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Investing in Diamonds vs Gold: The Major Differences Explained
Diamonds and gold are two types of assets with a long-established symbolic connection to resilience, wealth, and prosperity. As investments, however, they behave very differently, making them suited to different kinds of investors. In this article, we’ll compare investing in diamonds vs gold to help you determine which is the better choice for your portfolio. […]
Investing in Classic Cars: What You Need To Know
Coveted by enthusiasts and investors alike, classic cars combine aesthetic appeal with the potential to generate returns. While appreciating their beauty or enjoying the experience of driving one requires little more than an interest in automobiles, investing in classic cars takes knowledge, research, and substantial financial resources. In this article, we’ll examine classic cars as […]
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Growing cities create investment opportunities in China
China’s economy grew 7.4% during 2014 and is still expected to grow at least 5% in 2015. This puts China on the top of fastest-growing economies in the world even though the growth isn’t as explosive as it was in past decades. China’s economy still outpaces that of most other countries, meaning there are still a lot […]
Free Yourself: Invest and Live in More Than One Country
Dateline: Blackpool, England Freedom is cheap. At least the word freedom is. People in every corner of the world are told they live in freedom. It’s always the truth, as long as a loose-enough definition is applied. Or no definition. If being allowed to vote on which of two political parties gets to rule every […]
And The Next Aging Western Country to Go Bankrupt is…
Dateline: Dublin, Ireland On paper, the whole thing is worth $36 billion. Deep below the surface, however, the fault lines are beginning to show. Salaries for key employees are way up – now at $4 million on average – but are nowhere near keeping pace with the money being made by the ruling class at […]
Flag theory strategies for expats to break free from the taxman
Last updated: March 26, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nearly five years ago, I was engaged. And with only a few weeks before the wedding, we decided to call things off. Anyone who has been through such an experience knows just how much is involved. Heck, any breakup is difficult and comes with a lot […]
Protect Your Assets with Offshore Banks (A US Citizen’s Guide)
For US citizens, choosing the best offshore bank can be a complex but equally important financial task. And if you’re a successful investor or entrepreneur, you may be cautious about where you diversify your assets (and you should be!). But what if you’re also a US person? The most important thing for Americans is complying […]
What Are the Cheapest Citizenship-by-Investment Programs?
More than any other topic, our readers want to know how to get a second passport. While many of you are from Western countries like the United States and are seeking to renounce your citizenship to avoid high taxes in the West, others are wealthy business owners from the emerging world. After all, the BBC […]
The Easiest Countries for Perpetual Travelers to Visit Visa-Free
Being a perpetual traveler (PT) is a lifestyle we have spoken about for a long time at Nomad Capitalist and the perfect complement to Flag Theory. Living a life on the go can keep yourself out of one country’s tax net and live a life of freedom where even your sales tax is refunded. Living as […]
Thanks to Obamacare, Getting a Raise Could Cost You $12,000
Last updated: March 26, 2017 Dateline: Munich, Germany In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck of Germany instituted the modern world’s first socialized medicine program. He called it “compulsory national health insurance”. Like all politicians then and now, Bismarck had his reasons. As a staunch opponent of communism, the Prince designed his health care program as […]
Freedom from regulation is benefit of living in poor countries
Dateline: Blackpool, United Kingdom Opulence is nice. Most people like staying in five-star hotels. The great European cities are a feast for a traveler who enjoys architecture, art, and photography. Western Europe is serviced by a fast, efficient train system that makes it an easy, stress-free matter to travel between countries. But there’s a hitch. […]
The 7 success secrets of emerging world millionaires
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the last several years, I’ve traveled to nearly 60 countries, and actually spent some real time in most of them. (Being a perpetual traveler doesn’t necessarily mean only spending a day in each place.) Among these countries are some of the wealthiest on earth – Norway, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg – and […]
Start a business here and earn an instant 23% with the black market
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Imagine starting a business and getting an instant 23% return on your capital. We frequently discuss the concept of “crisis investing”. This has been referred to as “buying when blood is in the streets”, or simply going to a place everyone else thought was left for dead. Investing, while deeply analytical […]
There’s More Than One Way to Live Like An Expat | Read More
Dateline: Blackpool, United Kingdom After thirty years as an expatriate (with twenty years in one country) I’ve discovered there are basically three types of expats living in every corner of the world. The fact is, there is no right or wrong way to be an expat. It’s about freedom, and freedom is about living the way […]
How capital controls and a currency collapse bankrupted this country
Last updated: March 26, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Imagine the cost of everything you buy instantly going up by 30%. Overnight. I want that to sink in. Sure, a lot of people talk about rising prices. We’re discussed how the cost of everyday staples like bananas have gone up four-fold in the United States […]
How governments steal land and stop foreign investment
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For years, land sales from the white minority to the black majority in South Africa have been governed by a “willing buyer, willing seller” approach. Such was the decision of the ruling African National Congress when apartheid ended in 1994. Call it a sort of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” style compromise […]
Chile Residency by Investment | Read The Ultimate Guide
Chile has one of the fastest-growing economies in South America. It’s a country that’s stable, rich in natural resources, and features large swathes of untouched nature (as well as world-renowned vineyards – great for wine lovers seeking Chile permanent residency). In recent years, Chile has emerged as a haven for expats looking to relocate to […]
The next Silicon Valley: why Forbes’ new tech cities are wrong
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Being back here in Asia is a breath of fresh air. As much as I love traveling and seeing the exciting opportunities in Central and South America, there really is no place with as much hustle and as much promise as this part of the world. Which is why – while […]
The Digital Nomad Lifestyle: Is it Really for Me?
This article is from Nomad Capitalist contributor Pete Sisco. Next month will be the nine-year anniversary of when I started being a digital nomad. In that time, my wife and I have met hundreds of people all over the world. One of the most common questions we hear is, “How do you do it?” Obviously, […]
Political Payback: How the US Abuses Power to Punish Business
In a classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, two swindlers convince a vain emperor that they will create the most majestic suit of clothing for him. So majestic, they promise, that those ‘hopelessly unworthy’ of his excellence will not even be able to see it. Once the suit is created, the emperor and his court pretend […]
The Best Places to Buy Gold and Silver in Europe… VAT Free
Frankfurt has one of the best gold coin stores in Europe. It’s not just that the place is in central Frankfurt (ironically not that far from the ECB) or that walking into it reminds you of a scene from The World is Not Enough. It’s because the service there is some of the best we’ve seen […]
Five reasons Panama is one of the freest countries in the world
Dateline: Panama City, Panama The flight down from Cancun was a comfortable reminder that airline service outside of the United States and Europe is the real “first world” service. The two-hour flight featured a full meal service with beverages and flight attendants who actually seemed pleased to do their jobs. Less pleasing was the numerous […]
New Year’s Eve at KLCC in Kuala Lumpur (Photos)
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Happy New Year. It’s a holiday and I figured we ought to have some fun as we kick off a prosperous 2015. I spent New Year’s Eve here in Kuala Lumpur at the city’s biggest tourist attraction: the Petronas Towers. I met up with fellow nomads from around the world who […]
Why you’ll never regret living, working and investing overseas
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As one year comes to an end and another approaches, there is a healthy tendency to reflect on the past and plan for the future. That instinct to reflect on life was increased ten-fold for me today as I was admitted to the hospital with some frightening and unusual symptoms. Though […]
How to Get Brazilian Citizenship by Marriage or Residence by Investment
Picture this: a gateway to the rhythmic beats of samba, the rich, sprawling interior of the Amazon and an open invitation to roam across the lush landscapes of South America. No, you’re not dreaming – this is a real opportunity that comes with Brazilian citizenship. The South American country is more than happy to roll out […]
The world’s 5 most overvalued real estate markets
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Look outside the large windows in my home here in Kuala Lumpur and you’ll see all kinds of developments going up. To be honest, spending almost all of my time in the emerging world has made me quite used to this kind of thing. New construction is happening all of the […]
How to Survive the Death of Petrodollars and a Reserve Currency
Dateline: Scottsdale, United States Investors profit by identifying long term trends before the crowd does. In this current world, one is either a contrarian or a victim. If one looks between the lines of the record high stock markets, rising cost of living, the record high bonds prices, the record high art sales and vehicles […]
As liberty declines, stop telling me what to think
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s field report is by Nomad Capitalist contributor Pete Sisco.] Dateline: Murcia, Spain I’ve always resisted being TOLD what to think. These days I resent being TOLD to pay constant respect and homage to people in government uniforms. It says something about a culture when people are relentlessly encouraged to respect government authority. As George […]
Running an online business just got a lot harder for tax reasons
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Running an online business is a great way to generate location independent income; money you can earn from anywhere on earth. That makes online businesses one of the top choices for perpetual travelers like myself who want an income that will follow them anywhere, even if they choose to leave personal […]
Where to Find Personal and Banking Secrecy Offshore
If you were raised in the Western world, chances are you were raised to respect ‘the rule of law’. You were probably taught that good triumphs over evil and that government regulations exist for a reason: namely, to protect the ‘common good’ against some shadowy evildoers. Of course, freedom seekers know that laws are only […]
Why US Citizens Can’t Open Offshore-Only Brokerage Accounts
It’s not easy to find an effective offshore forex broker as a United States citizen – in fact, it’s one of the (numerous) drawbacks of US citizenship. Many Americans who want to trade forex offshore quickly realise that the list of brokers willing to accept them is shrinking, thanks to various regulations imposed by the US […]
Alpaca poop: the reason your government hates tax havens
Dateline: Labuan, Malaysia I’m in Labuan checking out what I’ve called one of the world’s most underrated tax havens. The folks in peninsular Malaysia might not want someone going out there and flagrantly announcing that this Southeast Asian country has an autonomous area that is just about as much a tax haven as Hong Kong […]
If Only Central Bankers Were as Wise as Socrates
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2,400 years later, Socrates is still known for having said, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” If only modern politicians took that to heart. Albert Edwards is the analyst behind “The Ice Age Thesis” which lamented the loose monetary […]
The birthday card that reaffirmed my faith in emerging markets investing
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I learned an interesting business lesson over the weekend. To celebrate my thirtieth birthday, I took a few of our Nomad Capitalist team members to the Hard Rock Hotel in Penang here in Malaysia. Penang is the only non-Muslim majority state in Malaysia and is popular tourist destination for those seeking […]
The Negative Effects of 1984 Inflation 30 Years Later Are…
Dateline: George Town, Malaysia Earlier this year, I spent three days in the United States, a place I now avoid, even if only to transfer at an airport. What got me there was too good to pass up. A friend of mine had a two-bedroom suite, complete with a butler, at the St. Regis in […]
Why western property values are set to collapse (just like the currency)
Dateline: Singapore Singapore’s open policy to immigrants has made it one of the wealthiest countries and freest economies in the world. Millions have flocked to this island wealth haven, filling much of its less than 250 square miles of land area with banks, legal offices, and even gold vaults. That growth has led to a […]
Birth Tourism: 32 Countries Giving Birthright Citizenship
As an adult, there are several routes you can take to obtain a second passport, including through investment, naturalisation or marriage. But, if you have them, obtaining a second citizenship for your children and future generations is just as important. For years, surveys such as the Human Development Report and other quality of life indices […]
Three gifts you can give your children to set them up for success
Dateline: Singapore I recently read an article by Porter Stansberry on how to teach your children to be millionaires by age 40. At first glance, I asked myself “why should it take so long?”, especially when the value of the US dollars used as the measuring stick are declining, turning out more faux millionaires than […]
The Three Words I Used to Build my Businesses and Fortune
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Imagine three words being the difference between success and failure. It was several years ago that I realized myself what those three words were. I had invested in a home services company that was teetering on the verge of insolvency. The company had a small base of loyal customers but had […]
Shocking Statistic Shows The aging, poorer United States
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the late 1990s, I started reading books by economic forecaster Harry Dent, whose model uses the idea of demographics to predict the rise and fall of countries. Last year, I interviewed Mr. Dent here. While not all of Harry Dent’s predictions have come true and we don’t agree on everything, […]
How to get an offshore merchant account
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Having a location independent business is an important part of living a lifestyle based on my five magic words: going where you’re treated best. And for many entrepreneurs and start-ups, that means an online business. Of course, being location independent doesn’t have to mean your business is run online. Look at the […]
Scottish independence: big government and the five magic words
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Scottish independence referendum has just concluded, and the first glance shows that the “No” vote – that committed to remaining part of the United Kingdom – will pass by a few percentage points. Ever since the Scottish Parliament decided to hold such an independence referendum five years ago, most of […]
Citizenship by Marriage: 14 Passports to Get by Marrying a Foreigner
Like it or not, it’s often assumed that when someone from an emerging country marries a US person – or Westerner in general – part of the motivation is that they’re seeking better life opportunities. Now, it’s not our job to debate the merits of such assumptions, though it’s worth pointing out that we certainly […]
How to Renew a US Passport
A commonly cited anecdote is the idea that ‘history is written by the victors’ – those who lose the battle also lose their right to have their side heard in the history books. For example, perhaps you’ve heard the argument that ‘if it weren’t for the United States, you’d be speaking German’. As if the […]
The $15 minimum wage guys should come to Japan before wealth confiscation begins
Dateline: Tokyo, Japan The flight in from Hong Kong was about as smooth as one can get, even if the business class seats on Japan Airlines were a bit worse for wear. I spent the weekend in Hong Kong meeting with some of the best and the brightest Members of our private mastermind and flew […]
Does the government find your financial activity suspicious?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The concept of robbing from the rich to feed the poor has long been popularized by the popular English folklore figure Robin Hood. Accompanied by his band of merry men, Robin Hood carried about in an effort to achieve his own form of wealth redistribution. Historians have argued that Robin Hood […]
Good news: government spying to be limited to 15 years
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the late eighteenth century, the Jacobin Club was the most violent and most radical political movement leading to the French Revolution. In 1793, the Jacobins briefly took power over the government and began a vicious campaign of terror. Led by Maximilien de Robespierre, the group hunted down all of the […]
1/8″ shows how freedom of movement is dead (It’s ironic. And bad for money.)
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In 1961, East Germany began construction on a nearly 100-mile long wall around the city of Berlin. The Berlin Wall is, to this day, among the most grim reminders of how government suppresses freedom of movement. For the dictatorial forces in East Germany, the reasoning behind erecting the Berlin Wall was […]
Russia vs. the petrodollar: the latest reserve currency meltdown
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Twenty-five centuries ago, traders throughout civilization were increasingly using a single method to do business with. The silver drachma, coined in ancient Athens, would become the world’s first sort of global reserve currency; a standard by which many far from Athens used to conduct trade. Within a few hundred years, Rome’s […]
The biggest economic crash since Lehman Brothers
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Here in Kuala Lumpur’s Pavilion Mall, there is a area called “Tokyo City” which offers a wide assortment of Japanese style food and products imported from Japan. The “anchor” tenant of this mini-mall is a store that sells everything for 5 Malaysian ringgit (US$1.56). Talking to one of the people who […]
Why economic turmoil is like the five stages of grief
Dateline: Macau Casino magnate Steve Wynn promised investors it won’t happen again. Specifically, his Las Vegas casinos having much of any impact at all on his stock’s performance. In fact, on his recent conference call, Wynn was practically forced to apologize for “slow” growth of nearly 50% on his Macau properties, all while investors appeared […]
Argentina defaults on debt: an economic crisis explained
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Not even thirteen years ago, Argentina defaulted on its debt for the second time in the modern age. The result was what The Economist called “an economic crisis beyond compare”. And the “corralito” – basically a financial playpen of sorts – was the long-lasting result that saw bank accounts frozen and […]
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We cannot guarantee government, bank, vendor, legal, residency, citizenship, passport, or real estate outcomes with 100 percent certainty. What we can do is help select realistic options, prepare a strong file, coordinate the right vendors, avoid avoidable mistakes, and keep the process moving with the highest possible chance of success.
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