Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As one year comes to an end and another approaches, there is a healthy tendency to reflect on the past and plan for the future. That instinct to...
The world’s 5 most overvalued real estate markets
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Look outside the large windows in my home here in Kuala Lumpur and you'll see all kinds of developments going up. To be honest, spending almost...
Georgia: One of the Most Capitalist Countries in the World
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I’m staring at what must be a 10-ounce pour of sweet Georgian wine at my dinner table in Tbilisi. If US restaurants call 7-ounce pours “generous”, then...
Offshore Gold Storage: How to Avoid Gold Confiscation
OFFSHORE GOLD STORAGEProtect your hard assets, avoid gold confiscation, and diversify your investment portfolio.Not all that long ago the US dollar, like most currencies, was...
As liberty declines, stop telling me what to think
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Today's field report is by Nomad Capitalist contributor Pete Sisco.] Dateline: Murcia, Spain I’ve always resisted being TOLD what to think. These days I...
Running an online business just got a lot harder for tax reasons
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Running an online business is a great way to generate location independent income; money you can earn from anywhere on earth. That makes online...
Where to Find Personal and Banking Secrecy Offshore
If you were raised in the Western world, chances are you were raised to respect ‘the rule of law’. You were probably taught that good triumphs over evil and that government...
Why US Citizens Can’t Open Offshore-Only Brokerage Accounts
It’s not easy to find an effective offshore forex broker as a United States citizen – in fact, it’s one of the (numerous) drawbacks of US citizenship. Many Americans...
Alpaca poop: the reason your government hates tax havens
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...
