Leaving the US to Live Abroad: Financial Considerations.
Americans thinking about moving overseas, this post is for you. Find out what you don't know about the financial side of expat life.
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Blair Hoover
Apr 229 min read
Writing a will in the UAE: What if You don't Have a Will?
Writing a will is daunting. The hardest part is the thinking and planning, and you can do that right now. There are certain things in UAE yo
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Blair Hoover
Oct 13, 20238 min read
The Impact of Community on your Finances
Tuan and I recently facilitated a SimplyFI community meet-up here in Abu Dhabi. Getting together with other people in various stages of...
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Blair Hoover
Oct 6, 20239 min read
Asset Allocation and Understanding Risk
Asset allocation refers to the percentage of your total investments that are in each asset category. Typically investors are referring to...
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Tuan Phan
Sep 23, 20233 min read
How to Win the Lotto
Jerry and Marge Shelbee are a retired couple from Michigan, US, who won the state lotto. Although this is hard to do, it’s not uncommon...
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John Henzell
Sep 16, 20235 min read
Life after FIRE: Pandemic Edition
Ever wondered what would have happened if the life you dreamed of as a twenty-something actually became a reality? Thanks to the...
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Tuan Phan
Sep 9, 20235 min read
Buy the Whole Haystack: Why Index Investing Beats Stock Picking
The importance of diversification in the stock market. Looking for the needle in the haystack Many people wrongly believe that the stock...
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Blair Hoover
Aug 26, 20234 min read
How Much Money Do You Need?
How do you know how much money you need to invest in order to be financially independent? The total amount you need to have invested in...
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Tuan Phan
Aug 18, 20234 min read
Blackrock's New UCITES iBond ETFs
What does this mean for investors? I just found out that Blackrock launched a new suite of iBonds ETFs on August 9th that are UCITS and...
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Tuan Phan
Aug 12, 20234 min read
Financial Advisors and Active Fund Managers
Active vs Passive The “Active vs Passive” debate was settled long ago - passive is better in the long run mathematically and empirically,...
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Tuan Phan
Jul 1, 20235 min read
Living the YOLO Life
Finding balance between YOLO and Delayed Gratification
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Tuan Phan
Jun 10, 20236 min read
BNPL is an Evil Business Model
I hate the “Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)” business model – it’s evil!! When I first heard of the Buy Now Pay Later model that many fintech...
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Tuan Phan
May 13, 20234 min read
Understanding Investing
“It takes above average intelligence to understand index investing” -Tuan Phan Index Investing is Simple Being a passive investor is...
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Blair Hoover
May 6, 20233 min read
Buying Vs Renting: Beyond the Numbers
If you want to see what the numbers say, check out my previous post: Buying Vs Renting: The Numbers. Types of Data Having taught the...
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Blair Hoover
Apr 29, 20235 min read
Buying Vs Renting: The Numbers
"I don't want to be throwing away all that money on rent." Land ownership has been the most common way of building wealth throughout...
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Tuan Phan
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Investing is a Solved Game
Chess is one of the oldest and most popular board games in the world, with a rich history that spans more than a thousand years. Today,...
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Blair Hoover
Apr 15, 20234 min read
Early Retirement: Death Trap or Freedom?
What's the hype around FIRE? Some people never want to retire, others can't wait to quit their job. What's best for you?
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Blair Hoover
Apr 8, 20233 min read
Money Can Grow: The Power of Compound Interest
The compound interest formula looks complex and intimidating. But this mathematical formula holds to key to your financial freedom....
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Tuan Phan
Apr 5, 20233 min read
No Called Strikes
"There are no called strikes in the (investing) business” Perhaps Warren Buffett’s most iconic interview was his very first* on National...
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Blair Hoover
Mar 16, 20233 min read
Diversification: how to prevent financial collapse
Over the weekend in the US, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went under. Banks fail all the time, but this was a rather large one with a...
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