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...
Expats: Close Your Bank Account When Leaving the US
There’s a lot to think about when planning your move abroad, from visas and housing to healthcare. But one key aspect often gets overlooked: your bank account in the United...
The US population shift to the Sun Belt: Invest HERE, not there
Dateline: Bucharest, Romania I had two rather dichotomous conversations over the weekend that ended up at a rather similar conclusion. One of my calls was to a childhood friend...
Some of the cheapest real estate in the world thanks to a strong dollar
Dateline: San Marino As of today, I’ve now been to all five of Europe’s so-called “micro-states”: tiny sovereign countries ranging from 0.3 to 62 square miles in size. Each has...
Easy real estate profits… all thanks to crazy, bankrupt governments
Dateline: Monte Carlo, Monaco For years, Monaco has been a bastion of wealth and success. The Monte Carlo Casino in the city state’s main square is a legend of James Bond status....
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...
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...
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...
Investing in Oman: the perfect frontier market for entrepreneurs?
Dateline: Munich, Germany I’ve spent much of the last week here in Munich meeting with some of the best minds in this city’s business sector, including several young...
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...
How to Buy and Sell Gold with Low to No Spread
Dateline: Singapore In the internet age, buying gold is easy. Especially if you live in the United States, United Kingdom, or many European countries, gold dealers not only sell...
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...
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...
Portugal’s Retirement Account Confiscation: Lessons Learned
Imagine waking up to find that the retirement savings you’ve diligently built over decades are suddenly at risk - not from market downturns, but from factors far beyond your...
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"...
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...
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...
Things Singapore understands… but the West doesn’t
Dateline: Singapore Back in the year 1850, Singapore was a malaria-infested island at the southern tip of the British Straits Settlements. Chinese gangs ruled the city while drug...
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"...
The World’s Most Capitalist Countries
This article discusses how what we term ‘traditional Western capitalism’ has changed. It argues that capitalism no longer exists in its true form in any Western country, and...
