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Expats zoom in on property and stocks as the Aussie dollar slides

Expats zoom in on property and stocks as the Aussie dollar slides Brett Evans’ financial planning business is about to get very busy. His company, Atlas Wealth Management, which specialises in servicing Australian expatriates had 20 calls from clients last month, twice as many calls than usual. And they were all looking to buy or sell properties, taking […]

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Retirement Income Passport: Retirement Portfolios From Around The World

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Retirement Income Passport: Retirement Portfolios From Around The World Ever wonder what a retiree in Australia, Canada, Singapore, or other distant locations invests in? Curious as to how much they invest in US companies, or what financial advisors helping retirees in other countries see as some of the best, most underutilised opportunities? Join

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Having a baby in your 40s or later? Consider this

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Pregnant at 65…with quadruplets? It’s not out of the realm of possibility. If all goes well, Germany’s Annegret Raunigk will be the oldest woman to give birth to quads. Still, having children at 60 is unusual. Kids past 40, however, is becoming more common. When Gregory Gardner’s son, Bo, came along, Gardner was 44 —

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How to go back to school at 40 & boost your income

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Registered nurse Colleen Cunningham was at a crossroads. Though the 46-year-old had been a nurse for two decades, liked her colleagues and had a good reputation, she felt that she’d exhausted the role. “I really just wanted to expand my scope,” she said. The answer? Another degree. But the Albany, NY, resident didn’t quit

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Estate Planning – Getting back to life after death

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Estate Planning – Getting back to life after death- Seven-and-a-half years ago, Kristen Brown’s husband died of a heart attack at age 30. “He had just been given a clean bill of health and was a former college athlete,” said Brown, now 38, who lives in Minnesota in the US and is the author

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Think you have a tough gig? Try life as a single parent

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Before her divorce five years ago, Lisa Flowers worked only one job. Now, as the single parent of an 8-year-old boy, she works four to make ends meet — as a manager at a nonprofit law firm, an instructor at a local college, a social-media strategist, and as owner of her own marketing and public-relations

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Big raise? Bigger commission?

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A big raise or commission check is enough to make anyone want to run out and spend, spend, spend. But is that the wisest move? Over the past three years, Jill Jacinto, 29, has seen her salary more than double, thanks to pay raise negotiations and a new commission system at work. But she

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Price shock: The sting of moving abroad

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Imagine being asked to do your job in an exotic city in a far flung country. Moving abroad sounds enticing, right? Now imagine your pay will remain the same, but it is exponentially more expensive to live there. That happened to Tim Glowa when his Texas, US, employer asked him to take an assignment

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‘Tis the season to get a grip on your spending

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As the year draws to a close, holidays begin marching past in quick succession. These festivities present almost endless chances to open your wallet. Christmas is a weeks-long spending affair in many places in December. Thanksgiving, Chanukah, New Year’s Eve and the Lunar New Year bookend the holiday season with often costly celebrations around

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Planning a sabbatical? Smart tips for the journey

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A four-month sabbatical gave Michelle Goldstein, a financial planner in Dallas, Texas, the chance to explore Cape Town, South Africa with her 9-year-old son while her husband worked on a project there. At first glance, it appeared like a no-brainer, but the expenses racked up quickly. Think you’d like to take a break from

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