Dateline: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Due to money issues, many people like to run their business with themselves as the sole proprietor for as long as they can. They bootstrap their...
How to Open Offshore Accounts and Start Banking Remotely
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I know that a lot of people are using Google to search for the best way to open offshore accounts and are looking for information about how to do all...
Six reasons to invest in frontier markets
Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia While visiting Cambodia, my favorite frontier market, I want to talk to you about six reasons to consider investing in frontier markets. One rung...
How to Avoid High Offshore Bank Fees
To continue operating, a bank needs to look after its own bottom line, and so it passes fees on to the customer. It is not all bad news though. There are some benefits to using...
Want to Lower Your Taxes? DON’T Move To Florida or Nevada
We all know someone who has done it. No doubt you have a friend or colleague who has vowed to never pay high taxes in California ever again, packing their bags for sunny,...
Hong Kong Tax Rates for Your Offshore Corporation
We love Hong Kong. In our book, it's one of the greatest cities in the world. The stunning skylines contrast perfectly with the lush green mountains, creating unforgettable...
How to invest in Irish forestry
Dateline: Tirana, Albania Today I’m in Tirana, Albania and everywhere I look there are incredibly cheap real estate deals. I’m finding land for 25 euros a square meter on the...
How to Not Pay Taxes: 4 Legal Ways to Not Pay US Income Tax
Why do people pay so much tax in the US? How do citizens and businesses stay in the game in the face of the government taking such a hefty slice of the pie? With the...
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...
4 Key Retirement Plans for the 21st Century: What’s Yours?
Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia Preparing for the future... It's one of those things we all know we have to address. It's also one of those things few properly manage if they do so at...
The best locations to invest in Airbnb rentals
Dateline: Elounda, Greece I was recently in Montenegro and was reminded of the great development boom going on in the country. Just a couple of years ago I decided to visit one...
Why buying a house is a bad investment
Dateline: Dusheti, Georgia As a lifelong workaholic, I’ve made the decision that on the rare times I decide to relax, I want to really relax. Sometimes, that means a quiet...
The Best Countries for Offshore Gold Storage
The price of gold grew by more than 20% in 2024 alone, and its value continues to climb steadily, continuing a bullish trend that has seen its price double over the last ten...
Expat Social Security Taxes: A Country-by-Country Guide
The lure of international expansion for US citizens often masks a hidden danger – unexpected social security tax liabilities. Many businesses, particularly US citizens...
How to Get Your Social Security Benefits While Living Overseas
The U.S. government doesn't formally track how many US citizens live overseas, perhaps because it’s such a hard number to calculate. However, recent estimates put the figure at...
How and where to invest in Mongolia
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Mongolia has been on my radar for some time. Only recently, however, did I decide to get the advice of leading experts who work and invest in Mongolia...
A New World Requires New Tools and Services
Dateline: Oslo, Norway + Budapest, Hungary I’m starting this article at the airport in Oslo, Norway. I’ll finish and send it from a hotel room in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty years...
How to Invest in Frontier Markets | Read The Ultimate Guide
Dateline: Valencia, Spain I’ve been in Spain for the past several weeks. It’s one of the first times in months I’ve spent time in the western “developed” world. Before Spain, I...
The real risk to investing in overseas property
Dateline: Barcelona, Spain Here’s a reality check: all investments carry some risk. Whether you’re in your home country or traveling the world to find investment opportunities,...
How I helped an Australian entrepreneur sell to US markets without getting taxed
Meet Andrew Brown, a young Australian entrepreneur and citizen who has a successful and growing business selling sports equipment on Amazon in the US. He and his girlfriend (who...
