What “QE4” Means For Global Investors—My #1 Prediction For 2020 Since the Great Recession, every major stock market move has come on the back of a central bank intervention. In March 2009, markets bottomed out when the Federal Reserve announced the massive expansion of its QE1 (quantitative easing) program, and they reached their peaks in [...]
This Childhood Chore Taught Me That Some Classic Investment Advice Is Plain Wrong I come from humble beginnings. The village I grew up in had fewer than a hundred houses… most of them farms. The nearest town was several miles away. My family’s trips to the grocery store had to be well planned, and we [...]
How Diversified Is Perfectly Diversified? Diversification... A concept any investor learns at the beginning of his investing career. It's a straightforward idea. You'd figure most would get it right. Wrong. Unfortunately, most investors don't understand how to achieve proper diversification. Some diversify too little... and some overdo it. I can't tell you how many times [...]
'Tis The Season For Legacy Planning (And Giving) Generational wealth bothers some people, from politicians who want to seize and redistribute it to the super wealthy who don't see the point of leaving everything to their kids. Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are on record stating their kids aren't going to inherit the majority of [...]
Countdown To U.S. Presidential Elections Begins… What Does It Mean For The Markets? 344 days... That's how much time we have left until the next U.S. presidential election. Sure, that's almost a year from now, and the Democrats still need to pick their nominee. Nonetheless, I think it's time we start talking about the 2020 [...]
Why I’m Cashing Out Of This Market This Week As I mentioned Monday, I closed this week on the sale of my rental property in Portugal. I bought the apartment on my first-ever trip to the country in 2015. A longtime friend and colleague on the ground told me that Portugal was finally coming out [...]
The Experts Have Got This All Wrong My first work overseas experience was more than 25 years ago… in Chad. I was sent to the country on assignment by the oil-drilling company I was working for to fill in for their administrative manager while she took her six weeks annual vacation. Before the trip, the [...]
My 6 Favorite Cash Flow Investment Opportunities Right Now (Earn 23% In 24 Months) If you were able to join us in Panama earlier this month for my annual Offshore Wealth Summit, it was great to spend time with you. If you weren’t able to be in the room, I want to be sure that [...]
Looking For Retirement Cash Flow? These 3 Dividend Aristocrats Could Be Your Ticket I have identified three home-run cash-flow recommendations. These stocks belong to a rare group called the dividend aristocrats. Meaning they are frequent payers that have been increasing their dividends for over 25 years. Moreover, their business growth has been consistent, even during [...]
My Wife Insists You Don’t Understand Me My wife keeps telling me that no one understands me. Maybe she has a point. When making an investment recommendation to you, I reference something known as Internal Rate of Return… or IRR. It’s a tool for analyzing and comparing different opportunities. I get that most people aren’t [...]
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