Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia “Do you know anyone who can help with…” Thus begin many of the questions I’m asked by people interested in doing business in the emerging world. Here...
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...
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...
Economic collapse: The rise and fall of Venice
Dateline: Montreal, Canada Italy has more than its share of problems. Already among the most corrupt countries in Europe, in 2016 Transparency International ranked it lower than...
The five richest countries in the world
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia When defining the world’s richest countries, people tend to look at the strength of the respective economies in terms of Gross Domestic Product, or...
Why You Should Start A Business Overseas
Narrow-minded views of the world are everywhere, even in today's globalized era. Western media is littered with stereotypes about "third world countries" and how bad it would be...
Georgia Proves That Open Economies Work: Here’s How
Not so very long ago, there was a small country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The country's economic development had been stifled by seventy years of Soviet central...
If You Want to Become an Expat, Hurry Up
Dateline: Derry, Northern Ireland I first became an expat 31 years ago when I legally emigrated to the United States and successfully pursued a green card. Years later, I left...
Doing Business Index Ranks Georgia Among the Best
Most of the fifteen post-Soviet countries are graveyards when it comes to private sector growth. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia heavily rely on extracting natural resources...
How to Rent an Apartment 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,...
Are You Sure Your Second Passport Is Good Enough?
Even our founder, Andrew Henderson, while traveling with his US passport, has had some interesting experiences at airport security. On one particular incident, while flying...
Will Hillary or Trump repeal FATCA… or make it worse?
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I’m not a fan of the idea of Donald Trump becoming president; and it’s not often you will hear me defend anything he says, but today I am going to do...
Don’t become a casualty of the War on Cash
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia The 21st century has seen the emergence of a war unlike any other. On one side of the battlefield are governments, banks, credit card companies,...
Spanish Entrepreneur Visa: Why It May Be a Bad Idea
We receive a lot of inquiries from readers asking how they can live in Italy, Spain, France or some other country in Europe. In truth, living in Europe is the easy part. ...
3 Reasons to Become an Expat
Leaving your native country can be a decision fraught with many pros and cons and ultimately forces you to really focus on what you value the most. A sense of adventure versus...
How to Get Second Residency and Citizenship in Mexico
As more and more people are looking to escape the culture wars, the topic of moving away from the United States has never been more relevant. Perhaps it's our...
Why moving to Canada is the wrong response to a Trump presidency
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Trump has people worried. Despite the support that has powered his current success in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination,...
The 10 Most Powerful Passports in Africa
Last updated: July 21, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I recently wrote about the world’s cheapest economic citizenship program (Full disclosure: I got a Comoros passport...
The “Affordable” Care Act just got more expensive and unsustainable
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Refusing to buy into the “Affordable” Care Act just got even more expensive. It’s common knowledge that people respond to incentives....
No money down loans: US housing market sets itself up for failure
As many of you know, I’m not a big fan of real estate in the US. However, my opinion has softened recently as I recognize that it may be a good choice for some. If you’re a US...