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04 Feb
Beautiful tan and brown stone house on a property with a green yard and black fence.

Global Property Buying With Lief Simon

I didn’t set out to become an overseas property investor. It happened by accident. In 1998, I was moving, with my then brand-new husband Lief Simon, my 8-year-old daughter, and my business, from the East Coast of the United States to Waterford, Ireland. Arriving in Ireland, we needed a place to live. We could have […]

01 Feb
Rare Earth Metals in China going from conveyer into truck

Rare Earth Metal Demands In China Offer Diversification Opportunities

Commodity prices in general are down. China’s slowing economy and slow recoveries in the United States and Europe are conspiring to bring down prices for everything from copper, iron ore, and oil to wheat and sugar. According to the IMF’s year-end charts, the only commodities whose prices rose in 2015 were bananas, olive oil, poultry, […]

19 Jan
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The Economy In Panama Looks Strong For 2016

We’re barely out of the gate for 2016, and already it is shaping up to be a phenomenal year here in Panama. Panama enjoyed a flurry of attention this month as the country popped up again on annual lists of the best places in the world to live or retire, as well as on hot-destination […]

24 Dec
Invest In Agriculture: Mangos, Farmland, Fruits

Where To Invest In Agriculture For 2016

Monday I told you about the countries on my radar for real estate investment in 2016. Agriculture, specifically, will remain a focus for me in the New Year. Panama remains a top contender for agricultural investment, and I’ll be buying more productive land in this country in 2016. In addition, Uruguay, Mexico, and Belize are […]

10 Dec
can irs revoke your passport

Can The IRS Revoke Your Passport Under FAST Act?

It’s official. The IRS can now revoke your passport if you owe them US$50,000 or more. The new law was tucked away in a new highway bill dubbed the FAST Act (Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act) that was signed by President Obama last week. What better way to get a contentious, potentially civil rights-violating bill […]

30 Nov
Crisis Investing Markets To Watch

Crisis Investing: 3 Markets To Watch

Argentina is another market in the midst of economic crisis that you should be paying attention to right now. The presidential elections earlier this month may signal a positive turning point for this country. President-Elect Mauricio Macri has his work cut out for him, but if he can effect positive change without alienating all the […]

23 Nov
Argentina's President-elect Macri Will Focus On Economy

Argentina’s President-elect Macri Will Focus On Economy

Argentine farmers are sitting on an estimated 10 million tons of soy beans. That’s more than US$3 billion worth. Soy bean futures are down with the expectation that farmers in Argentina will move to sell their stores into the open market as soon as Macri takes office and eliminates the extra tax on hard-currency commodity […]

12 Nov
Global Property Investing During This Golden Age

Global Property Investing During This Golden Age

Before the 2008 global crisis, when real estate prices collapsed in many markets, everyone thought real estate values could only go up. Then, in a flash, values dropped by 50% and more in Spain, Ireland, Nicaragua, Greece, some U.S. markets, and beyond. Any market that relied either on foreign (especially U.S.) buyers or on aggressive […]

09 Nov
Infrastructure In Nicaragua Continues To Improve

Infrastructure In Nicaragua Continues To Improve

Nicaragua’s past continues to scare off many potential investors, but the richest man in Nicaragua and one of the richest in all Central America, Carlos Pellas, has invested a substantial amount of money to develop a stretch of the country’s Pacific coastline being referred to as the Costa Esmeralda, or Emerald Coast. In addition to […]

15 Oct
Investing In Argentina

Investing In Argentina’s Future Post President Kirchner

Americans aren’t the only ones getting ready to elect a new president. Another presidential race will be decided this month. Argentina finally, hopefully, will get out from under the ridiculous and disastrous economic policies of current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Estimates are that Cristina will leave the country with as little as US$8 million […]