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Tag: plan b
05
Dec
Last month, the co-founder of crypto start-up Dune Analytics, Frederik Haga, posted on X about his experiences of trying to build a tech company in his home country, Norway. Haga spent two years trying to get things off the ground with little money and almost a year without drawing a salary. Finally, things began to [...]
28
Nov
The Single Most Powerful Way To Create Options
In the wake of the election result you’re probably feeling one of two ways about life in the U.S. I say think long-term and beyond home borders. Whatever your world view, a Plan B always makes sense. But that doesn’t mean turning your back on the U.S. I certainly haven’t. Heck, I own a home [...]
22
Jul
From Crisis To Opportunity In A Single Step
Last week as shots rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. came within an inch of all-out chaos. Then came the CrowdStrike computer crash which grounded flights and downed systems in hospitals, emergency services, banks, governments, schools, and more around the world. Now, Biden has declared himself out of the running in the presidential race [...]
29
Apr
How To Escape The Doom Loop
For my wife’s birthday our annual tradition is to go out for Ethiopian food in San Francisco. We live just outside the city in Marin county, a collection of small suburban communities that requires crossing the Golden Gate bridge to get to downtown San Fran. Typically, my kids and I take my wife to this [...]
15
Apr
How To Get Started In Overseas Real Estate
How do you get started investing in real estate overseas? To borrow a page from Nike’s playbook… You just do it. You take the plunge. You can’t wait until you’re fully prepared and you know everything. Neither of those things will ever be true, and no matter how many overseas property investments you make, you’ll [...]
08
Aug
Four Steps To Self-Sufficiency: A Personalized “Bug-Out Plan”
Preparing for the unknown… That’s the principle behind diversification. You can’t be sure that any stock pick you make will turn out to be the next Apple or Facebook… so you buy stock in different companies. You can’t be sure stocks will always go up (in fact, you can be sure they will not always […]
24
Feb
What The Russia Invasion Of Ukraine Means To The Global Investor
Russia has finally, officially invaded Ukraine. What does this mean for those of us not in the direct line of fire? The euro has dropped a few points. The Moscow stock market fell almost 50%. Oil prices broke through US$100 a barrel. Gold is up. Cryptos are down. Those are the immediate, short-term market responses. […]
19
Nov
Diversifying Your Investments And Customizing Your Plan B
Offshore Structures 101—Why, Where, And How This week I’m hosting my annual Offshore Wealth Summit from Paris. For the first time ever, it’s a virtual event. My fellow presenters and I are all signing in remotely—me from Paris, them from Panama, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Belize, Italy, Portugal, Thailand, the United States, etc.—to discuss strategies for [...]
26
Oct
Leaving The Land Of The Free For The Old World
In promoting my Offshore Wealth Symposium next month, my marketing team has been
23
Mar
Why I’m Glad That I Hold The World’s Most Valuable Asset
Here’s What To Do Today To Prepare For The Pain And Hardship We’re Facing The death rate from the coronavirus won’t make a dent in the global population even if 100% of us catch the bug. That is: The human race is not going to become extinct. Economies and markets will recover, too… eventually. We’re [...]