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Author: Lief Simon

23 Jul
Caribbean, island of Nevis

An Effective Way To Protect Your Assets

I read once about a California couple who found one thousand four hundred $20 gold coins from the mid-1800s buried on their property. The store was estimated to be worth as much as $10 million due to the rarity and quality of some of the coins. The value of the gold alone was about $2 […]

21 Jul
15th-century Bunratty castle in Co. Clare, Ireland

A Second Citizenship Blunder

My family and I moved from the United States to Ireland many years ago for personal and business reasons. At the time, I hadn’t even considered the concept of obtaining a second citizenship. In fact, it wasn’t until after my son Jackson was born that the idea of a second citizenship crossed my mind. Jackson [...]
10 Jul
Path to the beach on the island of Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

The Key To A Successful Back-Up Plan

I don’t need to remind you of the challenges of our time in history. Cable news has got that beat covered. And in any case, I’m about finding opportunity (because I believe it can always be found) and organizing your life so you can enjoy what the world has to offer… even if you have [...]
03 Jul
How To Negotiate Overseas

How To Negotiate Overseas

How To Negotiate Overseas: Buying real estate overseas is nothing like buying real estate in North America. So it’s best to go into this process with realistic expectations. Here are some of the major differences that you should expect when buying real estate overseas:  Language barriers. It’s likely that you will encounter a language barrier […]

19 Jun
Investing in Real Estate for Retirement

Investing in Real Estate for Retirement: Aliens, Volcanoes, And Exit Strategies

Investing in Real Estate for Retirement: Just a quick note this morning as I’ve got a room full of people waiting for me to kick off day two of my International Property SummitLINKVP down here in Panama City. We started yesterday with an overview of how to launch your global property portfolio… choosing the right […]

12 Jun
Investing in Real Estate for Retirement

The Key To A Secure Retirement

According to recent findings from the National Institute on Retirement Security, 68% of Americans aren’t sure they’ll ever be able to retire. Meanwhile 79% of Americans polled for Intuit’s Prosperity Index for 2025 say the country is facing a retirement crisis. Self-help guru Tony Robbins has warned U.S. retirees that relying on Social Security in […]

05 May

Don’t Be Fooled By Property Profits Hype

There are a lot of scammers out there. And not all of them are trying to sell you a bridge. Some fraudsters bilk unsuspecting investors into handing money over for bogus developments. But far more common are the legal scams where a seller dupes unseasoned investors by hyping information that doesn’t have any bearing on […]

17 Apr
Real Estate Yield Analysis

Know When To Hold ’Em…

Real Estate Yield Analysis: Most real estate investments have two profit components to consider: income and appreciation. Income comes in the form of rents and appreciation comes from increased value over time. Generally, one or the other is the main reason to invest… and it is net yields that I’ve focused on for my investments […]

07 Apr
AdobeStock/monticellllo

Italian Blood, Spanish Gold, And One Lone Certainty

The Kingdom of Italy was created on March 17, 1861, and up until a few days ago anyone who could prove they had an Italian ancestor dating from that auspicious day or later could lay claim to Italian citizenship. The number of people eligible under those rules was estimated to be between 60 and 80 […]