The Big Idea

April 16, 2013, New York, New York: Diversification is the secret to success in today’s world for both the investor and the retiree.

Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

In New York this past week, Lief and I have met the retired Minister for Foreign Investment for Macedonia (more on this in a minute)...a friendly Greek selling old maps of his country on the street corner...an ambitious Mexican working hard to make a go of his new restaurant (Trece, on 13th Street...I highly recommend it)...and a Pakistani taxi driver who went well out of his way to make sure we made it to my Bloomberg interview on time.

Everywhere we've been across Manhattan these past several days, we've met people from all over the world...travelers, businesspeople, diplomats...

How To Reduce Your Tax Burden Living And Investing Overseas

April 15, 2013, New York, New York: An American can reduce his tax burden by working, running a business, and investing overseas

Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

Today is tax day in the United States. Too late to do anything about your 2012 taxes other than to file a last-minute extension if you need to. Meantime, you can (and should) begin to think about ways to mitigate and manage your tax burden going forward.

To that end, you may be wondering: Is it possible to reduce your U.S. tax bill by going offshore?

It depends who you are and, most important, where your money comes from.

The Five Best Places To Own Real Estate Overseas Right Now

April 14, 2013, New York, New York: Panama, Colombia, Ireland, Brazil, and Mexico are all top places to consider investing in real estate overseas.

Also This Week: How Moving Overseas Can Save Your Retirement...Crisis In Spain--Where Have All The British Gone?...The World's Next Top Investment And Retirement Haven?... Best-Kept Colonial Living Secret (Plus, Property Is A Steal)...

Dear Overseas Opportunity Letter Reader,

"OK, Kathleen, where should I go?" Bloomberg's Trish Regan started the conversation when I joined her on the air Friday afternoon.

"Well, what are you looking for?" I asked.

How Moving Overseas Can Save Your Retirement

April 9, 2013, Panama City, Panama: Spain’s property market has collapsed and property values have fallen by 50% and more, creating a crisis investment opportunity for global property investors.

Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

A woman named Hazel, now in her 90s, along with her husband, raised five children in southern California in the 1950s. One day a neighbor came over and proudly announced he had set aside US$500 for daughter Loretta's college education! Hazel so envied that neighbor. Hazel and her husband had nowhere near that much money. How was she going to put five kids through college?

April 8, 2013, Santa Fe, Colombia: Santa Fe, Colombia, is a well-preserved colonial town offering a relaxed way of life in an historic setting and some of the best property values in Colombia and all Latin America.

Dear Live and Invest Overseas Reader,

For many, one of the biggest attractions of Latin America can be the opportunity this part of the world offers for expats and retirees to enjoy life in a Spanish-colonial setting. With their town plazas, colonial-era architecture, center-courtyard homes, and cobblestoned streets, Spanish-colonial cities provide picturesque, charming, and historic backdrops for a new life.