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How to Not Pay Taxes: 4 Legal Ways to Not Pay US Income Tax
Why do people pay so much tax in the US? How do citizens and businesses stay in the game in the face of the government taking such a hefty slice of the pie? With the...
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Dateline: Kotor, Montenegro I forget how lucky I am sometimes. Living in Eastern Europe, but being outside of the bureaucratic web of the EU, makes for a simplified life. Whether...
The Best Co-working Spaces in Central and South America for 2021
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4 Key Retirement Plans for the 21st Century: What’s Yours?
Dateline: Yerevan, Armenia Preparing for the future... It's one of those things we all know we have to address. It's also one of those things few properly manage if they do so at...
International Entrepreneur Rule: A Complete Guide to the US Startup Visa
Go where you’re treated best. We talk quite a lot around here about those five magic words. Whether it’s placing your gold in the best countries...
What is A “Bad Passport” and Why You Should Have It?
Passports are a physical representation of power, privileges, and rights. They give you the right to travel, stay, and even seek opportunities in various countries. ...
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 World’s Strongest Free Market Economies
Last Updated February 11, 2021 Dateline: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Free market economies, capitalism, and the USA have traditionally gone hand-in-hand. If you grew up inside the...
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...
How to Invest in Frontier Markets | Read The Ultimate Guide
Dateline: Valencia, Spain I’ve been in Spain for the past several weeks. It’s one of the first times in months I’ve spent time in the western “developed” world. Before Spain, I...
Don’t Fall For This Fake Passport Scam
There is no doubt that getting a second passport is an essential step in designing your offshore strategy. Whether to secure your Plan B, increase investment opportunities, or...
10 Best Countries with a Territorial Tax System
Very thought about eliminating taxes on your foreign-sourced income and what you might do with the money saved? Non-dom tax regimes, like those offered in Ireland, Cyprus and...
The 5 Best Countries In Eastern Europe For Planting Business Flags
One of the sad realities of recent years is that the West is becoming more and more hostile toward business and the free market. It's one of the big reasons Nomad Capitalist...
The 5 worst countries for crony capitalism
Dateline: Istanbul, Turkey Every year, The Economist puts out their crony-capitalism index. Since I’ve traveled to nearly every country on their list, I decided to take a look at...
The Best Country for Online Company Incorporation
Last updated October 15, 2020 Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia Back in 2016, I had an interesting conversation with the president of the newly formed country of Liberland, Vit...
