Dateline: Century City, Makati, Philippines Walking out of my apartment building here in Manila this morning, I noticed a store I didn't even see yesterday. Or the day before. Or...
Now France wants an end of the US dollar
Dateline: Makati, Philippines Paul Krugman may be wrong on just about everything, but when he says "Fiat money is backed by men with guns", we can find a point on which to agree....
Is the time of maximum pessimism the best time to buy?
Is the time of maximum pessimism the best time to buy? Investors around the world have made fortunes buying when "blood is in the streets" in places like Cambodia. Dateline: An...
Lessons from the biggest economic collapses in history
Dateline: An undisclosed location in the USSA What can history tell us about the future of America? The world has been splattered with all sorts of economic collapses, in every...
Does foreign real estate qualify for a 1031 exchange?
Dateline: Los Angeles, United States For years, real estate agents here the United States have touted the benefits of using tax-friendly 1031 exchanges. Few places have seen more...
More proof there is no US housing market recovery
Dateline: Toronto, Canada Ever since Canada shut down its Immigrant Investor Program several months ago, I've been predicting a dip in Canadian real estate prices....
The Top Ten Jobs in the United States (They Don’t Pay Well)
The American job market is a strange beast. On the surface, we’re told unemployment is low, opportunities are abundant and everything is just fine. But scratch a...
FinCEN 105: Reporting requirements of carrying cash overseas
Dateline: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina As you might imagine, some of the roads around formerly war-torn Bosnia aren't exactly in the best shape. Just another day on the road,...
Can I Use a Gold IRA to Move My Precious Metals Offshore?
‘Gold is money. Everything else is credit.’ Those were J.P. Morgan’s remarks to the US Congress in 1912. What happens if you have a nest egg built up in an Individual Retirement...
22 euros: the low cost of starting a business in Montenegro
Dateline: Tivat, Montenegro Traveling around the world full-time, I begin to sound like a broken record when I proclaim that another emerging market is booming like you wouldn't...
