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Thailand Aquaponics Project (And Profits) Continue To Grow
Two years ago I made a quick trip from France to Thailand to visit with a developer embarking on a...
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Busting Myths: Expectation Versus Reality Of Moving Overseas
Recently, Mary M., United States, wrote in to say: "Kathleen, I do not believe a word of those articles you publish...
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Cash In On Vietnam’s Growing Economy With High-Yield ETFs
Leon Wilfan’s #1 Play In This High-Growth Market Vietnam, a socialist republic most often associated with the war that took...
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How To Go Offshore And Diversify Your Life In 5 Simple Steps
5 Steps To Hedge Your Economic Bets And Ensure A Legacy For Your Heirs In the financial world, diversification is...
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Why An Integrated Lifestyle Overseas Is Your Best Backup Plan
Three Paths To Your Ideal Life Overseas I'm preparing the program for my Offshore Wealth Summit taking place July 25–27 in...
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Why Starting A Business In Panama Made Perfect Sense
We Had To Leave Paris… Early July 2008, I arrived in Panama with my husband Lief, my 8-year-old son Jackson,...
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Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing
Colombia Versus Panama—How These Two Heavy-Hitting Overseas Havens Stack Up Against Each Other Before traveling to Panama for last week's Live...
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Why My Next Real Estate Investment Will Be In Colombia
Today’s Exchange Rate Makes This Market A Better Opportunity Than Ever I don't try to predict currency exchange rates when...
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Thailand Aquaponics Project Outperforming Projected Returns
I've received good news from a developer I've been working with... It's in regards to the aquaponics project in Thailand...
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Abruzzo, Italy: Best Of Italian Living At An Affordable Price
Italy isn't an offshore haven. You have to be a resident in the country for 10 years before you can...
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Easy Residency With Teak Reforestation Investment In Panama
Eighteenth- and 19th-century apartments in central Paris... and land. If you're deliberating over what to do with your investment capital...
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How Trump’s Tax Changes Impact Americans Offshore
Trump threw us Americans with businesses overseas a curveball in December. His tax changes eliminated the deferred tax status for...
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3 Solid Reasons To Start Investing In The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic first came onto my radar in 2005. It was the country’s undervalued beachfront property that got my...
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What’s Really Behind Panama’s Booming Economy?
Before I start writing about Panama's economy, I really must insist upon a few things: no yawning, no snoring, and...
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Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
Americans tend to dismiss Europe for offshore lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too complicated...
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11 Reasons Why Living In The Algarve Region Has No Match
During Our Private Meetings In Medellín Last Weekend… Lief and I have just concluded a long weekend here in Medellín,...
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Invest In Panama’s Organic Lime Plantation Before It Sells Out (Again)
New Turnkey Agriculture Investment In Panama Plays To Big Supply Gap We are in the midst of a boom in...
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Why Is Bitcoin Rising So Quickly?
What You Should Know About Bitcoin In mid-December, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of close to US$20,000. While the...
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Don’t Risk Your Retirement By Not Investing In Cryptocurrency
The risk of owning cryptocurrency is pretty simple. You could lose money... but that's a risk that comes with any...
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Why I’m Applying For Residency In The Dominican Republic
Sneak Peek: Our #1 Pick For Going Offshore In 2018 About 18 months ago I began the process of applying...
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5 Real Life Testimonials From The Retire Overseas Conference
You've been thinking about it... dreaming about it... Maybe for a very long time. It's time to stop thinking... to...
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Want The Best Deals On Real Estate Holdings? Buy Abroad
If you've been reading these dispatches for any time, you know my investing mantra: Diversify. I hope you also understand...
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Why Younger Property Investors Are Starting To Look Abroad
"I have to tell you the truth," began the attendee at this week's Live and Invest in France Conference here...
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Staying IRS Compliant While Abroad: Dates And Common Q’s
Staying IRS Compliant As An American Abroad It’s tax time again for us Americans. That is, tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 16,...
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Why Residency In Portugal Is Today’s Golden Opportunity
Portugal is hot. I’ve been focusing time and attention on this country for the past two-and-a-half years. My first visit,...
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Aquaponics Investment In Thailand Showing Major Progress
About 10 months ago, I told you about an aquaponics opportunity in Thailand. This, I explained, is a turnkey chance...
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Your Top Live and Invest Overseas Options For 2018 Identified
Each morning this week Lief and I have convened with our Panama City-based Live and Invest Overseas team in the...
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Welcome To Belize: Your All-In-One Offshore Destination
If you’re shopping jurisdictions, trying to choose where to begin (or further) the process of internationalizing your life, one country...
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Buying Property In Mexico: A Step-By-Step Guide For Expats
The purchase process for foreigners looking to buy real estate in Mexico is simple and straightforward. If you’ve done your...
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7 Surefire Tips For Managing Your Financial Life Overseas
Living or retired in another country, how do you manage your financial life? Virtually, with the support of a laptop...
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100% Organic Agricultural Investment Opportunity
As I remind you often, when you find a flag-planting opportunity that interests you, you should take advantage of it...
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Highlights From Our 2017 Dominican Republic Conference
The crowd in the room for last week’s Live and Invest in the Dominican Republic Conference (our biggest to date)...
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Handling Property Titling In The Dominican Republic
I write from Santo Domingo, where I’m hosting this week’s Live and Invest in the Dominican Republic Conference. We have...
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Caribbean Cash Flow: How To Fund Your New Life In The DR
John Kumpel, 48 years old and from Tuckerton in southern New Jersey, had always dreamed of living in the Caribbean....
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How To Recognize A Con Man When Doing Business Offshore
You know you can’t believe everything you read on the internet. You know that if it sounds too good to...
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Sizing Up Opportunities For Investment In Shanghai, China
When I first visited China in 1994, there were more bicycles on the streets of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan...
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The Secret To Winning Big: Investing In Emerging Markets
It was a very hot, humid few days in the middle of the summer of 1997. I was in Hong...
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Investing In Colombia: The Secret Is Already Out
I look for any excuse to spend time in Medellín. My wife has finished the apartment we bought here in...
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An Expat’s Sweet Success Starting Tilín Cacao In Colombia
In Colombia, the chime tilín-tilín, tilín-tilín of the bell on the horse-drawn carriage still announces the arrival of fresh fruits,...
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Why Panama’s Economy Is In A League Of Its Own
"What’s the first word that comes to mind when you hear ’Panama’?" full-time Panama expat Charles Conn asked the crowd...
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Here’s What’s In Store For Expats and Investors In Panama In 2017
We’ve been making the case for Panama for nearly 20 years now, and we’re more bullish on the opportunities and...
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Turn Your Organic Investment Opportunities Into Riches…
"One word: Plastics." That’s the infamous quote from the equally infamous 1967 movie The Graduate. Had you listened, even a...
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The Real Secret To Our Success Investing Overseas (Hint: It’s Trust)
The Catch-22 Of Living The Way We Live Even I... a woman who really prefers to do things for herself...
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Colombia’s Peace Treaty With FARC Is Big News For Investors
Well-Deserved Peace At Last In This Country Of Promise When I began paying attention to Colombia, in 2008, the country...
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Why Big Investors And Future Innovators Are Sold On Medellin
No Longer Scary Or Secret, Colombia's Time Has Come A bad reputation, even one that's completely undeserved, can be a...
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Residency And A Second Passport In The Dominican Republic
Mixing Business And Pleasure In This Oldest Of Old Towns Lief and I arrived late Wednesday in the Dominican Republic....
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How Diversifying Into Real Estate Can Help Your Portfolio
The Mainstream Financial Press Has This All Wrong Over the weekend I read one of those Q&A articles in a...
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Finding, Owning, And Managing A Rental Property Abroad
All You Need To Know About Managing Rental Property Abroad Owning an overseas rental property is a fun way to...
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Do Current Political Events In Nicaragua Affect The Expat Community?
It's Time To Forget This Guy And Just Enjoy The Country Nicaragua has long been a popular destination for expats…...
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Opportunities For Real Estate In Lisbon As Low As 85K Euros
Invest In Lisbon’s Top Neighborhoods From 85,000 Euros The opportunities for real estate investment in central Lisbon right now are many,...
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