- 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
- Chapter 3: Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
- 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
- Chapter 9: Choosing Your Offshore Brokerage—For Non‐Americans
- 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
- Chapter 13: Portfolio Models for British Expats
- Chapter 14: Portfolio Models for Australian Expats
- Chapter 15: Portfolio Models for New Zealand Expats
- Chapter 16: Portfolio Models for South African and South American Expats
- Chapter 17: Portfolio Models for Irish and European Expats
- Chapter 18: Portfolio Models for Asian Expats
- 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
- End User License Agreement
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