On August 27, 1859, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, American railroad conductor and entrepreneur Edwin Drake drilled the first commercial oil well. That moment in history sparked an industrial revolution that forever changed the U.S. economy, standard of living, and culture. Today, oil is the only commodity in the world that’s used in every sector of 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, [...]
Here’s Where A Big Idea And A Pioneering Spirit Can Take You I grew up in a lower-middle-class home, the son of a single mother. There was no trust fund to give me a leg up in life. I saved long to be able to pay for my first car, and I worked two jobs [...]
Baby Thomas James Delehanty arrived into the world in 1963 Arizona. A couple months later, having been adopted, he became John Edward Portmann. In 2019, he decided to research his family tree. Although he had long known he was adopted, he was shocked when the DNA test he took revealed his ancestry to be 100% […]
Argentina deserves your attention as a “Plan B” destination. And it deserves your attention now, because it has begun a remarkable economic turnaround. If things continue as they’re going today, you’ll be glad to have Argentina for at least part of your international diversification plan. And you’ll be glad you got in early… Today Argentina […]
It looked like 2023 was about to become another 2008. History repeating itself, fifteen years later… You probably watched the news at the time… After three banks collapsed in one week in America—including the second and third-largest banking failures in U.S. history (Silicon Valley Bank and Signature)—the FDIC and the Biden administration stepped in, guaranteeing [...]
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 [...]
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 […]
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 [...]
“Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.” ~ Roger Babson From time to time, an opportunity crosses my desk that’s simply a “no brainer.” What I’m going to tell you about today is one of those opportunities… Let me explain. There’s a company you’ve never heard of… They don’t [...]
