Europe’s Last Frontier
In the Great Age of Discovery, ships went forth from Europe to the far reaches of the earth, bringing back...
Lief Simon has lived and worked on five continents and traveled to more than 70 countries. In his long career as a global property investor, Lief has also managed multimillion-dollar portfolios of rental properties, for others and for himself.
He offers advice on international diversification in his twice-weekly Offshore Living Letter and monthly Simon Letter dispatches.
In the Great Age of Discovery, ships went forth from Europe to the far reaches of the earth, bringing back...
There are plenty of advantages to living (and investing) overseas when it comes to your U.S. taxes. But not having...
Can living overseas mean you owe less to the IRS? In short: Yes. But you need to be careful. Simply...
Finding Los Islotes wasn’t easy. Nor was getting here. There wasn’t a direct road to the property. To gain access...
I’ve been spending time in Europe for decades. I’ve lived in Ireland and hold an Irish passport. I still live...
Finding Los Islotes wasn’t easy. Nor was getting here. There wasn’t a direct road to the property. To gain access...
Faced with an exploding world population and dwindling arable land, food production is without a doubt the world’s biggest supply-versus-demand...
Is moving to Cyprus a good idea? So the legend says… She was born in the waters of Cyprus—Venus, the...
At last year’s International Property Summit in Panama, one attendee asked me what gets me excited about real estate at...
8938. That is the number of the IRS form you have to fill out to report foreign financial assets. If...
One sunny summer afternoon in 2012 I had the most expensive lunch of my life. Kathleen, the kids, and I...
Today I’d like to speak with you about a little-known escape in Belize… Over the past few years, amid the...
I’ve been planting flags for more than 25 years at this point… long before I had ever heard about the...
For many people, the New Year’s Eve hangover had barely passed when the real headache of 2024 began to kick...
From time to time, an opportunity crosses my desk that’s simply a “no brainer.” What I’m going to tell you...
We’re all looking for a “sure thing.” An investment we know is going to make us money—no matter what. Not...
The news in the United States says times are difficult for home buyers right now… for both first-time buyers and...
One of the questions I am most frequently asked about Belize is… Is it really safe? Unlike Mexico, Guatemala, and other...
Portugal is the oldest country in Europe, with the same defined borders since 1139. Before that, it was part of the...
Risk-taking is personal. Everyone has their own thresholds. Most people take few risks in their lives. They go with the...
The existence of so many independent “nation states” across the world… “countries” the way we think of them today… is...
Years ago I heard a definition of “wealthy” that has stuck with me. Being wealthy, the thinking goes, is having...
You probably followed the recent shenanigans that almost resulted in a U.S. government shutdown… Congress, at the last minute, finally...
Never before in the history of the United States has your wealth been more vulnerable than it is right now…...
In January 1994, I moved to Argentina. By that time, I had already done short stints in Chad and Kazakhstan....
I don’t need to remind you of the challenges of our age. Cable news in the United States has got...
Real estate has long been my number-one choice for growing my wealth. My first property purchase was in the United...
OK. I’ll do it. I don’t like to write about every twist and turn in the U.S. news… I don’t...
Why would anyone want to “go offshore” anyway? That’s a question I ask myself at this time of year, as...
Got any plans yet for next month? Why don’t you join me in Panama City for a few days? It could...
I've been spending time and investing money in Colombia and reporting on those adventures for more than 10 years. Still,...
Why would anyone want to “go offshore” anyway? That’s a question I ask myself at this time of year, as...
How much money do I need to retire comfortably? That question was torn apart in a recent article I read....
I got an email from a reader recently that I’ve been thinking a lot about. I want to address it...
The Unabomber is dead. You probably saw the news. Last month, Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, was...
I’m a big fan of the “Yellowstone” franchise. You might have seen me write about it before. Last Christmas, I...
People often take Europe off the list of possibilities for where to move or invest overseas because they assume the...
Europe is a continent of myths and legends. Whether it’s the “banshee,” the wailing old woman of Irish folklore who...
I’ve been back in the United States for a short while—and I’ve already had enough. My takeaway is that, to...
My friend, José Bern—one of the top real estate developers in Panama—was once asked by ABC News, “Is Panama City...
Last month, I was in eastern Canada. This part of the world has been getting a lot of bad press...
I have a tip that could save you a lot of time and money… You may already know that I...
Ambergris Caye is an English-speaking Caribbean island with an intriguing past and a promising future… From Mayan trade post to...
I recently returned to Paris for a couple weeks of meetings. One meeting was with friends who have lived in...
I can point you toward plenty of elite destinations where billionaires moor their super-yachts... But this is the one they...
Times of war, political upheaval, economic turmoil... are also the times that can destroy fortunes. We're living in these times...
Buckle up. Interesting times lie ahead. A couple weeks back, America had its third bank failure in just the past...
Europe’s Last Frontier In the Great Age of Discovery, ships went forth from Europe to the far reaches of the...
There’s no time to delay in getting your diversification plan started. Just look at what’s been in the news in...
The secret is out. In a recent Barron’s article where I’m quoted from an interview I did with Mansion Global,...
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