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The 2 Biggest Concerns Retirees Have Before Living Overseas
The Forbes reporter who interviewed me wanted me to give it to him straight. "Living or retiring overseas," he began, "is an...
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The Secret To Being Happy In Your New Life Overseas
When is the right time for you to make a move overseas? Right now. OK, I don't know you personally,...
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9 Critical Issues To Consider Before Deciding To Live Overseas
The first and perhaps most important step you must take to make sure that you arrive where you want to...
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5 More Things To Check Before You Move Overseas
Yesterday I began a list of 10 things you'll need to think about when you're planning for a move overseas. Today, we...
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The Top 5 Things To Check Before You Move Overseas
What does 2020 hold in store for you? Do you approach it with trepidation or enthusiasm? If you're reading these...
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Real Expat Story: Moving To Valencia, Spain, Was My Destiny
There is a scene in the 2003 movie "Under The Tuscan Sun" that I now can identify as the moment...
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Planning For The Next Stage Of Life
For better than two decades now, Lief and I have been working together to identify and then position pieces of...
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The Pros And Cons Of Being A Snowbird In Sunny Panama
OK... to set the record straight... in my experience, there is no ugly. My husband and I have been snowbirds...
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How I Escaped The 9-To-5 And Found My Dream Life Overseas
As we begin 2020 you may be reminiscing about the past and dreaming about what the New Year will hold......
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Time To Start A New Life Overseas In 2020
All the calendar days of a new year in front of us... Each one begging to be filled with discovery....
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The Real Reason To Retire Overseas Is Purpose
"I just don't know what to do now. I mean... what do I do with myself at this stage? Where...
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How To Move Overseas And Launch Your New Life, Step 1
With just four days remaining until New Year 2020, I challenge you to get up and get going. It's time....
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The Opportunity To Live And Invest Overseas Is Yours To Take
What if you could go anywhere, do anything, and spend your time and your money any way you wanted? As...
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10 Questions You Must Ask Before Buying A Home Overseas
Buying real estate overseas is fundamentally about diversification. This is true whether you buy for investment or for retirement and...
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The Retire Overseas Challenge No One Talks About
One of the biggest challenges you'll face as you launch your new life in a new country is seldom discussed....
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Generational Wealth: How To Gift A Teak Investment
Generational wealth bothers some people, from politicians who want to seize and redistribute it to the super wealthy who don't...
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How One Couple Discovered A Great New Life In Algarve
Eight years ago, Alyson and Dave Sheldrake decided to reinvent their lives in the village of Ferragudo, on Portugal’s Algarve...
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Things To Consider When Buying Property With A Different Currency
My 10-year-old son is a massive soccer fan. He also lives by numbers. Every morning, I hand over my phone...
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All The Info You Need For A Second Residency Or Citizenship
When my husband and I moved to Paris, the only real motivating factor was that we wanted to live in...
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Do You Really Need An Offshore Corporation?
Lief Simon’s Offshore Wealth Summit in Panama City last week was built around a series of workshops that addressed the key concepts to...
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A Post-Divorce Plan B That Can Really Stretch Your Nest Egg
In today's world, it can be a good idea to have a backup plan... A game plan for where to...
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Why An Integrated Lifestyle Overseas Is Your Best Backup Plan
For my Offshore Wealth Summit taking place in the W Hotel in Panama City this week, I added a new panel discussion...
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The Best Alternative Residency Options You Can Qualify For Today
Choices. The whole live-and-invest-overseas thing comes down to choices. Because taking control of your future is all about understanding your...
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The Language Questions To Ask Before You Move Overseas
The language question may be one of the most pressing considerations to address before making a move overseas. If you...
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8 Things To Look For When Choosing A Property Manager
"How are your tenants?" I asked my uncle, Jerry, over Sunday dinner. "Great," he replied. "They'll be leaving soon, and...
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Buying Real Estate In Belize: What You Need To Know
About 30 years ago, I was sitting at a palapa bar in Playa del Carmen waiting for the ferry to Cozumel and...
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Why Running A Business In Panama Is Your Best Bet Overseas
In this Internet Age, you could start an international business anywhere. Local business options can be restricted in some jurisdictions...
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How Buying Real Estate Overseas Can Protect Your Assets
Putting your money into foreign real estate is becoming a more urgent strategy all the time. Thanks to that crazy...
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Where You Should Be Opening An Offshore Bank Account (And Why)
Why might you want a bank account in another country? Maybe because you're planning to move to that country and...
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8 Questions You Need To Answer Before Retiring Overseas
When we convened in Houston, Texas, last week for our 10th annual Retire Overseas Conference, we were joined by our top...
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Heather Reviews Our 2018 Retire Overseas Conference
My husband Bob and I have been considering retiring overseas for several years. With the big retirement date drawing near,...
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Navigating Your Legacy Planning, Probate, Taxes, and Asset Protection Objectives
When I bought an apartment in Portugal three years ago, my standard offshore holding structure ran into a snag. Portugal...
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The Critical Issues You Face Relocating To Another Country
"I read something you wrote on Thailand several months ago and decided that that was the place for me," explained...
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Conference Attendees Consider Their Options For Retiring Overseas
"Kathleen, I have to tell you the truth," began the Retire Overseas Conference attendee who pulled me aside in the hotel hallway...
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Retire Overseas Conference Q&A Session With Kathleen Peddicord
"Welcome to Houston... welcome to Live and Invest Overseas’ 10th Annual Retire Overseas Conference..." So I addressed the crowd Saturday...
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Overheard At This Year’s Retire Overseas Conference
Overheard yesterday (day one of this year's Retire Overseas Conference) from a few of the hundreds of folks joining us...
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Discover How To Retire Overseas At Our Houston Conference
"We made you two promises when we extended the invitation for you to join us here in Houston for this...
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Retire Overseas Expo Express Pass: Get Personalized Advice
We aren't able to do this every year... but this year we've made it a priority... meaning I'm writing today...
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Your Plan For Retiring Overseas Can Be Part-Time
This doesn't have to be all or nothing. You could "retire overseas" and still spend part or even lots of...
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8 Things To Consider Before You Commit To Moving Overseas
Retirement is looming. With it comes the challenge of deciding where to live. We plan to take the next three...
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How To Make Money Writing Content In 9 Easy Steps
One of the most frequently asked questions I get at conferences and by email is to do with how an...
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Does Living Overseas Make You Less American?
Do I feel more or less American living overseas? I get this question a lot. I've been living outside the...
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Four Factors Key To A Successful Rental Property Overseas
There's no single secret to making money from a rental property overseas. Instead, four factors need to come together to...
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Everything You Need To Find Your Dream Home Overseas
Of all the investment options out there, why put your money into real estate? For international real estate guru Lief...
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9 Reasons Why Buying Real Estate Overseas Makes Sense
Why might it make sense for you to buy a piece of property overseas? The answers to that question are...
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How I Funded My Early Retirement With Overseas Real Estate
I bought a beachfront home, directly on the sand, for less than US$62,000. After furnishing the solid, 2,000-square-foot house, I...
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Overseas Property Adventures From Ireland To Paris
"I've told the buyer from Dublin that the other buyer, the gentleman from Cork, is considering by how much he'd...
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How To Rent Or Buy Real Estate In Unregulated Markets Overseas
Rum and real estate don't mix. You want to be sober when considering property purchase options in a foreign land....
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Global Property Investing Made Easy—Here’s How
On stage yesterday for the opening morning of this week’s Global Property Summit taking place in Panama City, with the...
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Your Ticket To Passive Income: Global Property Investing
This morning, Lief and I took to the stage in the meeting rooms of the Playa Bonita Beach Resort just...
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