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 [...]
“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, [...]
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 [...]
The world is on the brink. War in the Middle East… The United States has issued a rare “Global Terror Alert” in the wake of events in Israel and Gaza. War in Russia and Ukraine… The Biden administration has plowed 60 billion dollars into this conflict so far—with no end in sight. Far from protecting [...]
Sometimes people wonder why they should attend a Live And Invest Overseas conference, when they’re already receiving updates like this letter on a regular basis… Well, for one thing, there’s no substitute for meeting our experts in person. You get to break bread with them, ask them any question you like—and get an answer right [...]
“The Brand That Built Panama” That’s what they call my friend, Jose Bern’s company, Empresas Bern. When you take a look at the Singapore-style skyline of Panama City… know that Jose’s company is responsible for a big chunk of the city’s—and the country’s—growth. But in many ways, Panama’s growth is not like that of Singapore… [...]
I was in the middle of the Nevada Desert… I pushed through the door of the house, and shot the man on the other side… The guy I shot was a retired Navy SEAL. After hitting him, I took out two more guys… What was going on? The Navy SEAL was one of our SWAT [...]
Years ago I heard a definition of “wealthy” that has stuck with me. Being wealthy, the thinking goes, is having enough passive income to cover your living expenses. I know people who make a lot more money than I do each year, but they aren’t wealthy. Some of them are living paycheck to paycheck. They […]
The thing bluewater sailing teaches you… is that if something goes wrong on a boat, you are all alone. The sensible person always has a backup plan, a Plan B. In my 20s, I sailed a small yacht, mostly solo, three-fourths of the way around the world. This journey took seven years. (My sailboat is [...]
Never before in the history of the United States has your wealth been more vulnerable than it is right now… This is not true for the super-rich only. It’s true no matter who you are and regardless how much wealth you’ve managed to build for yourself. The bad news is that there’s more hardship to [...]
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