wit and even fewer that do so with soul. Andrew Hallam's second edition of Millionaire Teacher is to my mind the best. Read it. You'll be entertained. You'll also be richer in every sense."
? Ian McGugan, The Globe and Mail "Andrew is a rare breed. He makes complex financial topics easy to understand for the masses, but his in-depth knowledge also ensures that even the most well-versed can learn a thing or two. Whether you're a millennial, approaching retirement, or already retired, his second edition of Millionaire Teacher is a must-read for anyone looking to take control of their finances."
? Jason Heath, CFP, Fee-Only Financial Planner, Financial Post and MoneySense columnist

Zusammenfassung
Adopt the investment strategy that turned a school teacher into a millionaire Millionaire Teacher shows you how to achieve financial independence through smart investing without being a financial wizard. Author Andrew Hallam was a high school English teacher.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Rule 1 Spend Like You Want to Grow Rich 5

The Hippocratic Rule of Wealth 6

Can You See the Road When You're Driving? 10

One of the Savviest Guys I Ever Met-And His View on Buying Cars 13

Careful Home Purchases 19

Millionaire Handouts 20

How Did I Become a Millionaire? 21

Looking to the Future 24

Rule 2 Use the Greatest Investment Ally You Have 27

Compound Interest-The World's Most Powerful Financial Concept 29

The Bohemian Millionaire-The Best of Historical-Based Fiction 31

Gifting Money to Yourself 34

When You Definitely Shouldn't Invest 36

How and Why Stocks Rise in Value 36

Rule 3 Small Fees Pack Big Punches 43

With Training, the Average Fifth Grader Can Take on Wall Street 44

Financial Experts Backing the Irrefutable 45

What Caus…