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Month: June 2014

30 Jun
BANKING OVERSEAS

How To Travel Safely With Your Credit Cards

Kathleen and I leave in the morning for a month on the road. I called my credit card companies this morning to let them know. I don’t hold out much hope that that effort will have any real effect. My cards will still get cut off; it’s just a question of how often. The credit […]

26 Jun
real state

How To Vet Offshore Investment Opportunities

“I told them the contract is risky, but they invested anyway.” That’s what one of my attorney contacts told me about a recent client experience. He was surprised and even appalled that the client didn’t take his advice and walk away from the investment because he, the attorney, had concerns about some of the contract […]

12 Jun
is ecuador safe?

Is Ecuador Safe For Foreign Retirees And Investors?

Why do so many people, especially so many of my fellow Americans, have such a negative reaction to the idea of living, investing, or even traveling to so many places around the world? Last week a reader emailed us in response to an essay on Ecuador we published to support the launch of our Live […]

05 Jun
Lief Simon

Options For Obtaining Second Citizenship And A Second Passport Through Residency

The super-rich have a growing number of options for obtaining second passports through economic citizenship. These programs are most attractive to the wealthy from countries whose passports don’t allow for much visa-free travel—Russia, China, and the countries of the Middle East, for example. Spending anywhere from US$100,000 to more than US$2 million depending on the […]

02 Jun
wall street

UK Cemetery Plot Investment Returns 44% Annualized

About two years ago, I invested in cemetery plots in the UK. Specifically, I bought a 10-plot package and recommended that some of my premium readers do the same. Last week I heard from the agent who brokered the investment. He was contacting me to tell me that the developer behind the offer has received planning […]