Investing
Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing
Colombia A Better Choice Than Panama? While they both have so much to offer right now, Panama and Colombia couldn't...
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Repatriating Funds From Overseas: Transfers, Taxes, And More
Something to consider when investing in another country is the requirements for repatriating your funds if and when you decide...
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Free Lesson On The Best Portfolio Management Strategy
I come from humble beginnings. The village where I grew up had fewer than a hundred houses… most of them...
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How To Buy Your First Stock
I've written to you in the past about where the market is moving, which sectors will dominate the future, and...
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Why We Left It All Behind And Moved To Panama City
The reasons to diversify your investment portfolio and your lifestyle to include real estate overseas have never been more compelling...
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Two Decades Of Growth, But Panama Is Just Getting Started
In the summer of 1997, I got a phone call in my office in Baltimore. It was my global property...
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The Only Investing Principle That Works In Any Market
Let me tell you about one of the best investing lessons I’ve ever learned. When I was in elementary school,...
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Winter Sale 2019 –Up To 52% Discounts In These Emerging Markets
The other day I walked along the local shopping avenue, where all the stores displayed large signs proclaiming "Big Winter...
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Things To Consider When Investing In Properties Overseas
If you purchase a piece of real estate in another country, should you have the ownership documents issued in your...
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Top 4 Countries With Currency Discounts In 2019
If you're holding U.S. dollars, 2019 is the best year in a long time for harnessing your buying power abroad....
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How My Overseas Investments Kept Me Safe From Crisis
I was an average, non-professional stock investor. I made plenty of money up until 1999—when anyone could do it—and lost...
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Final Chance To Invest In Aquaponics Before The Price Rises
Agricultural production using aquaponics technology is on the rise… and so is the cost of investing in the opportunity that...
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The One Indicator To Watch For Profits In 2019
I'd call Leon our find of the decade. About this time last year, Kathleen and I launched a search. We...
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Why My 2019 Diversification Plans Include Buying More Stocks
As a New Year's exercise last year, I ran the numbers for a rough comparison. I was wondering how the...
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My Top Three Picks For Agricultural Investment In 2019
No matter how big or small your real estate investment portfolio, it should include agriculture. We live in a world...
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Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
We Americans tend to dismiss Europe for overseas lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too...
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Investing In Wine In France: A Good (And Tasty) Venture
After Thanksgiving with family and old friends in Baltimore, Kathleen and I returned to Paris for six weeks. We seldom...
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The Stock Market Opportunity Of The Year
1871, Italy. After waging war among one another for much of the 19th century, states on the Apennine Peninsula finally...
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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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Find Out Where Money Grows On Trees For Up To 80 Years
2018 has been a great year for us global property investors... And it's not over yet. In fact, I'd say...
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3 Ways To Profit From Panama City’s Property Market
Panama City property values have been impressively resilient over the past 10 years. The global real estate crisis of 2008...
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Panama Is A Land Of Opportunity For Investors, Entrepreneurs, And Job Seekers
"It's hard to describe how much this view has changed over the past 20 years that I've been spending time...
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How Panama Became My Part-Time Property Paradise
What are we doing in Panama? My husband and I came to this country in 2006 to escape winters in...
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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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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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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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