The Nomad Passport Index 2017 The Nomad Passport Index ranks 199 citizenships on five factors, more than any other passport index. It is designed to show the best citizenships in the world to hold on the basis of visa-free travel, international taxation, perception,...
Dateline: Tbilisi, Georgia I spent much of the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Istanbul reading a personal development a friend recommended to me. While I’m typically rather impatient when it comes to long tomes, I found this one fascinating. It’s the kind of...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia When I wrote the book The Best Offshore Banks, the idea was to not only help you identify quality offshore banks that open accounts for foreigners; it was also to help you “get inside my head” and learn to determine for yourself just...
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 to, the top of the list. The two jurisdictions are similar to each other in many ways....
Dateline: Vienna, Austria Who said the life of a nomad is supposed to be hard? Perhaps the thrill of living in rough cities adds the extra kick of excitement. But for others, an easy-going, well-organized, and stable environment will do the trick. To live in Austria,...
Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I am constantly amused by what passes as an “alternative investment” or even an exotic investment in the western world today. Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about all of the positive developments for entrepreneurs and...
Dateline: Copenhagen, Denmark I’m in Denmark for all of six hours on a purposefully scheduled layover. To be honest, Denmark is one of the few European countries I haven’t been to and I wanted to at least pop in for a quick visit. Denmark is an interesting...
Last Updated July 25, 2020 Dateline: Helsinki, Finland Who would have thought that bankrupt governments would get so many benefits out of drug dealing, terrorism, and money laundering? For decades, people around the world protected their money and their identities...
Dateline: Las Vegas, United States “This Time is Different”. That’s the name of the book published five years ago by two Harvard economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff describing centuries of government folly in the economic sphere, and why...
Reporting from: Phnom Penh, Cambodia It’s an open secret in many parts of the world that the leaders at the top, and their families, have offshore bank accounts to protect themselves against the currencies that they themselves are busy devaluing. It’s the...
Last Updated September 15, 2020 Dateline: Singapore Is it possible to find free storage for your precious metals overseas? Perhaps. There are two different ways you can store your gold offshore. One is in a bank. The other is outside of the banking system. But the...
The city-state of Singapore is a popular expat destination, with people from many different cultures now living in Singapore. The country has four official languages: Malay, English, Tamil, and Mandarin. Singapore is known for being clean and safe. It boasts one of...
