Investing

For my Offshore Wealth Summit taking place in the W Hotel in Panama City this week, I added a new panel discussion...

Right now, Panama is building a cruise ship pier at the Amador Causeway in Panama City… It’s erecting a fourth...

Agatha Christie was a forward-thinker. Not just in her masterful plotting of murder plots, but financially, too. As her commercial...

In May, the S&P 500 declined by almost 7%. That is remarkable, considering it had one of the best starts...

Inflation erodes buying power over time. That's why inflation-resistant investments like real estate and precious metals should be a part...

In this Internet Age, you could start an international business anywhere. Local business options can be restricted in some jurisdictions...

Beware... the market is falling. The 10+-year bull run is finally coming to an end... and you stand to lose...

The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime....

I had a revelation the other day. I was researching long-term health care investment opportunities for my True Retirement Wealth subscribers when...

American investors are snapping up seriously undervalued property in Colombia thanks to the strength of the U.S. dollar against the...

Something to consider when investing in another country is the requirements for repatriating your funds if and when you decide...

I come from humble beginnings. The village where I grew up had fewer than a hundred houses… most of them...

I've written to you in the past about where the market is moving, which sectors will dominate the future, and...

In the summer of 1997, I got a phone call in my office in Baltimore. It was my global property...

Let me tell you about one of the best investing lessons I’ve ever learned. When I was in elementary school,...

The other day I walked along the local shopping avenue, where all the stores displayed large signs proclaiming "Big Winter...

If you're holding U.S. dollars, 2019 is the best year in a long time for harnessing your buying power abroad....

Agricultural production using aquaponics technology is on the rise… and so is the cost of investing in the opportunity that...

I'd call Leon our find of the decade. About this time last year, Kathleen and I launched a search. We...

As a New Year's exercise last year, I ran the numbers for a rough comparison. I was wondering how the...

No matter how big or small your real estate investment portfolio, it should include agriculture. We live in a world...

We Americans tend to dismiss Europe for overseas lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too...

After Thanksgiving with family and old friends in Baltimore, Kathleen and I returned to Paris for six weeks. We seldom...

1871, Italy. After waging war among one another for much of the 19th century, states on the Apennine Peninsula finally...

In Colombia, the chime tilín-tilín, tilín-tilín of the bell on the horse-drawn carriage still announces the arrival of fresh fruits,...

2018 has been a great year for us global property investors... And it's not over yet. In fact, I'd say...

Panama City property values have been impressively resilient over the past 10 years. The global real estate crisis of 2008...

What are we doing in Panama? My husband and I came to this country in 2006 to escape winters in...

Two years ago I made a quick trip from France to Thailand to visit with a developer embarking on a...

Leon Wilfan’s #1 Play In This High-Growth Market Vietnam, a socialist republic most often associated with the war that took...

5 Steps To Hedge Your Economic Bets And Ensure A Legacy For Your Heirs In the financial world, diversification is...

Today’s Exchange Rate Makes This Market A Better Opportunity Than Ever I don't try to predict currency exchange rates when...

I've received good news from a developer I've been working with... It's in regards to the aquaponics project in Thailand...

Italy isn't an offshore haven. You have to be a resident in the country for 10 years before you can...

Eighteenth- and 19th-century apartments in central Paris... and land. If you're deliberating over what to do with your investment capital...

Trump threw us Americans with businesses overseas a curveball in December. His tax changes eliminated the deferred tax status for...

The Dominican Republic first came onto my radar in 2005. It was the country’s undervalued beachfront property that got my...

Before I start writing about Panama's economy, I really must insist upon a few things: no yawning, no snoring, and...

New Turnkey Agriculture Investment In Panama Plays To Big Supply Gap We are in the midst of a boom in...

What You Should Know About Bitcoin In mid-December, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of close to US$20,000. While the...

The risk of owning cryptocurrency is pretty simple. You could lose money... but that's a risk that comes with any...

Sneak Peek: Our #1 Pick For Going Offshore In 2018 About 18 months ago I began the process of applying...

You've been thinking about it... dreaming about it... Maybe for a very long time. It's time to stop thinking... to...

If you've been reading these dispatches for any time, you know my investing mantra: Diversify. I hope you also understand...

"I have to tell you the truth," began the attendee at this week's Live and Invest in France Conference here...

Staying IRS Compliant As An American Abroad It’s tax time again for us Americans. That is, tomorrow, Monday, Oct. 16,...

Portugal is hot. I’ve been focusing time and attention on this country for the past two-and-a-half years. My first visit,...

About 10 months ago, I told you about an aquaponics opportunity in Thailand. This, I explained, is a turnkey chance...

Each morning this week Lief and I have convened with our Panama City-based Live and Invest Overseas team in the...

If you’re shopping jurisdictions, trying to choose where to begin (or further) the process of internationalizing your life, one country...