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25 Jul
Glass of whisky or bourbon in ornamental glass next to a vintage wooden barrel

A Promising And Profitable Portfolio Addition

I’ve never been much into stocks. It’s not that I have any ideological objection to them, or anything like that. I always just thought they took too much time and management. The market goes up and down all the time—I would have to be looking at my portfolio every day and judging when to buy [...]
16 May
Holiday villas and palm trees in Cala Galdana village, Menorca island, Spain

How Much Can You Save Overseas?

Last year, more than 338,000 Americans moved away from home for retirement. That’s 44% more than in 2022. A cooling housing market and lower inflation help explain this big number. Put simply, more people could afford to move away from home last year compared to the year before. Where did all these retirees end up? [...]
25 Apr
Luxury vacation resort and marina for luxury yachts called Porto Montenegro in Bay of Kotor, Tivat, Montenegro

Rich Opportunity In A Billionaire’s Playground

I can point you toward plenty of elite destinations where billionaires moor their super-yachts… But this is the one they don’t want you to know about. Forbes likens this tiny European country to Monaco… And Robb Report claims it’s “The Mediterranean’s New Jet Set Hotspot.” With stunning fjords and a pristine landscape overlooking the same stretch of water as Italy, [...]
11 Apr
Sidewalk at public park with city skyline at coast promenade in Panama City Panama

Blazing A Trail In Panama

“You need to get on a plane.” That was the feedback Kathleen Peddicord got from her property scout when she sent him to Panama for the first time in 1998. Back then, real estate in Panama was a screaming bargain. You could buy big, well-built homes for as little as $20,000. Kathleen did indeed get on a plane and [...]
29 Feb
Beautiful Italian farmhouse in Tuscany surrounded by nature with a large garden

My #1 Strategy For Storing Wealth

8938. That is the number of the IRS form you have to fill out to report foreign financial assets. If you own foreign assets, you have to fill out IRS Form 8938 even if you’ve lived out of the country for most of your life. However, here’s an important point: You do not have to […]

18 Jan
View Of The Skyline Of Panama City, Panama, Framed By Tropical Rain Forest.

Top 5 Investments In Panama

Greetings from our annual Live And Invest In Panama Conference. Lief is busy emceeing right now, so your missive today comes from me (Kathleen)… I thought I’d just fill you in on exactly why we keep returning, again and again, to host this annual conference in (and about) the “Hub of the Americas”… (And by [...]
08 Jan
Traditional white houses with unspoilt idyllic view of marina, coastline and Mediterranean Sea in Moraira, Costa Blanca, Spain

How To Spot Profitable Properties

Returning to Spain for the recent Live And Invest In Spain Conference, I was reminded of my first pure real estate investment outside of the United States. In 2000, a colleague and I took a scouting trip along the coast of Spain… not just one of the Costas, but the entire southern coast of Spain [...]
28 Dec
Finance manager meeting

30 Profitable Deals Every Year

This Investment Has A 98.8% Success Rate… 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 advertise. They’re not shouting from the rooftops about what [...]
25 Dec
100% Profits With A Little-Known Company

100% Profits With A Little-Known Company

We’re all looking for a “sure thing.” An investment we know is going to make us money—no matter what. Not long ago, people thought the stock market could only go up. The S&P 500 in 2022 showed—yet again—why you should never rely on stocks to always go up. The market was down nearly 20% for [...]
21 Dec
Skyline of Panama City, Panama

It’s Not What You Think

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades now, sat down at my laptop to write you a letter. I want to focus your attention this week on Panama. Trouble is… I’ve been telling people about Panama for some 25 years. In fact, [...]