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2009

NOVEMBER

November 19: Gold Paradox

November 18: World’s Best Quality Of Life

November 17: How To Retire Overseas With Children (They’ll Be Fine)

November 16: How To Be A Renter In Kuala Lumpur—The Super-

November 15: Financing Available On This Sunset Coast

November 13: At Home Among The Sunflowers

November 12: Here You Are In Paradise…Now What?

November 11: Old World Country Living Among The Vines For As Little As US$1,200 Per Month

November 10: At Home In Forgotten Europe

November 9: With Prices Like These, Yes, You Can Afford To Retire Early

November 8: "The Most Extraordinary Country The Sun Visits On His Rounds”

November 6: Ted Had A Point—Betting On The Global Middle Class

November 5: A Clear Path Of Progress

November 4: Asia Now

November 3: Amigos

November 2: What's Holding You Back?

November 2: Super Low-Cost Living In The Land Of Smiles

OCTOBER

October 30: At Home In Colonial Malaysia

October 29: Three Hard-To-Resist Reasons Asia Deserves A Close Look Right Now

October 28: Crossing Over

October 27: Alas, The Yakamotos Have Returned To Japan

October 26: Save Up To 50% On Health Care Costs In Mexico

October 25: Pleasure Investing

October 23: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas

October 22: Here’s How This Will Go…

October 21: The World’s Best Beach I Found By Accident

October 20: Sunset Coast

October 19: Value Drivers

October 18: We Got It All On Tape

October 16: Under The Radar

October 15: Get Back On The Bus, Rebecca

October 14: One Surefire Way To Lose Money On An Overseas Rental

October 13: Border Run

October 12: Accessing Your Retirement Account To Purchase Real Estate Abroad

October 11: Escaping The Extraterritorial Tax Burden

October 9: Three Reasons This Market Will Not Crash

October 8: Name Your Own Price In These Crisis Markets

October 7:Settling In In Southwest France

October 6:Top Retire Overseas Options Rated And Ranked

October 5: How To Pocket Global Real Estate Investment Profits In The Current Climate

October 4: This Is The Real Value

October 2: World’s Top Doing-Business Haven

October 1: Your Retire Overseas Budget Fully Loaded

 

SEPTEMBER

September 30: “Our Families Thought We Were Crazy, But Now They Envy Our New Life”

September 29: The Best Of Brazil You’ve Never Heard Of

September 28: Most Frequently Asked (And Not So Crazy) Questions About Retiring Overseas

September 27: The Martinelli Plan

September 25: Why Marion Is The Woman You Want To Know In Panama

September 24: True Confessions And Lessons Learned—The Biggest Investment Losers Of Our Career

September 23: Retire To The New Auld Sod

September 22: How To Rent Overseas

September 21: Spreadsheets And Romance—The Science And Art Of Global Real Estate Investing

September 20: Panama Pacifico

September 18: Own In Belize’s Most Beautiful, Welcoming, And Affordable Region For As Little As US$13,000

September 17: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part II

September 16: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part I

September 15: Vive La Rentrée!

September 14: Invigorating…Or Terrifying?

September 13: Good Company And Welcoming Neighbors

September 11: This Country Is Rolling Out The Red Carpet For You

September 10: The Simple, Boring Truth

September 9: Vetting Brazil

September 8: Not So Sexy, But You’ll Sleep Like A Baby

September 7: How To Choose The Overseas Retirement Haven That’s Right For You

September 6: Superb Buy To Let Play With Zero Down

September 4: Part-time Paradise

September 3: At Home In Kuala Lumpur

September 2: Like Napa 50 Years Ago

September 1: As Good As It Gets On Brazil’s Northeast Coast

 

AUGUST

August 31: My Four-Year Search For My Dream Retirement Home Overseas Led Me To This Beach…

August 30: Retire To The World’s Best Beach

August 28: The Un-tourist Approach To Retiring Overseas

August 27: A Recovering Market With Upside You Want To Pay Attention To

August 26: The Two Most Valuable Things I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad, Part II

August 25: The Two Most Valuable Things I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad, Part I

August 24: Margarita Madness—Why Rum And Real Estate Don’t Mix

August 23: So It Goes In Paradise…

August 21: How To Play Singapre

August 20: Asia's English-Speaking Surprise

August 19: Three Insiders Speak Candidly About The State Of The Panama Property Market

August 18: Reef, Ruins, Rivers, and Rainforest

August 17: Reliable Annual Yields

August 16: At Home In Casco Viejo

August 14: Markets In Flux

August 13: Top Six Retirement Havens On A Budget Of US$1,650 A Month

August 12: Creative Payment Terms Near Impossible To Resist

August 11: Top Retirement Living Option In Latin America

August 10: At Home In Le Marais

August 9: The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad

August 7: Your Friends Need Never Know

August 6: Stepping Up And Taking Action

August 5: “Back In The States, We Couldn’t Afford This Lifestyle At All”

August 4: How Many Empty Condos In Panama City?

August 3: Best Bathing Beaches In South Africa

August 2: Save The Date: Global Real Estate Profits Summit

JULY

July 31: Twenty Questions To Know The Answers To Before You Purchase Real Estate In A Foreign Country

July 30: Coming Out On Top In The World’s Most Enigmatic Property Market

July 29: Looking For Something Specific?

July 28: Two Weeks In Paris

July 27: Too Much Of A Good Thing

July 26: Ready To Talk

July 24: Top Retirement Option In The Caribbean

July 23: Turnkey Yields In Super-Chic Palermo

July 22: The Good Life In Cape Wine Country

July 21: Entrepreneurs Welcome—Why This Is The Best Place In Today’s World To Start A Business

July 20: Retiring Overseas With Children

July 19: Fairy-tale Mexico

July 17: Crucified Saints

July 16: Asia’s Best Lifestyle Bargain

July 15: How Much Money Do You Need To Retire Overseas?

July 14: Retire To The Beach

July 13: A Tale Of Two Cape Towns

July 12: Smart Play On Brazilian Sun And Sea

July 10: Bring The American Dream With You

July 9: Most Tax-friendly

July 8: Welcome Home, My Friend!

July 7: Going Once, Going Twice…Panama’s Best Buys On The Block

July 6: Best Fortaleza Buy Right Now…Zero Down, Zero Interest

July 5: The Intelligent Fortaleza Play

July 3: Eva Peron And The Mayan Sacrifice

July 2: The Hum, The Charm, The Colors Of San Cristobal De Las Casas

July 1: Focusing On The Negative

JUNE

June 30: Hell Is Other People…And Other Observations From Abroad

June 29: Yields Of 6% To 19.5%

June 28: Bargain Health Insurance Anywhere In The World

June 26: Top Retirement Havens From The Coast Of Uruguay To Sunny Spain

June 25: How To Pocket Global Real Estate Investment Profits In The Current Climate

June 24: Developers Getting Creative—Finance Your Dream Buy In Safe, Stable, Affordable Uruguay

June 23: A Nip, A Tuck, And A Vacation To Boot--Cosmetic Surgery In Paradise

June 22: Why In The World Would You Seek Out Little Santa Fe?

June 21: Own On A Golf Course On The Ocean For US$20,000

June 19: “Come On, Stop Toying With Us”

June 18: Retire To Temptation Island

June 17: Cheeky In Ireland—Recession Busting On The Emerald Isle

June 16: Life On The Costa Tropical

June 15: It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make This Tropical Paradise Your Home

June 14: Panama City After Dark

June 12: Life In France: La Belle Et La Bęte

June 11: Top Six Retirement Havens On A Budget Of US$1,650 A Month

June 10: Quicker, Easier, Cheaper, Safer

June 9: Shopping For A Rental Without An MLS

June 8: Panama City’s Rental Market—What A Difference Two Years Have Made!

June 7: No Right Reason, No Best Time…

June 5: Off The Radar On Mexico’s Coast

June 4: How Much Money Do You Need To Retire Overseas?

June 3: Should You Buy In Brazil?

June 2: Buy What You See?

June 1: Two Budgets For Your New Life In Panama


MAY

May 31: I’d Been So Long Warned Away That, Finally, I Just Had To Visit…

May 29: A Good Time To Look At Roatan

May 28: One Good Reason To Retire To Honduras

May 27: Why Not Nicaragua?

May 26: Your Dream Country Home In Italy...From 11,000 Euro

May 25: A Special Opportunity In Panama—For Seven Readers Only

May 24: World’s Top Three Retirement Havens

May 22: Life In KL, City Of Contrasts

May 21: Borrowing To Buy Overseas...What You Need To Know

May 20: World's Most User-Friendly Expat Haven

May 19: On Murkey Beach...Just Off Swamp Lagoon...

May 18: Colonial Renaissance

May 17: “My House On The Beach Costs Me US$200 A Month”

May 15: Don’t Move To Panama If…

May 14: From Costa Del Este To Casco Viejo…Choosing A Panama City Address

May 13: Expat Health Insurance, Banking Offshore, And Starting A Business In Paradise...How To Retire Overseas, Day 1

May 12: Trailblazing In Jinghong

May 11: Why Not Costa Rica?

May 10: Asia Is Competing Hard For Your Business

May 8: No Money Down Deeply Discounted Buy In Euro Holiday Hotspot

May 7: The Many Benefits Of My Second Home Retirement

May 6: Retire To Malaysia

May 5: What's An Expat To Do When The Dollar Tanks?

May 4: In Search Of Cold Beer In South-Central Yunnan

May 3: From Hanoi To Huai Hom
May 1: Northern Thailand--Wild And Sweet

APRIL
April 30: Daily Life In Hanoi
April 29: Awesome Beaches...Plus A Whole Lot More
April 28: Ensure Yourself Enough Money In Retirement...No Matter What Happens
April 27: Rent Overseas Tips From A Pro
April 26: "You Gotta' Love This Town!"
April 24: What's Your Passion?
April 23: Reliable Annual Yields
April 22: Best Standard Of Living In The New World?
April 21: Living The Dream In Colonial Granada
April 20: Confessions Of A Serial Shipper
April 19: Un-American Activities
April 17: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part 2
April 16: Don't Tread On Us!
April 15: You Need Not Necessarily Pay
April 14: When Roman Centurions Take To The Streets
April 13: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas
April 12: Four Pockets Of Opportunity
April 10: Recession Buy #4: A Bolt-Hole With Upside In The World's Number-One Tourist Destination
April 9: Travel Advisory? Count Me In!
April 8: "My Wife Doesn't Want To Retire Overseas...What Can I Do?"
April 7: Recession Buy #3: Cash Back And A Rental Guarantee In Euro-Coastal Hotspot
April 6: Ann And Mike, Entrepreneur Adventurers On Temptation Island
April 5: Recession Buy #2: US$39,500 Lots By The Beach
April 3: When The Time Is Right?
April 2: Recession Buy #1: Resale In Panama City
April 1: Cheapest Place You'd Want To Retire To In Latin America

MARCH
March 31: Top Choice If You Have Health Concerns
March 30: How To Budget Your New Life In Paradise
March 29: No Two Retirement Lifestyles Are Created Equal
March 27: Retire In Luxury?
March 26: Is Mexico Unsafe?
March 25: Panama Versus Costa Rica
March 24: Hard-Asset Yields Of 15%+ A Year For 20 Years
March 23: Ann And Mike's Adventures In Belize, Part 2
March 22: World's Best Weekend Escape
March 20: 12 Steps To Your New Life In Paradise, Part 2
March 19: 12 Steps To Your New Life In Paradise, Part 1
March 18: Flight Of Capital
March 17: Low Cost Of Entry, Guaranteed Yield, And Financing In The South Of France
March 16: Help For Veterans Abroad
March 15: Sunday Pleasures
March 13:
Ann And Mike's Adventure In Belize, Part I
March 12:
Single And Safe
March 11:
Cost Of Living Enigmas
March 10:
Retire Overseas Case Studies
March 9:
So You Think You Want To Retire Overseas
March 8:
Where To Retire Now
March 6:
First Luxury Wellness Retirement Choice In Latin America
March 5:
Seek Your Safe Haven
March 4:
Value Investors On The Sidelines
March 3:
Opulent India
March 2:
Pioneers In Yunnan
March 1:
Shopping For Yields

FEBRUARY
February 27: Rent First
February 26:
Ridiculously Low Price Of Entry Plus Three Years Guaranteed Yields
February 25:
Settling Down In Ancient, Historic Dali
February 24:
10 Easy Steps To Launching A New Business In A Caribbean Paradise
February 23:
What You Can Learn From Madoff And Stanford
February 22:
Income and Yields
February 20:
International Health Insurance
February 19:
Life In Ancient Lijiang
February 18:
How To Retire Overseas
February 17:
No Money Down And A Guaranteed Yield For Two Years
February 16:
The Secrets Of Bletchley
February 15:
Plan B Retirement Options
February 13:
The Chapala Bailout
February 12:
What A Difference Eight Years Can Make
February 11:
World's Premier Urban Retirement Choice
February 10:
Letter From Granada
February 9:
Plan B
February 8:
Overheard From My Hammock
February 6:
The Low, Low Cost Of Living In Chiang Mai
February 5:
Blue List Bests For 2009
February 4:
Emerging Caribbean Chic
February 3:
Retiring Overseas With Children
February 2:
A Break From The Real World
February 1:
Please, Don't Take My Word For It

JANUARY
January 30: How To Find An Honest Real Estate Agent In A Developing Market
January 29:
No-Tax Retirement Choices
January 28:
Clean Living In Healthy Belize
January 27:
(Almost) No Money Down And A Guaranteed Yield For One Year
January 26:
Visitors Will Not Be Laundered Or Cooked In The Room
January 25:
Market Gaps
January 23:
Caribbean Golf Buys
January 22:
Desperate Times...Desperate Measures?
January 21:
Where A Couple Can Retire For US$735 A Month
January 20:
You Need This Now More Than Ever
January 19:
The World's Top Retirement Haven For 2011
January 18:
Saturday Night Sundown In Paradise
January 16:
Paris v. Panama City...Counting The Costs
January 15:
The Life of Riley Amid Colonial Splendor
January 14:
Once Forbidden, Now Easy
January 13:
Your Personal Bailout Plan, Part 2
January 12:
Perpetual Retirement? Now You're Talking!
January 11:
Where Life Continues As It Has...As It Will...
January 9:
Your Personal Bailout Plan
January 8:
Westfield In London
January 7:
Season Of Love On The Mekong River
January 6:
The Upside Of Crisis
January 5:
Long-term Yields You Can Count On
January 4:
Up-and-coming Paris
January 2:
Best In Southeast Asia
January 1:
2009 Retire Overseas Checklist, Part II

 

2008
DECEMBER
December 31: 2009 Retire Overseas Checklist, Part I
December 30:
What's Cheap?
December 29:
At Home In Laos?
December 28:
Where Provence Meets The Alps Meets The Cote D'Azur
December 26:
Awash In Tax-free Money
December 25:
San Juan de Oriente
December 24:
Colonial Christmas
December 23:
Secrets To Banking Abroad
December 22:
A Fuzzy-headed View
December 21:
Christmas Day Swim
December 19:
Go Local?
December 18:
Mexico's Next Big Thing
December 17:
Christmastime In London
December 16:
Beyond The Doom And Gloom
December 15:
The Good Life Defined...On As Little As US$1,000 A Month
December 14:
Full Story Tuesday At Noon EST
December 12:
1950's Beach Fun
December 11:
Locked Doors, Gleaming Cathedrals, And Impossibly Sweet Wine
December 10:
Top Money Haven

December 9: What's So Great About Panama?
December 8: Unlimited Upside For Fun
December 7:
On Fire
December 5:
Caveat Emptor In China
December 4:
How To Earn A Living Overseas
December 3:
"Inexperienced" Was The Kindest Way To Describe Us...
December 2:
Confessions Of A Paris Landlord
December 1:
Thanksgiving Day In Mumbai

NOVEMBER
November 30: Wouldn't It Be Easier Just To Stay Home?
November 28:
Buy One Get One Free On The Spanish Costa
November 27:
What We Conceived In Andrew's Loft Yesterday
November 26:
Like Finch Hatton Out Of Africa
November 25:
101 Tips For Retiring Overseas
November 24:
Super Low Cost Beach Living
November 23: Like Pilgrims In Panama
November 21: Where Is The Smart Money Going Now?
November 20: The Great El Valle Challenge Is On
November 19: The Benefits Of Tax Loss Selling
November 18: San Salvador Surprises
November 17: Off to Kenya in Search of Lions and Giraffes
November 16: One Couple's New Life In The World's Top Retirement Haven
November 14: Number One Place To Retire In 2009
November 13: Expat Life In Old World India
November 12: Discounts, Tax Breaks, And Other Perks Of Retiring Overseas
November 11: Life At 50+
November 10: US$175,000 Credit Toward Your Home Purchase In The Switzerland
                          Of South America
November 9: The Most Romantic Place On Earth
November 7: How President Elect Obama Is Creating The Best Caribbean
                         Beachfront Buy Of The Decade
November 6: Build For US$10 A Square Foot
November 5: Escape Plan
November 4: The World's Best Rental Buy
November 3: The Trouble With Tropical Paradises
November 2: #1 Strategy For Retiring On The Continent



OCTOBER
October 31: Could Anyplace Be This Enchanting?
October 30: What's The Worst That Could Happen?
October 29: Here's What You Do Next
October 28: This Is How You Begin
October 27: Four Places To Put Your Money Now
October 26: Time To Go Scouting
October 24: Life Goes On
October 23: The Best International Tax Advice You'll Ever Get
October 22: La Antigua, II
October 21: You Couldn't Plan This If You Tried...
October 20: The Good Life In Kerala
October 19: The World’s Best Value Seaside Retirement?
October 17: The Alhambra?
October 16: Retire To India?
October 15: Look What Bob Built While Nobody Was Looking
October 14: Safety Net
October 13: How Wrong Things Can Go…Confessions Of A Foreign Property Owner
October 12: Back To Reality
October 10: A Nicaraguan On Nicaragua
October 9: The Paris of Central America
October 8: Falling In Love With Granada All Over Again
October 7: Safe Haven Investing With Timber
October 6: The 91st Hour In India
October 5: The End Of Your Life As You Know It
October 3: "Back In The States, We Couldn't Afford This Lifestyle At All..."
October 2: Welcome To The New Retirement Revolution
October 1: Find Yourself In Costa Rica

 

SEPTEMBER
 

AUGUST
August 29: Entrepreneurs In Paradise
August 28: Leaseback Light
August 27: What's The Worst That Could Happen?
August 26: Welcome To Oman I
August 25: Paraguay It Is
August 24: There Is A Season...
August 22: Work Overseas
August 21: Buy To Let...Without Losing Your Shirt (Or Your Mind)
August 20: How Not To Outlive Your Nest Egg
August 19: At Home...And At Peace...In Chiang Mai
August 18: Mi Casa Es Su Casa
August 17: Where The Living Is Good, Safe, Healthy, And Cheap
August 15: Escape To Vilcabamba
August 14: Secret Beach
August 13: How To Borrow To Buy Real Estate Overseas 
August 12: Retire In Style To The Switzerland Of South America
August 11: Global Real Estate Investing 101 -- Everything You Need To Know About Real Estate Taxes Worldwide
August 10: Going Local 
August 8: Land Plays -- Back-to-basics Buys Whose Time Is Right Now
August 7: 12 Critical Questions You Should Ask Before You Buy Real Estate Overseas
August 6: Reduce Your Cost Of Living Big-Time...Maybe
August 5: Romantically Tantalizing and Irresistibly Affordable Buys In Italy's Most Overlooked and Undervalued Region
August 4: At Home In Panama
August 3: The Other Panama City, Where The Living Is Sweet And Tranquil
August 1: Like A Fool In Panama--Shopping For A Rental In The World's Frothiest Market
 
JULY
July 31: Retire In Style Really Cheap
July 30: ...v. Nicaragua 
July 29: Panama v. Costa Rica
July 22: How To Retire Overseas...With Kids
July 15: 48 Hours In Panama
July 8:  New Frontiers And The American Way
July 1:  How To Retire Overseas--Steps 3 Through 12
 
JUNE
June 24: 12 Steps to Choosing Your Overseas Retirement Haven 
June 17: Recession-proof?
June 10: Forget The Sandinistas: Time (Again) To Act In Nicaragua
June 3:   Cut Your Tax Bill In Half Living In Paradise
 
MAY
May 27: When The Time Is Right?
May 20: Why You Can't Afford Not To Retire Overseas
May 13: Where the Living Is Easy?
May 6:   Woulda', Shoulda', Coulda' 
 
APRIL
April 29: 101 Tips for Retiring Overseas
April 22: Residency with the Upside of a Hard Asset
April 15: Panama More Expensive Than Paris?
April 8:  Boomers Outside the Box
April 1:  Where to Retire at 35 

MARCH
March 25: Bursting at the Seams

 

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