Reporting from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia It's an open secret in many parts of the world that the leaders at the top, and their families, have offshore bank accounts to protect...
Americans Renounce Citizenship at Record Levels Now
Reporting from: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam They say water seeks its own level. Perhaps that's why thousands of US citizens are handing in their US passports at the local embassy...
The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: how to get screwed
Reporting from: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam In 1725, a Swedish man sat in the bedroom of his mansion, gun to his head. He was Simon Affleck, a tax collector appointed by the King...
Why I prefer small countries and limited government
Reporting from: Hue, Vietnam You wouldn't guess by looking at it, but this small city in Central Vietnam was the imperial city of the entire country under the last ruling...
The Hanoi Hilton: why you shouldn’t trust a surveillance state
Reporting from: Ha Noi, Vietnam Some people are willing to forgive anything the government does. While I tend to avoid engaging with a lot of tourists while I travel, I happened...
Vietnam’s entry tax is a more honest tourist tax
Reporting from: Ha Noi, Vietnam I arrived in Vietnam from Hong Kong on Saturday night, just missing the beer fest that seems to take over the central city's bustling Lan Kwai...
The citizenship lottery and Best Places to Be Born
Reporting from: Tai O, Hong Kong On a short cab ride yesterday, I told the driver which hotel to take me to. He grunted and started driving away. I tried to hand him a paper with...
Hong Kong Banks don’t want your money
Dateline: Hong Kong I must have passed by a hundred beautiful women on the streets of Hong Kong today. You could throw a stone and hit a dozen Hong Kong banks at any point on...
Are Macau casino chips better than fiat currency?
Reporting from: Macau Take Las Vegas and multiply it by three. Here on a peninsula in the South China Sea, Macau is the world’s largest gambling mecca with revenues that put...
No Currency Restrictions or Reports in Hong Kong
Dateline: Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal Update 2020: This article was originally written in 2013 when I first began traveling and exploring offshore options around the world. To...
4 Reasons to Use A Hong Kong Corporation for Your Business
Dateline: Hong Kong I often ponder why anyone with an internet or location-independent business sets up shop in their own country. Especially someone who lives in a place as...
“You’re dead to me”, Love, the United States Government
In 1851, American physician Samuel Cartwright dreamt up a racist bit of psychology to explain why black slaves were fleeing the plantation. Drapetomania, as he called it, was...
Bitcoin regulation isn’t a recipe for economic freedom
I don't watch CNBC very much these days. While I am an investor and do still have a tiny portion of my net worth in stocks, the bobbleheads that spit out economic news on TV have...
Was Marco Polo the perfect expat entrepreneur?
Every once in awhile, it's nice to look back through the history of entrepreneurship and realize that many of today's economic concepts are still the same. After all, we're all...
Why You Need a Location-Independent Business in 2024
When it comes to living your best life, you may feel that you’re just like the masses of people stuck in a rut incapable of seeing the potential that lies just beyond the...
What Adam Kokesh told me about moving to South America
This weekend, I aired a radio interview with libertarian icon Adam Kokesh. Adam was arrested earlier this year attending a rally against the police state, and has been arrested...
A surveillance state spies on more than phone calls
If you're just becoming disturbed by the National Security Agency listening to your phone calls, you're in for quite a shock. The gravity of news about the "Security" statists in...
All propaganda is equal, but some propaganda is more equal than others
I pre-recorded some radio interviews today so I'd have time to meet with a top business contact of mine who's meeting me this weekend to discuss some exciting projects for Nomad...
Does the Government Believe the World is Flat?
Dr. Who once said, “The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views......
Why Non-Extradition Countries Won’t Save You
Thinking about moving your business or assets offshore? Then, it's wise to first get your head around the tangled web of international law, especially extradition. But even...