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Alternative Investment Strategies: A Guide to Asset Classes and Investment Approaches
The alternative investment market is experiencing significant growth and is projected to reach $32 trillion in assets under management by 2030. This growth is driven in part by the desire to invest in assets with low correlation to public markets. At the same time, evergreen funds are broadening access to alternative investments, creating opportunities for […]
Wine Investment: How It Works and How To Get Started
Wine collecting has long been a niche pursuit for connoisseurs, but it has steadily evolved into a popular alternative asset accessible to high-net-worth individuals looking to invest beyond traditional markets. In this article, we’ll examine wine investment as a means to diversify your portfolio. You’ll learn about: What Is Wine Investment? Wine investment is buying […]
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Like living in Singapore – for one-third the price
Dateline: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Philippines Finding the right place to live overseas can be a challenge. Here in Asia, some of the most livable cities come with steep price tags. Barely one week ago, I was in Singapore meeting with offshore gold guru Torgny Persson, who will be speaking at our Passport to Freedom […]
The 5 Best Cities in Asia for Food and Foodies
Asia offers some of the best food experiences on earth. As Asian dishes become more popular worldwide, more people are looking for authentic Asian cuisine. Meanwhile, people in Asia not only rely on their local food traditions, but on increasingly authentic international food options, as well. All which makes Asia a great place for food […]
Invest in Agriculture in Philippines without Getting Dirty
Dateline: Manila, Philippines As central banks continue to push the “Copy” button on their printers, and the world population continues to grow, we’ve become a bigger fan of agricultural land. Experts from Jim Rogers on down have endorsed agricultural land as a way to benefit from the increasingly affluent consumer cultures in regions such as […]
Philippine Pesos: Ones Reason to Make Real Estate Investment Philippines
Dateline: Manila, Philippines It’s been eight months since I was last here in the Makati central business district of Manila. It’s amazing how much has changed since then. Several expats have argued that Manila shouldn’t have ranked fourth on my list of most livable cities in Southeast Asia. However, those expats are looking at the […]
Want to Set Up A Singapore Company? Here’s Your Full Guide
Dateline: Singapore As a contrarian entrepreneur and investor, I like to zig where others zag. Especially in lower-end businesses, many just follow the herd mentality and don’t think about the ramifications of decisions they make for their business. And honestly, I see a little bit of that herd mentality when it comes to Singapore. The […]
The 5 most famous people to renounce US citizenship
Dateline: Manila, Philippines Thousands of people renounced their US citizenship last year. In fact, citizenship renunciations reached record levels. And the Federal Register, where so-called “covered expatriates” are listed, doesn’t even list the majority of those who renounce US citizenship. While renunciation levels have reached record levels now, there have been a number of famous […]
The 5 Best Gold Bullion Coins for Global Citizens
Last updated October 15, 2020 Buying gold bullion is a good way to diversify your assets out of fiat currencies. However, your home country’s world view may be putting your gold investments at risk. American gold buyers, in particular, may be taking an overly regional approach to buying gold bullion that could prove detrimental. So, […]
High taxes, government inefficiency, and the Four Minute Mile Effect
Dateline: Singapore Westerners have been taught from day one that high taxes and government inefficiency are simply the “price we pay for civilization”. If you believe that, allow me to share a story you may be familiar with… Human beings have been running for sport for centuries. Ever since the legend of Greek messenger Pheidippides […]
How to avoid the coming global wealth tax
Dateline: Singapore While Singapore isn’t exactly my cup of tea as a permanent residence, it’s always a pleasure arriving here for business. I flew to Singapore from Indonesia this morning. The government-owned Jakarta airport, not satisfied with their own government’s visa-on-arrival fee, has made sure to gouge you for another “departure fee” – payable in […]
Find The Best Business Idea and Start a Business Overseas
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia I had planned to stay in Jakarta for most of December before darting over to spend Christmas in the Philippines with some business contacts. Unfortunately, while the city is really cheap, the traffic is really bad and beyond my few meetings here, there’s not a lot more to see. Indonesia is an […]
Know your market: don’t make this international business mistake
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia I’ve spent a lot of time in Jakarta’s upscale shopping malls the last week I’ve been here. While I do enjoy a good mall, it’s not that I’ve been shopping every day. It’s that the absolute gridlock traffic here has prevented from me wandering too far afield. While I did spend Thanksgiving […]
10 Countries with the Fastest Internet in the World
Last updated February 10, 2021 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In this day and age, having fast internet is a necessity. Whether you’re a serious location independent entrepreneur, running a local business, or just a casual surfer, slow internet is a real drag. It’s bad for business, and in today’s connected world, it can cause stress […]
Living in Indonesia: Jakarta’s cheap cost of living
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia I have friends who, despite my commandment to never live or do business there, still live in Southern California. I lived there myself for seven months, many years ago, when my career and first business were just starting to take off — and I’m still dealing with nonsense from the government mafia […]
Chinese Flying Money: don’t make this funny money mistake
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia The cafe scene here in Jakarta is quite something. Like many cities in Asia, some of the best casual and upscale dining is done in shopping malls. As a westerner, it’s easy to scoff at this as I did – until I had one of the best meals of my life at […]
How to hire a virtual assistant: 3 tips to increase productivity
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia I was talking to some locals here over the weekend, and we got to discussing the cost of doing business here in Jakarta. As it turns out, doing business in Indonesia can be relatively cheap if you know what you’re doing. This is thanks in part of the dreadful track record of […]
The Indonesian currency revaluation: how not to profit from central banks
Dateline: Jakarta, Indonesia I wasn’t sure what to expect from Jakarta. Indonesia, which east-to-west spans about as much of the Indian Ocean as Australia, is an intriguing and even somewhat mysterious place. While China and Vietnam and Myanmar get all of the press from the financial media, Indonesia has been somewhat left alone. Yet the […]
Three key attitudes to being location independent
[Editor’s Note: Pete Sisco, author of The Freedom App, is filling in for Andrew today while he’s in transit to Indonesia.] Dateline: Murcia, Spain Living and working the location independent lifestyle is the way of the future, no doubt about it. If you aren’t familiar with the concept of location independence, it involves living wherever […]
How to buy Malaysian real estate as a foreigner
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In fact, I like it so much that I dubbed it the third most livable city in booming Southeast Asia — and the most livable city when you exclude the highly pricey Hong Kong and Singapore. While many think the […]
Reverse geoarbitrage in frontier markets: how I made a 15X return in one day
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Granted, the ten-fold return would have to prove scalable to mean much. But you’ll never hear me complaining about turning $5 into $100. Yes, for the price of a gig on Fiverr, I potentially jumpstarted the next emerging market business opportunity and engaged in what I called “reverse geoarbitrage”. While In […]
The Best Offshore Havens for Bank Secrecy
Last updated November 14, 2020 Bank secrecy has long been a target of international groups opposed to offshore tax havens. The argument goes that if governments don’t know who owns the account, they can’t effectively tax it. Scores of tax-loving do-gooders have devoted their life’s work to eliminating bank secrecy under the guise of things […]
Nomad guide to living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a hidden gem for the Asia expat
Last update: September 15, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As a kid, I was in awe of skyscrapers. Even at four years old, I would count the windows from the ground level to the top floor. And of all the buildings in the world, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur were my favorite. To this […]
What are “American Values”? Are they just clinging to the past?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia We hear a lot these days about “American Values”. Everyone from politicians of every stripe to talk show hosts extol these mythical virtues with little explanation. Over time, “American Values” have become this fungible thing that seem to change with the wind whenever its convenient for the person talking about them. […]
Expat health care: how getting sick outside the US saved me $2,000
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I was reminded of an important lesson yesterday. It all started with my coming ill on Friday. Really ill. I spent the weekend in bed, sick as a dog. Fevers as high as 103.5 Fahrenheit, striking chills, a stinging throat, and a general sense of malaise. I didn’t want to reach […]
The world’s five largest prison populations per capita
They call it “The Land of the Free”, but just how free are you in the United States? When police in the USA aren’t tasing fathers saving their kids from burning buildings, they’re shooting into vehicles with emotionally unstable drivers. For as much as Americans proclaim their country to be the “best in the world” […]
Are high interest rates on emerging market currencies worth it?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jim Rickards recently said that with the central bankers’ madness infecting the Australian dollar, there were only three strong, stable currencies left. (Of course, the US dollar isn’t one of them) However, I’ve long talked about earning high interest rates by depositing money into foreign currency accounts with emerging market banks. […]
Buying Foreign Real Estate to Get Airbnb Rent Yields
Reporting from: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A few months ago, I met with several expat entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Among all of the business talk, they threw out one local investment idea: sign a long-term lease on a Western-friendly apartment. The reason was that rents on expat-friendly apartments in Vietnam has been going […]
Are Diplomatic Passports a Legitimate Second Citizenship?
Last updated February 10, 2021 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia is a melting pot of people from around the world – Malay, Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and more. While many of these people are Malaysian citizens, there are also quite a few expats here who hold any number of different passports. We talk a lot […]
The mystique of country borders and the best government mafias
Dateline: Johor Bahru, Malaysia I’ve always been fascinated by the concept of borders. Growing up on the United States, we learned early on about The Land of the Free’s only two neighbors: Canada and Mexico. And as we got older, we were told that on one side was a country exactly like ours. On the […]
The five best languages to learn for business in a changing world
The world is changing, and the days of speaking one language are over. As I travel the world, I frequently spend time in places where locals speak English perfectly… as well as several other languages. Just the other day, I spoke to a girl in Kuala Lumpur who was learning Japanese — her seventh language […]
Top 5: Countries by highest inflation rate
Milton Friedman said that inflation is “always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon”. Throughout history, plenty of countries have seen inflation rates so high that hyperinflation occurred. However, we wanted to examine the countries which currently suffer from the highest inflation rate. With runaway money printing happening around the world, these countries really take the cake. […]
How a second passport helps your privacy rights
Reporting from: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Privacy rights seem to be a lost art these days. In their quest to totally make you their slave, desperate governments are working to collect as much data on you as possible. As a perpetual traveler, I’ve escaped much of the nonsense that alphabet soup agencies like the NSA have […]
Should you invest in non-convertible currencies?
Reporting from: Nong Khai, Thailand – en route to Myanmar I have to admit, I screwed up yesterday. In my rush to get out my last meeting in Vientiane, Laos, and to the airport in time for my flights, I forgot about the Lao currency I was carrying in my wallet. The currency of Laos, […]
Potential risks of doing business in a frontier market like Laos
Reporting from: Vang Vieng, Laos I don’t really fit in here in Vang Vieng. But I have a bit more business to conduct in Laos’ capital city of Vientiane – about three hours away by mini-bus – and I wouldn’t have been able to make it back from any of the other tourist spots further […]
How to own a market as a frontier market entrepreneur
Reporting from: Vientiane, Laos For a moment today, I thought I was in New York City. I was on my way to meet a contact I made in the Laos real estate industry, and I didn’t know exactly where I was going. All I knew was that my destination was about two miles away. Just […]
The three most important words in Thailand
Reporting from: Udon Thani, Thailand I’ve been stuck in airport limbo for most of the day, so please excuse the brevity of this post. After a month on the ground in Thailand, I’m getting out before I overstay my visa at midnight and get thrown in a holding cell by the local gestapo. Over the […]
Is it too late to buy real estate in Thailand?
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand Property is all the rage here in Bangkok. In the last fifteen years or so, the country has seen a major recession, the bird flu and a coup. And, after each, property prices haven risen. I have to admit I’m not a huge fan of real estate investing here. The industry […]
Is living in Thailand a bastion of freedom for expats?
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand The idea of living in Thailand sounds good to a lot of expats. Just look around Bangkok and you’ll see any number of location independent entrepreneurs as well as lawyers, accountants, and all sorts of other professionals from around the western world. Some may disagree with me, but here are my […]
How to Start a Business in Thailand
Last updated March 5, 2021 Dateline: Bangkok, Thailand Growing up, my father always had a pair of galosh overshoes for keeping his shoes dry when it rained or snowed. I always wondered what happened to such galoshes; they seem to have become irrelevant in today’s society. Yet, I was wishing for just such a pair […]
Waiting to expatriate? You’ll never get permission
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I’ve never much been a fan of literature. To me, if it didn’t actually happen, I don’t care much to read about it. It’s the same type-A mindset that led me start businesses at a very young age and pour myself into work. But something about Franz Kafka’s stories always spoke […]
Why is the United States called America?
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand To be honest, I didn’t even realize today was Columbus Day. I guess any excuse for lazy government workers to take a paid day off and celebrate – um, what exactly? – is reason enough to have yet another meaningless holiday. Yet it’s especially apropos that Columbus Day would happen to […]
Harry Dent on economic trends: October 12, 2013 Radio show
Nomad Capitalist ReportAirdate: October 12, 2013 Topics discussed: Investing overseas, demographic trends Guests:0:00 Andrew discusses how the United States has used propaganda to brainwash its own citizens into staying put – despite their own best interests. He discusses the wars, bombings, and incursions the US government has gotten into since World War II, and why […]
How Hard Is It to Open a Singapore Bank Account Now?
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand Remember when you were a little kid and you’d go to your friends’ birthday party to eat cake and play party games? Even at seven years old, I was overly anxious for my age, and one game in particular really got me going: musical chairs. You’d run around and around in […]
The US government shutdown shows just how unfree “America” is
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I have to say, I’m a little embarrassed. No, not for “my” country and all of the crazy things they’re doing to innocent people during the government shutdown. No, I don’t view one country as “mine”, as if I’m owned and defined by it. Just meeting three South Koreans at the […]
When bond markets have their fill of Obama and quantitative easing
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand After my excellent, Obamacare-sidestepping experience at the hospital yesterday, I had to go back today for a few additional, more in-depth tests. To be honest, I think the doctor – who seemed pretty confident about my clean bill of health – sensed my hypochondria and wanted to put my mind at […]
How Medical Tourism in Thailand Beats Obamacare
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I’ll never forget standing in Lisbon, Portugal at nine years old as my parents I were on a day tour of Portugal’s capital. When our guide learned we were from the United States, he replied that one of Portugal’s top officials had just gone to there for medical care. He wasn’t […]
Living on The Cheap: The Cheapest Places to Live Overseas
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand Yesterday was a day of extremes. I had a fantastic lunch consisting of smoked duck and gruyere spring rolls, followed by a great spicy pasta with wine. My dinner was far more spartan: a $6 two-course feast of “Muslim Thai” food in a back alley in Bangkok. And I washed it […]
What Will happen if the US government goes bankrupt?
https://nomadcapitalist.com/finance/quantitative-easing-americas-newest-export/Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand The Thai government’s 38% debt-to-GDP ratio looks like drastic fiscal prudence compared to the nearly 110% in the United States. For Southeast Asia, Thailand is quite the a rabid spender. Places like Cambodia have been decreasing, rather than increasing, their debt levels. In just three hours, you could be in Hong […]
They always had a second passport and offshore gold waiting
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I’ve often said that I love spending time in Asia for one simple reason. While I love the big cities, the hustle and bustle, and the great food, there’s something pervasive in many Asian cultures: they’re aware of the world around them and adjust accordingly. Not long ago, I wrote about […]
From tumbleweeds to economic miracle: the next economic success stories
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand Sukhumvit is one of the busiest areas of Bangkok. Full of tourists, overpriced bars, and international chains from Domino’s to 7-Eleven at every turn, it’s part of what makes Bangkok such an international city. Walking around here can feel at times like Hong Kong or any other large metropolis with a […]
When money laundering laws go too far
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I must have read a dozen travel blogs talking about the “scam” at the Cambodia-Thailand border yesterday. The Thai town of Poipet, in particular, has practically become an insider’s code word for border scams in the backpacking world. Fortunately, I escaped the twelve-hour overland trek from Siem Reap to Bangkok and […]
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