If I were just starting out as an investor today, with little capital and an eye to converting that capital as quickly as possible into a diversified global property portfolio, where would I invest? That’s the question I was asked bright and early this morning by a reader in town for this week’s Global Property Summit, […]
Everything The American (And Canadian) Needs To Know About Offshore Taxes This month’s issue of my Simon Letter service features my annual review, overview, and update on taxes for the American abroad. The big change affecting us Americans overseas since my report this time last year is the 2017 tax law that now forces U.S.-controlled [...]
Fourth Bridge Over The Canal A Go... And Other Important Good News From Panama After three months away, Lief and his wife Kathleen Peddicord are back on the ground in Panama City. What's new since they were last in residence at the Live and Invest Overseas HQ? Kathleen has the report... Back in our Live [...]
I Stand Accused—Seems I’ve Destroyed This Island In The Caribbean I spent 10 days in Belize this month, first hosting our sold-out Live and Invest in Belize Conference and then scouting new development projects on Ambergris Caye. It was my first trip to San Pedro in at least three years. As the old joke goes, [...]
Lief Simon's Personal Failure Plan Preparing for the unknown... That's the principle behind diversification. You can't be sure that any stock pick you make will turn out to be the next Apple or Facebook... so you buy stock in different companies. You can't be sure stocks will always go up (in fact, you can be [...]
Your Current Bank Balance Is Irrelevant I first had the thought that I wanted an "international life" when I was in high school... though at the time I didn't really know what that meant or how I'd achieve the goal. After college, I got a master's degree in international management from Thunderbird, then, with help [...]
Cash Flow Is Not An Excuse—How To Earn The Money You Need To Live Wherever You Want I decided in high school that I wanted an international life. Of course, I wouldn't have articulated it that way back then. I'm not sure that, back then, I even knew what “international” meant. What I did know [...]
What The New Tax Laws Mean For Us Americans Offshore I'd say the United States now has more tax filing deadlines than national holidays. Today, Oct. 15, is another one. Everyone knows April 15. That's the deadline for filing your personal tax return each year. This year this deadline actually fell on April 17, thanks [...]
Making Money Overseas—The Key To Cash Flow Anywhere In The World I sat across the street in my car staring at the front door to building number 824. I was 21 years old. If I didn't go inside soon, I'd be late for the interview. But the scene gave me pause. When I was a [...]
How To Operate Your Business Tax-Free By Going Offshore The key advantage of going offshore is diversification. The good news is that you have the opportunity to diversify not only your investments in this way, but your life, too—both your personal life and your professional one. That is, in today's world, you can realize many [...]
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