Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Are offshore banks safe? In short – generally, yes. Though this blanket statement would do little to relax you. I could also tell you that during the Great Recession, US Banks were merely the 40th safest in the world and they...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When I write about offshore banking, one of the most common questions that I get from readers is, “what are the best offshore banks?” If you’re a six- or seven-figure entrepreneur or investor, then finding the best...
Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia Armenia just may be one of the hidden gems for tourists in the world. My new favorite hotel here, The Alexander, is quite possibly the best five-star hotel I’ve stayed at in the last year. Service here is excellent, from the surprisingly...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia If you thought opening an offshore bank account was difficult, you may have seen nothing yet. We frequently discuss the idea that countries like the United States and other OECD Members are making it harder to move your money offshore...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When I write about offshore banking, one of the most common questions that I get from readers is, “what are the best offshore banks?” If you’re a six- or seven-figure entrepreneur or investor, then finding the best...
Last updated November 24, 2017 Dateline: Bogota, Colombia If you’re new to the world of offshore banking, you may be concerned about bank safety. After all, some may still believe that their money will simply vanish if they move it overseas. You may not know that...
Dateline: Tallinn, Estonia Thank FATCA for this. The United States government has embarked on a campaign of total financial imperialism with its laws designed to make every foreign financial institution the unpaid slaves of the IRS. Only this time, the slaves are...
Dateline: Managua, Nicaragua In the movie Blow, Johnny Depp plays Pablo Escobar’s largest cocaine trafficker during the boom era of the 1980s. At one point, Depp’s character is responsible for 85% of all cocaine brought into the United States....
Dateline: Bogota, Colombia What are the best banks for nomads? That question begs yet another. In fact, it brings up an entire set of interesting but unresolved questions we commonly run into in our sphere: What is a nomad? Who is a digital nomad? Who is a perpetual...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Most people don’t travel. In fact, almost half of US citizens don’t have a passport. Unsurprisingly, the world’s infrastructure is not designed with the digital nomad or Nomad Capitalist lifestyle in mind. As such, at times there are...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When times are good, we rarely concern ourselves with worst-case scenarios. But when times get tough, that’s almost all some people can see. In good times, we trust institutions like banks to protect our money and – for those with...
Last updated November 9, 2020 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In my years helping individuals create holistic offshore plans, I’ve run into a few hotshot entrepreneurs who spend their days hanging out at the beach in a t-shirt, shorts, and sandals and who thumb their...