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 invest in Asia: Emerging market investment strategies
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia One thing I’ve learned over the years since I left the US to explore the world is that there is no end to the opportunities for investment and business...
And the winner of the global debt contest is…
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia The world has a debt problem. This is old news. People have been talking about world debt issues for years now, so I’m not going to rehash all the...
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...
What’s The Best Way to Transfer Money Internationally?
In today’s mega-globalized world, it is no surprise that people increasingly have the need to transfer money internationally. The need is usually much stronger for people who...
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...
When Diversifying Investments, Timing is Everything
Guest author, Peter St. Onge, Ph.D. is a former hedge-fund manager, Mises Institute Fellow, and an Assistant Professor at Fengjia University College of Business. He blogs at...
How I lost $5,000 investing in the Laos Rice Bank
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Last week, I told you about how I bought cattle land here in Georgia for little more than a song and a dance. I'm a big fan of investing in agriculture...
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...
The coming offshore tax haven blacklist
Dateline: Valencia, Spain Shortly following the release of the Panama Papers, I saw an article discussing the response of many leaders in the EU to the historic data leak. The...
7 Reasons to Set Up an Offshore Company in Tbilisi, Georgia
Guest Contributor: Jon Erikson is a writer based in Tbilisi, Georgia. His experience consists of consulting for clients in the public and private sectors. Dateline: Tbilisi,...
