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03 Feb
Hydroponic tomatoes growing in a greenhouse

Hydroponic Agriculture: Our Ticket Out Of A Crisis

One of my favorite Hemingway quotes is: “How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” That’s the situation facing America’s oldest industry. It’s going bankrupt slowly at the moment, but, if the industry doesn’t change radically, the foreclosure will come suddenly. A vital resource is running low… one that takes thousands or millions […]

24 Jan
General view of apartments for rent in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal

How To Survive And Thrive During A Real Estate Market Crash

Tiny homes, digital nomads, early retirees, home offices… These and other related trends are spurring the real estate world into action. Some developers are designing buildings specifically targeting digital nomads, trying to capture the expanding population of traveling millennials who can work from anywhere. Others are picking up on the less-is-more movement in the United […]

30 Dec
Skyline at night of Bogota, Capital City of Colombia

Market Distortions Are The Key Chance To Profit In 2022

As 2021 comes to an end, it’s increasingly difficult to recall the world as it was before COVID-19 joined the party. Trying to predict what 2022 will look like is anybody’s guess. Travel has become as hassled an administrative process as I remember it from 30 and 40 years ago. Only now rather than collecting […]

22 Nov
Popular public park in Medellin, Colombia

3 Types Of People Should Live Or Invest In Colombia—Are You One Of Them?

I want you to conduct a little test for me… This Thursday, when you’re sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner with your family, tell them you are considering a visit to Colombia. If you’re feeling feisty, tell them you’re going to Medellín… I bet you a bottle of rum that their shocked response will have something […]

01 Nov
Panama City panorama from sea

Panama’s Tourism Industry Is Changing And You Can Profit From It

A Tsunami Of Travelers Is Coming Post-Pandemic… And This Country Will Benefit More Than Most Panama has only recently begun to focus on tourism as a driver of GDP. Unlike neighboring Costa Rica, Panama has been intent on keeping the nation’s economy from becoming dependent on a single industry. The carrying capacity of the Panama [...]
20 Oct
Lisbon, Portugal

6 Steps To A Successful Overseas Property Investment

6 Secrets To My Global Property Investing Success The advantages and rewards of buying and owning property overseas are greater right now than ever before in our lifetime. If you haven’t yet diversified into real estate overseas, you should be thinking about a first purchase. If you hold an overseas property portfolio already, I recommend [...]
23 Aug
Diversified investments including stocks, forestry investment, real estate and bitcoin

Why You Should Diversify Your Portfolio in Times of Crisis

I’ve written before about real estate investors emailing or approaching me at conferences to question my position on the definition of a truly diversified real estate portfolio. Usually, they’re newer investors who haven’t seen the stock market or whatever type of investing it is that they focus on do what all types of investments do […]

12 Aug
David, Chiriqui

Hassle-Free Real Estate Investment Opportunity In David, Panama

In these rocky times, we need to be extra picky about where we put our hard-earned money… If you’re looking for a safe haven—where you can park your cash and watch it grow (while you sleep soundly for 8 hours a night)—then one place stands above all others… Panama. Among its Latin American neighbors, this […]