Last updated April 19, 2018 Dateline: Port Vila, Vanuatu There is an increasing amount of second residency and second citizenship programs on the market, and as I often say, the...
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Dateline: Singapore Update 2023: Previously we've discussed tips on buying gold and the best countries to store your gold, but moving it there, that's another story. So in this...
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Passports: One of the Big Differences Between the US and the Rest of the World
High-end marketing can be fascinating at times. Just look at Louis Vuitton, offering one of the most interesting branding tools today. The brand places giant old trunks in...
What Is A Private Bank Account? And How to Get One
Last Updated July 25, 2020 Dateline: Warsaw, Poland One of the biggest challenges in the world of offshore strategies and flag theory is one that many other businesses face. The...
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This is probably the absolute worst business idea on earth
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Why Banking with HSBC Hong Kong is No Longer Appealing
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While the EU has its share of problems, we’re convinced that many entrepreneurs could have greater success running their business from Europe rather than from a beach in...
How to secede from your country: a story of Venetian independence
Dateline: Venice, Italy In 421, wealthy merchants from Padua in what is now Italy founded the Republic of Venice to serve as a trading post on the Adriatic Sea. Back then, the...
Hong Kong and Singapore: Hubs for investors and entrepreneurs
Dateline: Hong Kong When thinking of some of the most stable, business-friendly, capitalist, and financially robust places in Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore are at, or very close...
Expats: Close Your Bank Account When Leaving the US
There’s a lot to think about when planning your move abroad, from visas and housing to healthcare. But one key aspect often gets overlooked: your bank account in the United...
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Last updated June 19, 2017 Dateline: Bucharest, Romania In the movie The Thomas Crown Affair, the art thief for whom the movie is titled claims to be returning a highly valuable...
5 tax strategies for digital nomads and location independent entrepreneurs
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The US population shift to the Sun Belt: Invest HERE, not there
Dateline: Bucharest, Romania I had two rather dichotomous conversations over the weekend that ended up at a rather similar conclusion. One of my calls was to a childhood friend...
Some of the cheapest real estate in the world thanks to a strong dollar
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Easy real estate profits… all thanks to crazy, bankrupt governments
Dateline: Monte Carlo, Monaco For years, Monaco has been a bastion of wealth and success. The Monte Carlo Casino in the city state’s main square is a legend of James Bond status....
Flag theory strategies for expats to break free from the taxman
Last updated: March 26, 2017 Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Nearly five years ago, I was engaged. And with only a few weeks before the wedding, we decided to call things off....
