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Today, some still would consider Turkey a developing economy; however, its per-capita GDP is in the same neighborhood as that of Mexico, Brazil, and Russia and in the top third of all countries. Specifically, Turkey’s GDP ranks 18th in the world. Its economy has grown at an average rate of
I’m traveling in the United States this week. The visit is reminding me that, in fact, this is one of the easiest places in the world to live and spend time. You might wonder understandably: Why do anything offshore in the first place? Easier, surely, just to stay put. Overregulation, overreach, invasions of privacy, and […]
I’ve been reporting on the coming of FATCA for eight years. That’s old news. FATCA has arrived. It’s a reality of today’s offshore world. Banks have decided or are in the process of deciding which path they’ll follow toward compliance. Either they’ll continue to work with American clients and meet all the reporting requirements… or […]
A reader of my wife’s Overseas Opportunity Letter wrote in over the weekend to say that a friend told her Ecuador is closed. That country is full up and not taking any more American retirees. Therefore, the friend will be moving to Granada, Nicaragua, instead and suggests that we update our recommendations. We shouldn’t be […]
One important piece of internationalizing your life is establishing residency in another country, either because you intend to move to that country or because you want a backup residency in your back pocket in case things go completely sideways and you decide it’s time to bug out. You have many good options in either case, […]
Among the investment opportunities presented during our conference last week in Medellín, Colombia, was a new timber project in that country. Timber investing has one of the best, if not the best, risk-to-return ratios you’ll find. Trees don’t have an expiration date. You can leave them to continue growing if for some reason the market […]
If I had a quarter for every time someone has written in to tell me I’m out of my mind for suggesting people move to or invest in Colombia, I’d have a whole lot more money to invest in Colombia. This past week in Medellín, where I’ve been spending time with colleagues, friends, and our […]
I’m in Medellín, Colombia, this week with about 100 other brave souls with the courage (and the wisdom) to ignore the stereotypes and the bad press and come see for themselves what this city and this country have to offer. What’s there to be afraid of in Medellín, Colombia? My co-host for this week’s event, […]
Three years ago, a colleague started the process of applying for residency in three countries—Uruguay, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic. His overriding objective was citizenship. He focused on those three jurisdictions because each offers liberal residency and naturalization rules. My friend gave up on Uruguay when he learned that this country’s naturalization process would require […]
In Paraguay last month, I met with the heads of the biggest cattle ranch operations in that country, groups that manage not only their own ranches but ranches for others, as well. In conversation with one of these groups, I mentioned some of the other agricultural projects I’m invested in, including the mango plantation in […]
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