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Category: International Business
Why Puerto Vallarta’s Real Estate Market Is On a Roll In 2021
For excellent rental returns and a high-performing market in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta is at the top of my list. And if you are looking for high-quality properties in a beautiful and enjoyable city—with the potential for a good income and capital gain—then Puerto Vallarta should be at the top of your list, too. The real […]
Panama Is Up And Running: The Isthmus Latest Developments
A little more than a year since pandemic restrictions first were instituted in Panama, the country is vaccinating (including foreign nationals) at a good rate, and stay-at-home orders have largely been lifted. Beaches, pools, and gyms have re-opened, and the international airport has been again operating since Oct. 12. Now what? As is its custom, […]
Building An International Property Investment Portfolio
Investment professionals in the United States are trained on financial products. As a result, the investment and retirement portfolios that most of them recommend include paper investments only, in three categories—stocks, bonds, and cash. Depending on your age and your risk tolerance, most financial advisors will tell you to put some percentage of your investment […]
Why Panama’s Economy Continues To Boom
I’m back in Panama after having been away for a year. Kathleen and I arrived in the country about a month ago and headed straight out to the Veraguas coast. We remained in residence at Los Islotes until this week. After months of lockdown in
How To Figure How Much Local Tax You’ll Owe As A Resident Of A Foreign Country
Take France as an example. People generally think that France is a super-high-tax jurisdiction. When you do the math, though, you find that an American living in France wouldn’t likely pay any more in taxes than he would living in the United States. First, France has a taxation treaty with the United States, effectively eliminating […]