Category: Investing
Five Flags: Comparing Panama And Portugal’s Citizenship, Residency, Real Estate, And Taxes
Americans tend to dismiss Europe for offshore lifestyle and investment options, thinking this part of the world is too complicated or too expensive. The truth is that some European countries can be cheaper than destinations that might much sooner come to mind for obtaining residency or investing in real estate. Portugal is one of them. […]
Updates On Thailand’s Growing Aquaponics Investment
Timber Investment In Colombia: Steadiest Bet In The Market
A couple of years ago I asked a group I work with in Colombia if they had any ideas for an agriculture project in their country. Colombia is known for its coffee and there are many coffee farms across the country, but I wasn’t interested in coffee. I wanted something unique. My associates in Medellín […]
Global Property Investing Made Easy—Here’s How
On stage at last week’s Global Property Summit in Panama City, with the help of friends, colleagues, and property experts from around the world, Lief Simon recounted personal tales of success… and of failure. He and the team of experts he’d gathered for the occasion shared hard-won wisdom with the benefit of hindsight and perspective. How […]
Panama City: Colonial Old Town Turned First-World Wonder
We held last week’s Live and Invest in Panama Conference in Casco Viejo, the colonial city built out on a peninsula after the original Panama City was destroyed by Henry Morgan in 1670. The new city on the peninsula was easier to protect. On my first trip to Panama in 1999, I took a quick taxi ride […]
Bargain Beachfront Property On Brazil’s Fortaleza Coast
Brazil’s northeastern coast has had my attention for some time. Today, this sandy stretch is dead center on my radar. I believe that available here right now is the greatest beachfront opportunity of my career. The developer of the property where I purchased a beachfront lot in 2016 has contacted me this week to let […]
Why Portugal Is Europe’s Easiest Place To Finance Property
Where in the world can you obtain bank financing as a foreigner for the purchase of real estate? I get the question all the time. In fact, that’s not quite the question to ask. More precisely, the question is: Where can you obtain bank financing as a non-resident who is not earning income in the […]
Revealed: The Only Crypto Investment Strategy That Makes Sense
Editor’s Note: Cryptocurrency is impossible to avoid these days: News of hacks, government squeezes, and fluctuating markets has saturated the media, with the world and his wife offering their two cents. Whether you’re a naysayer or blockchain enthusiast, my team strives to keep you as informed as possible on the subject. To that end, we […]
Invest In Panama’s Organic Lime Plantation Before It Sells Out (Again)
We are in the midst of a boom in demand for organic foods… And it’s just getting started. The agricultural group in Panama that we’ve been working with for the last four years is just barely able to keep up with this demand. They have either sold out or closed out all of their active […]