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Author: Lief Simon

25 Jan
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Who I’m Voting For In 2024

For many people, the New Year’s Eve hangover had barely passed when the real headache of 2024 began to kick in… First it was the Iowa caucuses, then this week’s New Hampshire primary, and now we’re barreling towards the South Carolina showdowns. 2024 has been dubbed the biggest election year in history by The Economist, [...]
11 Jan
100% Profits With A Little-Known Company

3 People You Need In Your Corner

I’m going to let you in on some of my secrets today… some tips for finding the best people to work with on your overseas journey… Developing an advisory infrastructure—that is, legal, financial, tax, banking, and structures resources—in the places where you want to live or invest overseas is critical to building a globally diversified [...]
08 Jan
Traditional white houses with unspoilt idyllic view of marina, coastline and Mediterranean Sea in Moraira, Costa Blanca, Spain

How To Spot Profitable Properties

Returning to Spain for the recent Live And Invest In Spain Conference, I was reminded of my first pure real estate investment outside of the United States. In 2000, a colleague and I took a scouting trip along the coast of Spain… not just one of the Costas, but the entire southern coast of Spain [...]
28 Dec
Finance manager meeting

30 Profitable Deals Every Year

This Investment Has A 98.8% Success Rate… From time to time, an opportunity crosses my desk that’s simply a “no brainer.” What I’m going to tell you about today is one of those opportunities… Let me explain. There’s a company you’ve never heard of… They don’t advertise. They’re not shouting from the rooftops about what [...]
25 Dec
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100% Profits With A Little-Known Company

We’re all looking for a “sure thing.” An investment we know is going to make us money—no matter what. Not long ago, people thought the stock market could only go up. The S&P 500 in 2022 showed—yet again—why you should never rely on stocks to always go up. The market was down nearly 20% for [...]
14 Dec
Beach near Lagos in Panta da Piedade, Algarve, Portugal Expat Haven

Reasons To Love This Expat Haven

Portugal is the oldest country in Europe, with the same defined borders since 1139. Before that, it was part of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Roman Empire. The country is home to the oldest bookstore chain in the world, Livraria Bertrand, which opened its doors in 1732. Here, too, is one of the oldest universities [...]
11 Dec
Sunrise at Caye Caulker Island Belize

Why You Want A Dog In Belize

It’s Not For The Reason You Might Think… One of the questions I am most frequently asked about Belize is… Is it really safe? Unlike Mexico, Guatemala, and other countries in the region, Belize has no organized crime. In Belize, no drug cartels are fighting for dominance or control… This sleepy little country seems too [...]
07 Dec
Panoramic view of Panama City, Panama. offshore haven

Why Panama Remains The Offshore Haven To Beat

Big news from one of my favorite offshore havens—the country where Kathleen and I spend most of our time (and base our business)… Last week, Panama’s Supreme Court made a ruling with major implications. Panama has faced weeks of protests over the government’s renewal of a contract with Canadian corporation First Quantum, which operates the [...]
04 Dec
How To Miss Opportunities Overseas

How To Miss Opportunities Overseas

“Where will people buy their groceries?” That was the first question one of the civil engineers we engaged asked at the very beginning of the planning for our residential development on the Azuero Sunset Coast of Panama—Los Islotes. She had never been to this part of the country, but she knew it didn’t have much, [...]
13 Nov
Black truffles recently recollected. legacy investment

The Ultimate Legacy Investment

Murcia, Spain, known as the Vegetable Garden of Europe, is famous for its bounty of fruits, vegetables, and spices that are exported all over Europe and beyond. This is where my husband and I bought into a truffle farm about three years ago, and I happened to be passing through the area recently… The farm [...]