When people hear that I'm off to live in Vietnam or open a bank account in Hong Kong or start a business in the Indian Ocean nation the Seychelles, the often ask: "Why? Don't you...
How governments use safe words to steal your bank account
Just like American politicans crying wolf, politicians around have world have a favorite word when the going gets tough. No, it's not "just" or "ask" like the northern Europeans...
Cyprus Bank Account Holders Are Now Waiting… Thanks, EU
Have you ever noticed while on board a flight that delays in pushing back from the gate or reaching the runway are always fifteen minutes? I'm convinced that fifteen to twenty...
Chavez’s failed state and the westerners who love him
History always repeats itself, yet bankrupt and corrupt governments are often too happy to ignore it in exchange for short-term gain to keep the party going and their image...
Bank Account Confiscation in Cyprus
The European Union has decided - in its infinite wisdom - to rob the personal bank accounts of Cyprus citizens to pay for its bailout of the country. Cypriots got a rude...
Top 5: Developed countries with Budget Deficits: Read Now
We recently shared five countries running budget surpluses. While a new list of sovereign players are emerging with their fiscal house in order, there is still the list of those...
Nomad Lifestyle Design
LIFESTYLE DESIGNTake control of your life, your freedom, your finances, and your opportunities with lifestyle design.What does your perfect day look like? What about your perfect...
Offshore Banking: How to Open Offshore Bank Accounts Legally
HOW TO OPEN AN OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNTThe single best way to protect your money, grow your wealth and safeguard your assets.You’ve had the pedal to the metal all year and have no...
Why frontier and emerging market tourism is on the rise
It doesn't get any more mainstream than the New York Times. American conservatives of all stripes bash it as the standard bearer of Old Guard liberalism. Yet a recent interactive...
The government that cried wolf on sovereign debt
Aristotle was to have said that people lie so "that when they speak truth they are not believed". American politicians and the White House are going around proclaiming that soon,...
The five most developed countries with budget surpluses
While western "free markets" and dictatorships alike are running yearly budget deficits, there are still solid countries that aren't spending beyond their means. A budget...
How Argentina money became totally worthless
Argentine president Cristina Kirchner is on a desperate campaign to cover up the gravity of her failures. It's how Argentina money has become totally worthless. Increasingly...
How population trends will shape emerging and frontier markets
For me, the vastly changing world economy is so obvious. That's why we focus on global megatrends that explain just how the future will play out. This century will see a powerful...
How Do You Become Rich in Countries Like Singapore?
Let's discuss how to become rich in your business - and why it's increasingly difficult in the bankrupt west. The European Union is set to impose the most stringent pay...
How Big Government robbed Turks and Caicos
There's a mutiny in the Parliament of Turks and Caicos, the Caribbean island chain which owes allegiance to the UK as a British Overseas Territory. Specifically, the United...
China’s beauty market offers clues to aspiring global entrepreneurs
A recent Wall Street Journal article explains how beauty retailers like Sephora are scrambling to maintain sales growth and even closing stores in China in the wake of new online...
Obama should learn a lesson from Singapore on income inequality
Who could have predicted that last night's State of the Union address by President Obama would be a rallying cry for more of the same populist dogma that seems to plague the west...
Citizenship-based taxation: Just the US and a war-torn country
Reporting from: Los Angeles, California I love economic competitiveness among governments. That's why I had always wanted to speak with someone from the only place on earth that...
Big brother will not protect your retirement funds
History is a great teacher. And if there is one thing you should have learned, desperate, bankrupt governments will always look for an easy and political palatable way out. One...
The wait for capital controls is over
The day you always knew coming has now arrived. Capital controls are here. If you're a reader of this site, chances are you knew that. Western governments and the U.S. in...
