Where in the world can you obtain bank financing as a foreigner for the purchase of real estate? I get the question all the time. In fact, that’s not quite the question to ask. More precisely, the question is: Where can you obtain bank financing as a non-resident who is not earning income in the […]
Editor’s Note: Cryptocurrency is impossible to avoid these days: News of hacks, government squeezes, and fluctuating markets has saturated the media, with the world and his wife offering their two cents. Whether you’re a naysayer or blockchain enthusiast, my team strives to keep you as informed as possible on the subject. To that end, we […]
We are in the midst of a boom in demand for organic foods… And it’s just getting started. The agricultural group in Panama that we’ve been working with for the last four years is just barely able to keep up with this demand. They have either sold out or closed out all of their active […]
Lief Simon Names The 10 Best Property Markets For 2018 In today's complicated world, international property stands out more strongly than ever among investment options because it is both a hard asset and one of the best current opportunities for generating cash flow while building real, long-term wealth. Whether you're contemplating a first purchase overseas [...]
I’m A Cash Kind Of Guy In A Post-Cash World Could it be that cash is no longer king? Cash is a dying form of exchange in much of the world. Sweden is quickly becoming a cashless state, as is Singapore... India eliminated big bills in 2016... South Korea ran a trial last year for [...]
Lief Simon Names The World's Best Places To Go Offshore In 2018 The offshore world is ever-changing. Legislation, regulation, incentives, bureaucracy, and market fundamentals shift the terrain for where could be considered the best places to open an offshore bank account, base a business, diversify your investment portfolio, or establish backup residency, for example. In [...]
The risk of owning cryptocurrency is pretty simple. You could lose money… but that’s a risk that comes with any investment. Every sane crypto investor understands this going in. But what about the risks of not owning cryptocurrencies? Those are very real too… What if bitcoin ownership goes from less than 1% to 10%? How […]
The EU has this week released a short list of 17 countries it is officially putting on notice because of their taxation policies. Panama is on that list. So is South Korea… as well as the U.S. territories of American Samoa and Guam. In addition to this so-called blacklist, the EU has also named 47 […]
This Country Ticks All The Go-Offshore Boxes About 18 months ago I began the process of applying for residency and citizenship in the Dominican Republic. My attorney in the DR contacted me last month to let me know that my naturalization paperwork is almost ready. How soon could I make it back to the country [...]
Lief Simon's Secret French Passions Kathleen and I are in Paris for six weeks. We seldom have the luxury of so much time in one place. How to fill our free days, I wondered when we arrived... Ah, ha, I thought. I'll reorganize the cave. A French cave is an underground area for storage. It's not like a [...]
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