Dateline: Scottsdale, United States Investors profit by identifying long term trends before the crowd does. In this current world, one is either a contrarian or a victim. If one...
These 29 Countries Have All Introduced Corporate Tax Cuts Lately
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I read a recent headline that suggested that while some Malaysians are concerned about the country’s ongoing lowering of tax rates on individuals...
Where to Find Personal and Banking Secrecy Offshore
If you were raised in the Western world, chances are you were raised to respect ‘the rule of law’. You were probably taught that good triumphs over evil and that government...
Why US Citizens Can’t Open Offshore-Only Brokerage Accounts
It’s not easy to find an effective offshore forex broker as a United States citizen – in fact, it’s one of the (numerous) drawbacks of US citizenship. Many Americans...
Alpaca poop: the reason your government hates tax havens
Dateline: Labuan, Malaysia I'm in Labuan checking out what I've called one of the world's most underrated tax havens. The folks in peninsular Malaysia might not want someone...
If Only Central Bankers Were as Wise as Socrates
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2,400 years later, Socrates is still known for having said, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”...
The birthday card that reaffirmed my faith in emerging markets investing
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I learned an interesting business lesson over the weekend. To celebrate my thirtieth birthday, I took a few of our Nomad Capitalist team members...
The Negative Effects of 1984 Inflation 30 Years Later Are…
Dateline: George Town, Malaysia Earlier this year, I spent three days in the United States, a place I now avoid, even if only to transfer at an airport. What got me there was too...
Colombian Citizenship and Residency: a How-to Guide
Last Updated June 14, 2022 Legendary travel author Paul Theroux famously remarked that “comfort is the enemy of observation.” And for years, US persons and others in the “first...
Why western property values are set to collapse (just like the currency)
Dateline: Singapore Singapore's open policy to immigrants has made it one of the wealthiest countries and freest economies in the world. Millions have flocked to this island...
Shocking Statistic Shows The aging, poorer United States
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the late 1990s, I started reading books by economic forecaster Harry Dent, whose model uses the idea of demographics to predict the rise and...
The $15 minimum wage guys should come to Japan before wealth confiscation begins
Dateline: Tokyo, Japan The flight in from Hong Kong was about as smooth as one can get, even if the business class seats on Japan Airlines were a bit worse for wear. I spent the...
Does the government find your financial activity suspicious?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The concept of robbing from the rich to feed the poor has long been popularized by the popular English folklore figure Robin Hood. Accompanied by...
Five reasons I’m investing in Cambodian real estate
Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia It's been eleven months to the date since I last departed Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh. To say that this city, and this country, is no...
Russia vs. the petrodollar: the latest reserve currency meltdown
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Twenty-five centuries ago, traders throughout civilization were increasingly using a single method to do business with. The silver drachma,...
The biggest economic crash since Lehman Brothers
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Here in Kuala Lumpur's Pavilion Mall, there is a area called "Tokyo City" which offers a wide assortment of Japanese style food and products...
Why economic turmoil is like the five stages of grief
Dateline: Macau Casino magnate Steve Wynn promised investors it won't happen again. Specifically, his Las Vegas casinos having much of any impact at all on his stock's...
Argentina defaults on debt: an economic crisis explained
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Not even thirteen years ago, Argentina defaulted on its debt for the second time in the modern age. The result was what The Economist called "an...
Why most Americans are broke
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I just checked out of the Ritz-Carlton here in Kuala Lumpur. For the money, it is the best luxury hotel on the planet, in my opinion. In addition...
The world’s highest savings rates vs. the bankrupt west
Dateline: Hong Kong As soon as I got off the plane, it hit me. No, it wasn't the incredible humidity here, even though Hong Kong makes Manila look like the Sahara desert with 32...
