Dateline: Labuan, Malaysia I'm in Labuan checking out what I've called one of the world's most underrated tax havens. The folks in peninsular Malaysia might not want someone...
If Only Central Bankers Were as Wise as Socrates
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2,400 years later, Socrates is still known for having said, “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”...
The Negative Effects of 1984 Inflation 30 Years Later Are…
Dateline: George Town, Malaysia Earlier this year, I spent three days in the United States, a place I now avoid, even if only to transfer at an airport. What got me there was too...
Colombian Citizenship and Residency: a How-to Guide
Last Updated June 14, 2022 Legendary travel author Paul Theroux famously remarked that “comfort is the enemy of observation.” And for years, US persons and others in the “first...
Why western property values are set to collapse (just like the currency)
Dateline: Singapore Singapore's open policy to immigrants has made it one of the wealthiest countries and freest economies in the world. Millions have flocked to this island...
Birth Tourism: 32 Countries Giving Birthright Citizenship
As an adult, there are several routes you can take to obtain a second passport, including through investment, naturalisation or marriage. But, if you have them, obtaining...
Three gifts you can give your children to set them up for success
Dateline: Singapore I recently read an article by Porter Stansberry on how to teach your children to be millionaires by age 40. At first glance, I asked myself "why should it...
How to get an offshore merchant account
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Having a location independent business is an important part of living a lifestyle based on my five magic words: going where you're treated...
Citizenship by Marriage: 14 Passports to Get by Marrying a Foreigner
Like it or not, it’s often assumed that when someone from an emerging country marries a US person – or Westerner in general – part of the motivation is that they're seeking...
How to Renew a US Passport
A commonly cited anecdote is the idea that ‘history is written by the victors’ – those who lose the battle also lose their right to have their side heard in the history books....
Does the government find your financial activity suspicious?
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The concept of robbing from the rich to feed the poor has long been popularized by the popular English folklore figure Robin Hood. Accompanied by...
Good news: government spying to be limited to 15 years
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In the late eighteenth century, the Jacobin Club was the most violent and most radical political movement leading to the French Revolution. In...
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Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia In 1961, East Germany began construction on a nearly 100-mile long wall around the city of Berlin. The Berlin Wall is, to this day, among the...
Five reasons I’m investing in Cambodian real estate
Dateline: Phnom Penh, Cambodia It's been eleven months to the date since I last departed Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh. To say that this city, and this country, is no...
Russia vs. the petrodollar: the latest reserve currency meltdown
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Twenty-five centuries ago, traders throughout civilization were increasingly using a single method to do business with. The silver drachma,...
The biggest economic crash since Lehman Brothers
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Here in Kuala Lumpur's Pavilion Mall, there is a area called "Tokyo City" which offers a wide assortment of Japanese style food and products...
Why economic turmoil is like the five stages of grief
Dateline: Macau Casino magnate Steve Wynn promised investors it won't happen again. Specifically, his Las Vegas casinos having much of any impact at all on his stock's...
Why most Americans are broke
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I just checked out of the Ritz-Carlton here in Kuala Lumpur. For the money, it is the best luxury hotel on the planet, in my opinion. In addition...
The world’s highest savings rates vs. the bankrupt west
Dateline: Hong Kong As soon as I got off the plane, it hit me. No, it wasn't the incredible humidity here, even though Hong Kong makes Manila look like the Sahara desert with 32...
How to Wire money Overseas: “I Don’t Even Know Where That Is!”
Dateline: En route to Hong Kong This time last year, I told you how I traversed the streets of Central here in Hong Kong alongside an endless array of beautiful women, only to...
