Dateline: Bangkok, Thailand "You can't beat the market every year. Averaging 7% to 8% is the best you can do." If you're an investor, you've probably heard this line before — and its mostly true in developed western countries. Short of being a top hedge fund or a...
Reid Kirchenbauer
The Best Offshore Investments Don’t Come Easy
Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Most people reading an article about offshore investments probably know that it’s not an easy thing to do. Investing in a country where you may be unfamiliar with the local culture, language, and regulations can seem daunting to anyone...
Real Estate in Mexico: Latin America’s Largest Economy
Dateline: Bangkok, Thailand For as long as anyone can remember, a major political issue in the United States has been immigration from Mexico. In what ways should it be allowed? How secure should the borders be? Should those already here be granted amnesty? But as...
Investing in frontier market real estate in Cambodia
Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia Frontier markets offer a unique investment opportunity. Disconnected from the rest of the world and far less reliant on the global monetary system than most others, these countries offer a less-traveled path to protecting your wealth....
Investing in Poland real estate: Europe’s most undervalued market?
While most of Europe is facing an economic crisis, from Spain’s youth unemployment rate of around 50%, to the collapse of the Russian Ruble, Poland is one of the very few countries on the continent that actually has good prospects. There’s no such thing as a...
Where to buy real estate in Colombia: Medellin vs. Bogota
Colombia is seen by many as a lawless, dangerous place filled with drug cartels and violent crime – but while the country was the playground of Pablo Escobar during the 1970s through the 1980s, this couldn’t be any further from the truth in today’s world. Because of...
Panama Citizenship and Second Residence: A How-to Guide
Panama has a relatively easy and straightforward process when it comes to becoming a resident, and Panama citizenship can be obtained after only 5 years. You can get started with your Panama residency by making a bank deposit from your bank account and opening a...
Should you invest in Real Estate in Ireland?
While most of Western Europe is doing all it can to stay uncompetitive, such as France’s highest tax rates in the developed world and the United Kingdom’s attempts to kick talented foreign university students out after they graduate, Ireland is a drop of sanity in an...
Hong Kong and Singapore: Hubs for investors and entrepreneurs
Dateline: Hong Kong When thinking of some of the most stable, business-friendly, capitalist, and financially robust places in Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore are at, or very close to, the top of the list. The two jurisdictions are similar to each other in many ways....
China has a plan for success: allowing itself to grow
Dateline: Bangkok, Thailand Over the course of the past several months, there has been a lot of media coverage about a slowdown in China’s growth. Analysts on television have been endlessly droning on about how China will face a “hard landing” and that weak growth...