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Author: Lief Simon

13 Jun
Aerial Drone view of South Water Caye tropical island in Belize barrier reef.

The Best Property Deals To Expand Your Portfolio Offshore

After months of due diligence and negotiation… Dozens of calls and even more emails… The deals for my 2022 Global Property Virtual Summit are set. These are private offerings worth at least US$378,229 in cash savings across 24+ deals… Join us online starting tomorrow, and you’ll also benefit from exclusive perks such as free property […]

09 Jun
Close-up portrait of an elderly couple hugging on seacoast

The 7 Flag Theory Of Diversification: The Key To A Secure Retirement

How do you pack a go bag?That is, how do you create a fully diversified, profit-rich, tax-light, bulletproof life?Step by step.You’ve heard of the Five Flags. In fact, there are seven… Banking Foreign Residency Dual Citizenship Earning Money Offshore Offshore Investing Asset Protection And Estate Planning Mitigating And Managing Tax Liabilities You don’t need to […]

07 Jun
Serene street in Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Is Santo Domingo The World’s Next Big Property Market?

I visited Panama for the first time in early 2000. The United States had just handed over the Canal Zone to the Panamanians. Everyone was worried. Would Panama be able to manage the Canal on its own Meantime, Panama’s economy went into shock after the tens of thousands of U.S. military who had been based […]

02 Jun
Panama City, Panama to the right and Medellin, Colombia to the left, comparison

Comparing Panama And Colombia: Living, Retiring, And Investing

Where’s the better choice for planting Plan B flags—Panama or Colombia? The answer depends on your goals and the flag you’d like to plant. Are you looking to open an offshore bank account or to establish backup residency? Do you want to make a real estate investment or start a business? Here’s a comparison of […]

30 May
Woman giving cash money to male customer

Structuring Cash Deposits Is Illegal

Structures Versus Structuring The IRS was in the news a while ago for confiscating the bank accounts of small businesses operating mostly on a cash basis. One restaurant owner had her bank account frozen by the IRS. She had US$33,000 in the account, which represented the entirety of her operating capital. Effectively, the IRS put her out [...]
23 May
Kyrenia old harbor on the northern coast of Cyprus.

Why You Can’t Miss The Real Estate In Cyprus

Two years ago, when the global pandemic was just beginning to take the toll it ultimately would proceed to take, we identified the contact we’d been hoping for on the ground in a market we’d been wanting to scout for years. Dengiz is the kind of resource we know we need anywhere in the world […]

19 May
Seminario Park (Iguanas Park) and Metropolitan Cathedral in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Why The Ecuador Residency Requirements Are The Easiest In The World

Important news from Ecuador… This country’s residency program just got better. Under new regulations that took effect March 10, 2022, Ecuador’s residency program qualifies as one of the best in the world… And one of the easiest paths to citizenship. Here are the highlights… Ecuador offers a temporary resident visa to start, from which you […]

15 May
Panoramic view of El Poblado in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

El Poblado, Medellin’s Upscale Manila Neighborhood

Earn 8% Income And A 21% Gain On This US$25,000 Investment In Medellín, Colombia, Manila has long been the undiscovered treasure of the city’s upscale El Poblado sector. On its shady, tree-lined streets, you’ll find a mixture of houses, mom-and-pop businesses, and more than its share of nice restaurants and cafés. One of El Poblado’s smallest [...]