2010
MAY
May 4: Panama Sliced Thin
Panama is an extreme example of why thin-slicing your live and retire overseas options is important. In this little isthmus of a country, you have at least a dozen good lifestyle options, from cosmopolitan Panama City to both Pacific and Caribbean beaches and mountain escapes in the interior.
APRIL
April 29: Nevis Vs. Caymans Vs. BVI Vs. Hong Kong Vs. Panama—The World’s Premier Offshore Havens Compared
Belize, Panama, France, and Croatia are among the world’s top choices for living, retiring, and investing overseas.
April 28: Entrepreneurs In Paradise—How To Fund Your New Life In Belize
If you are resisting moving overseas because you need an income, the key is doing your homework. You have many options for making money from anywhere in the world right now, including English-speaking Belize, for example.
April 27: How To Build Your New Life In Paradise, Your Step-By-Step Guide
Here’s your step-by-step guide to building a new house overseas.
April 26: Belize Is The Place, And This Is The Time
English-speaking Belize is a top choice for a new life in the Caribbean.
April 25: The Road To Someplace Greener
As life in the States grows increasingly uncertain, a new life somewhere else can seem a great out. But it’s also an in. More than running away from something, starting over overseas is about running to something new and better, richer and fuller.
April 23: More Good Options For Financing In This Tight-Credit World
Gran Pacifica, a full-service, full-amenity oceanfront community on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, is offering real estate financing with 0% interest for three years.
April 22: Life As Art—Retirement In The Enchanted Land Of Bali
Bali is called the “Enchanted Land.” This small island packs in everything you expect of paradise, from coral reefs to the jungle-clad slopes of mighty mountains. Here, amid the most gracious and hospitable of people, you could live or retire well for as little as US$1,500 a month.
April 21: Springtime In The Jurançon…French Country Living At Its Best
The Jurançon region of southwestern France is one of the most beautiful in the country and is perhaps at its most delightful in the springtime.
April 20: Once Crazy, Now Genius…Just Ask Brian
More and more would-be retirees are recognizing the wisdom in considering options for retirement overseas. The key to making it happen is getting on-the-ground help in the country where you’re considering making a move.
April 19: Buy Brazil? I Don’t Think So…
Taking into account currency risk, exchange-control issues, and the many other hassles and restrictions associated with buying and selling real estate in Brazil, we rate this country now as do not buy.
April 16: Easy 0% Terms For Launching Your New Life Overseas
Sugar Loaf Ocean Club & Spa is offering lot financing with 0% interest for the first two years. This is an easy-buy option in an ideal retire overseas location.
April 15: Good Tax News For The Overseas Retiree
An American retiring outside the United States typically finds that the annual tax return he files with the IRS is not any different from the one he filed before he took off for foreign shores. Your U.S. tax obligation as an American abroad becomes more complicated when you have other than retirement income to report.
April 14: Tax-Friendly…Even Tax-Free
Belize, Panama, Uruguay, and Malaysia are the most advantaged jurisdictions in the world from an international tax planning point of view.
April 13: Chicken Little Thinking Is Dangerous—Here’s How To Hedge The Real-World Currency Issues You’ll Deal With Living And Investing Overseas
As a private investor or retiree overseas, you should consider two long-term questions. First, how to diversify out of the U.S. dollar or other currency? Second, how to protect yourself against currency moves where you live right now.
April 12: Going For The Big Money—Bird’s Nests In Malaysia
Here’s an uncommon investment opportunity in off-the-beaten-path Malaysia.
April 11: Just Dip A Toe
You don’t have to sell everything you own, say good-bye to everyone you’ve ever known, and take off for a new life in some distant and exotic place, never to be heard from again. That’s not the only way to realize the benefits of retiring overseas. You can think instead about a part-time life in a new country.
April 9: Frankly, The Real Estate Investor Is Better Off Looking Elsewhere
While you can find opportunities in Brazil, the average real estate investor is better off looking elsewhere.
April 8: Primroses And Fruit Blossoms…Springtime In Southern France
The Béarn region in southwestern France offers the best of French country living, with new delights every season.
April 7: Living The Beach Life In Belize
Orchid Bay on the mainland coast of Belize at Corozal offers the opportunity for beachfront living supported by the amenities and services of a fully master-planned community, all available for a very affordable price.
April 6: More Shortcuts For Launching Your New Life Overseas
Top choices for retiring overseas to enjoy great weather, easy access to North America, part-time life in paradise, or the world’s most user-friendly international business haven.
April 5: From The U.S. To Costa Rica And Now Panama--Why This Seasoned Expat Chooses Chiriqui
Panama is this expat’s top choice thanks to its affordable cost of living (much lower than in the States), its welcoming population, and the sense of safety and security it offers.
April 4: Looking For Something Specific?
Choosing your potential overseas retirement haven is easier if you can identify a primary agenda. Here are top picks for retiring overseas on a budget, retiring to the beach, and retiring where you don’t have to learn a new language
April 2: One Key To Pocketing Global Real Estate Investment Profits
One key to making money from global property investing is remembering all associated costs of any global property investment, both coming and going, in your initial figuring.
April 1: The Lowest-Cost Alternative For Exploring Potential Overseas Retirement Havens
Home exchange can be the best option for managing the costs of extended stays in another country, while exploring potential overseas retirement havens, for example.
MARCH
March 31: Currency Risks For The Overseas Retiree—Or, One More Reason Panama Trumps Costa Rica
Retirees earning their retirement incomes in U.S. dollars are better off in dollar-using countries such as Panama, where they don’t have to worry about long-term exchange fluctuations or the potential long-term downward spiral in the value of the Greenback.
March 30: 12 Critical Questions You Should Ask Before Buying Real Estate Overseas
The rules change when you leave the developed world and enter the undeveloped one. Finding a good local attorney, one who speaks English and who has had experience with foreign property buyers, should be your number-one priority when you enter a new market.
March 29: No, No, They’re Not Doing Away With The World’s Most User-Friendly Residency Program…In Fact, They’re Thinking Of Expanding It
Belize is the most user-friendly place in the world to obtain foreign residency right now. As a QRP resident, you qualify for tax breaks and other important advantages.
March 28: Rediscovering Ambergris Caye
March 26: Why The Panama City Property Market Will Not Crash
Many are predicting the collapse of the Panama City property market. This is a superficial and misguided position. Demand continues to grow at accelerating rates, and the market fundamentals remain strong. For these reasons, the Panama City real estate market will not crash.
March 25: Life In These Wide-Open Spaces Is Simple, Sweet, And Safe…Uncomplicated, Unhurried, And Unassuming
San Ignacio, Belize, is a charming off-the-radar riverside town where life is sweet and simple.
March 24: What It Costs To Rent Overseas, Part I—Panama City, Azuero Beaches, And Boquete Highlands
If your interest is focused on Panama, what can you expect to find available in the way of rentals in Panama City, rentals on the Azuero coast, and rentals in Boquete?
March 23: For Rent By Owner—Why The Internet Is Not Necessarily Your Friend When It Comes To Renting Overseas
To get a good deal on a house rental or an apartment rental in a foreign market, you must have feet on the ground, either yours or those of a reliable local contact you trust.
March 22: My Favorite Pretty Little French Country Town
Morlaas is a pretty little country town in the Béarn region of France that offers everything the would be retiree to the Contient could be looking for.
March 21: No News Is Good News In This Under-The-Radar Safe Haven
In the current global financial climate, English-speaking Belize is an increasingly attractive offshore banking, tax, and asset-protection haven.
March 19: In Fact, You Can’t Afford The Risk Of Not Diversifying Globally
Diversifying your real estate investment portfolio globally comes with downsides (including higher transaction costs in some cases and the cost of spending time and money to vet opportunities on the ground). However, you’ve got to keep the big picture in sight. Global property investing allows you to build your wealth in a manner that keeps it safe-guarded long term and your family protected should things go south in your home market.
March 18: Language Adventures In The Balkan States
Travel in Montenegro is a challenge for many reasons, including the complexity of the languages spoken in this Balkan region.
March 17: This Undiscovered Region Of France Has Everything
The Béarn, France, is an undiscovered but quintessentially French town boasting a long history, a charming French country way of life, and a highly affordable cost of living.
March 16: How To Retire Overseas Questionnaire
This Retire Overseas Questionnaire will help you think through your personal priorities and preferences as they relate to your plans to launch a new life in a new country.
March 15: At Home On The Azuero Sunset Coast
You could retire today to Panama’s Azuero Sunset Coast for as little as US$500 a month.
March 14: Infinitely Customizable
You can enjoy some of the benefits of overseas retirement (a reduced cost of living, better weather, cheap medical care, new friends, and foreign adventures) by spending only some of your time in a new place.
March 12: Real Estate As An Early-Retirement Strategy
Global real estate investing can serve as an effective early retirement strategy.
March 11: The Secret To Getting The Best Deals Even If You’re A Gringo
Belize is a top choice among both Caribbean and Central American retirement and lifestyle havens and can be more affordable than it might appear at first look.
March 10: Pok-ta-pok In Antigua
Semana Santa is one of the most boisterous and colorful times of year in colonial Antigua, Guatemala.
March 9: Caribbean At Heart
Belize’s Cayo District avoided the over-speculation that ran rampant last decade in other real estate markets around the globe, including on Belize’s own Ambergris Caye, just offshore the mainland coast, making it a land of opportunity right now.
March 8: Offensive Fees
The United States is leading the way in increasing offensive visa and passport fees.
March 7: Going Local?
One of the most fundamental choices you must make as you plan for your new life in a new country is whether you want to settle in an established expatriate community or go local.
March 5: Under-Supply Creates Opportunity In This Top Tourist Market
A development moratorium led to a market under-supply that is keeping prices stable and yields strong along Croatia’s Adriatic coastline.
March 4: Anatomy Of A Former Retirement Haven
Costa Rica and Panama are two of the most recognized overseas retirement havens in the world; however, Costa Rica is far less attractive to foreign retirees today than Panama.
March 3: Custom-Built Banking Haven
Belize remains one of the world’s most solid and private offshore banking havens
March 2: Paris In A New Light
Paris’ workingman’s 10th arrondissement is the new Marais, an up-and-coming bohemian district.
March 1: The Best-Kept Secret Of French Country Life
The Bearn, in the southwest of the country, is the best-kept secret of French country living.
FEBRUARY
February 28: Good Times, Great Company, New Friends
Panama is a small country that offers enormous diversity of opportunity for living, retiring, investing, and doing business overseas.
February 26: How To Borrow To Buy Foreign Real Estate
Panama is one of the few places in Latin America where a foreigner can readily borrow locally for the purchase of real estate.
February 25: How’s The Poor, Unsuspecting Buyer To Prevail?
In unregulated frontier markets, your key allay and safeguard against misstep is your attorney.
February 24: How To Find The Overseas Haven That’s Right For You
How do you find an answer to that all-important question, which overseas haven is right for you right now?
February 23: Abuelo at Zanzibar’s--You Won’t Get Bored Or Lonely in Boquete
Boquete is home to Panama’s most established expat community. Moving here, you could get away speaking no Spanish, your culture shock could be non-existence, and you’d never lack for ways to fill your time.
February 22: Owner Financing In The Land Of Eternal Spring
It’s a buyer’s market in Antigua, Guatemala, where owners are so eager to find buyers they’re even willing to carry back part of the purchase price.
February 21: An Era Of Crisis Profits
If the first half of last decade could be described as the global property investor’s golden age, a time when almost anyone with a little capital could make money in almost any market, we’ve now entered an era of crisis investing.
February 19: Foreclosed!
In the current global real estate investing climate, foreclosure properties and foreclosure listings present a big opportunity.
February 18: Your Dry Cleaner Doesn’t Have To Get It
Not everyone is going to understand your interest in launching a new life in a new country overseas.
February 17: Own Lakeside For US$5,000 Down
Thanks to the troubled and down property market, you can own in a private and full-amenity lakeside community in Nicaragua for US$5,000 down.
February 16: Cheap The Way Mexico Used To Be Cheap
Nicaragua offers a simple, relaxed way of life the is also super affordable.
February 15: They Can’t Take Away The Dance You’ve Already Danced
Make plans now for travel in Argentina, the bargain destination in the region thanks to currency revaluations in Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil.
February 14: Carnaval!
Carnaval week is the biggest party in Panama, with celebrations planned throughout the country.
February 12: Fire Sale
The current global recession is creating crisis investing real estate buys around the world, including this one in Nicaragua.
February 11: Back On Our Favorites List
Boqute, Panama, is home to the biggest foreign resident and retiree population in Panama for good reasons, including a cooler climate than Panama City.
February 10:The Sometimes Hassled Life Of A Long-Distance Landlord
The key to a successful experience as a long-distance landlord is your rental manager.
February 9: One More Reason To Get Up And Get Going Right Now
Travel visas and reciprocity fees are adding to the perpetual traveler’s budget.
February 8:Use It Or Lose It
As an American abroad, one critical thing to understand about the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion is that you must use it in a timely manner or risk losing this important income tax-saving opportunity.
February 7: In The ER
You have three options for health insurance in a new country: a local country health insurance policy; a travel insurance policy; or an international health insurance policy. Each options has important pluses and minuses.
February 5: How Not To Pay Taxes As An International Property Investor
A U.S. citizen can use the like-kind exchange to defer tax on the capital gain from any international real estate sale.
February 4: Oh, No, Not This Question Again!
How much does it really cost to live as a retiree in Panama City?
Febrary 3: Four Good Reasons Not To Buy In A Foreign Country
When you retire overseas or relocate to a new country, it can make more sense to rent not only initially but long-term, as well.
Febrary 2: Recession Buys In Spain And Risking The ROP Discount In Panama
Top retirement spots in Thailand…recession property buys in Spain…the cost of retirement living in Ecuador…investing in beachfront property in Panama…
Febrary 1: How To Rent While Finding Your Fit
The best way to find a short-term rental overseas is word-of-mouth.
JANUARY
January 31: Panama Is Not For You If…
Panama is the world’s top overseas haven, but it is not the best choice for everyone planning to live or retire overseas.
January 29: Returns Too Big To Be True Probably Aren’t
Investing for yields is the smart international property play in 2010.
January 28: This Is Good Infrastructure? Compared To What? Haiti?
The qualify of infrastructure anywhere in the world is relative and depends on your previous experience living, investing, and doing business overseas.
January 27: Best Retirement Buy On The Med
Turkey offers a top retire overseas option for anyone interested in affordable sun and sea in the Old World.
January 26: Retire Overseas Fundamentals
As you prepare to retire overseas, consider first fundamental questions to do with learning a foreign language, arranging for international health insurance, obtaining a visa, establishing foreign residency, satisfying your tax obligations, and how you’ll ship your personal belongings and car overseas.
January 25: Why These Expats Chose This Safe Haven
Piriapolis, Uruguay, is one of the most affordable and safe places in the world to retire overseas.
January 24: Culture Shock In Reverse
Children who grow up and go to school overseas face a difficult transition when they return to their home countries for their higher education.
January 22: Building The Perfect Property Portfolio
The ideal international property investment portfolio includes rental property, raw land, especially beachfront, resort rentals, and hard money developer loans.
January 21: Anatomy Of A Missed Opportunity
Investing in real estate overseas can be risky and hard to time, but don’t let that keep you from acting when opportunity presents.
January 20: Here’s How Not To Let This Happen To You
A key advantage of an international property investment portfolio is the diversification it affords, across property investment markets, across currencies, across type of real estate, and across investment strategy.
January 19: Going Blue In Belize
New eco-property development in the Cayo District of Belize is a great opportunity to invest early for your retirement in this country.
January 18: Here’s My Four-Pronged Approach To International Property Investing
Four strategies for making money investing in global real estate.
January 17: Marketwatch 2010
Global real estate investing expert Lief Simon reveals key property investing markets for 2010.
January 15: Caribbelgium—It’s Better On The French Side
Laissez-faire living on the half-French, half-Dutch island of St. Martin/Sint Maarten.
January 14: Nobel Laureates, Sugar Cane, And Cruise Ships—The Productive Assets Of Pretty Little St. Lucia
Winter escape to the French-British Caribbean island of St. Lucia
January 13: Black Gold Brings Good Fortune To The Port Of Spain
Oil revenues are bringing newfound good fortune and resurgence to Trinidad.
January 12: See Asia In 2010
Insider guide to help you plan to live, retire, and travel in Asia, the world’s most affordable and exotically appealing region.
January 11: Devil’s Island
Island-hopping in the Caribbean from Devil’s Island to Trinidad and Toboga, St. Lucia, and Sint Maarten/St. Martin.
January 10: The Year Ahead
Top travel choices for 2010
January 8: 2010 Predictions—India Up, China Down, And Much, Much More
Our forecasts for 2010: Markets up; dollar up; oil prices flat; airfares flat; India down; China up; U.S. unemployment high; natural resources strong; health care done; housing flat
January 7: Sand-Fringed, English-Speaking, And Seriously Tax-Advantaged
Belize’s QRP program is perhaps the most user-friendly and tax-advantaged foreign residency option available anywhere in the world right now, offering you the opportunity to live tax-free, even if you’re an American and even if you aren’t ready to take up full-time physical residence in the country
January 6: Most Frequently Asked (And Not So Crazy) Questions About Retiring Overseas
January 5: Your Best Choices This New Year
Insider Guide To The Top 10 Best Places To Retire Overseas In 2010
January 4: New Year’s On The Amazon
January 3: How To Vet A Foreign Real Estate Buy
January 1: How To Filter The Best Real Estate Investment Opportunities Of 2010
2009
DECEMBER
December 31: Retire Overseas In 2010
December 30: When Is The Best Time To Retire Overseas? Right Now!
December 29: Way More Fun
December 28: Here’s What You Do Next
December 27: This Is How You Begin
December 25: Colonial Christmas
December 24: World’s Best Doing Business Haven For 2010
December 23: Miles Of White Sand Plus World-Class Surfing
December 22: Must-See In 2010
December 21: One Top Option You’ve Likely Not Considered
December 20: 11 Things To Know Before You Retire Overseas
December 18: Splash! Into The 40 Foot
December 17: Cartagena Versus Casco Viejo
December 16: What’s That Man Doing, Squatting Down Like That?
December 15: Unlimited Upside For Fun
December 14: Don’t Panic…There’s Still Time To Get Your Bûche!
December 13: Ireland Versus Panama--Anatomy Of Two Post-Bubble Markets
December 11: Fireworks And Mrs. Claus
December 10: Keep Your Retirement Benefits
December 9: The Spirit Of The Season In Ireland’s Burren
December 8: Brass Tacks—How To Budget Your New Life Overseas
December 7: Keep Looking At It That Way, And, No, You’ll Never Be Able To Retire
December 6: Marketwatch 2010
December 4: Adjust Your Assets
December 3: Timing Isn’t Everything
December 2: Retire in Luxury?
December 1: Nostalgic In Berlin
NOVEMBER
November 30: Surviving Prague
November 29: Dazzling As Always
November 27: Open For Business
November 26: Expats’ Thanksgiving
November 25: Rebecca Tells All Soon
November 24: World’s Top 10 For 2010
November 23: Why Costa Rica Is No Longer On My Top 10 List
November 22: But Is It Safe?
November 20: Medellin
November 19: Gold Paradox
November 18: World’s Best Quality Of Life
November 17: How To Retire Overseas With Children (They’ll Be Fine)
November 16: How To Be A Renter In Kuala Lumpur—The Super-
November 15: Financing Available On This Sunset Coast
November 13: At Home Among The Sunflowers
November 12: Here You Are In Paradise…Now What?
November 11: Old World Country Living Among The Vines For As Little As US$1,200 Per Month
November 10: At Home In Forgotten Europe
November 9: With Prices Like These, Yes, You Can Afford To Retire Early
November 8: "The Most Extraordinary Country The Sun Visits On His Rounds”
November 6: Ted Had A Point—Betting On The Global Middle Class
November 5: A Clear Path Of Progress
November 4: Asia Now
November 3: Amigos
November 2: What's Holding You Back?
November 2: Super Low-Cost Living In The Land Of Smiles
OCTOBER
October 30: At Home In Colonial Malaysia
October 29: Three Hard-To-Resist Reasons Asia Deserves A Close Look Right Now
October 28: Crossing Over
October 27: Alas, The Yakamotos Have Returned To Japan
October 26: Save Up To 50% On Health Care Costs In Mexico
October 25: Pleasure Investing
October 23: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas
October 22: Here’s How This Will Go…
October 21: The World’s Best Beach I Found By Accident
October 20: Sunset Coast
October 19: Value Drivers
October 18: We Got It All On Tape
October 16: Under The Radar
October 15: Get Back On The Bus, Rebecca
October 14: One Surefire Way To Lose Money On An Overseas Rental
October 13: Border Run
October 12: Accessing Your Retirement Account To Purchase Real Estate Abroad
October 11: Escaping The Extraterritorial Tax Burden
October 9: Three Reasons This Market Will Not Crash
October 8: Name Your Own Price In These Crisis Markets
October 7:Settling In In Southwest France
October 6:Top Retire Overseas Options Rated And Ranked
October 5: How To Pocket Global Real Estate Investment Profits In The Current Climate
October 4: This Is The Real Value
October 2: World’s Top Doing-Business Haven
October 1: Your Retire Overseas Budget Fully Loaded
SEPTEMBER
September 30: “Our Families Thought We Were Crazy, But Now They Envy Our New Life”
September 29: The Best Of Brazil You’ve Never Heard Of
September 28: Most Frequently Asked (And Not So Crazy) Questions About Retiring Overseas
September 27: The Martinelli Plan
September 25: Why Marion Is The Woman You Want To Know In Panama
September 24: True Confessions And Lessons Learned—The Biggest Investment Losers Of Our Career
September 23: Retire To The New Auld Sod
September 22: How To Rent Overseas
September 21: Spreadsheets And Romance—The Science And Art Of Global Real Estate Investing
September 20: Panama Pacifico
September 18: Own In Belize’s Most Beautiful, Welcoming, And Affordable Region For As Little As US$13,000
September 17: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part II
September 16: How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part I
September 15: Vive La Rentrée!
September 14: Invigorating…Or Terrifying?
September 13: Good Company And Welcoming Neighbors
September 11: This Country Is Rolling Out The Red Carpet For You
September 10: The Simple, Boring Truth
September 9: Vetting Brazil
September 8: Not So Sexy, But You’ll Sleep Like A Baby
September 7: How To Choose The Overseas Retirement Haven That’s Right For You
September 6: Superb Buy To Let Play With Zero Down
September 4: Part-time Paradise
September 3: At Home In Kuala Lumpur
September 2: Like Napa 50 Years Ago
September 1: As Good As It Gets On Brazil’s Northeast Coast
AUGUST
August 31: My Four-Year Search For My Dream Retirement Home Overseas Led Me To This Beach…
August 30: Retire To The World’s Best Beach
August 28: The Un-tourist Approach To Retiring Overseas
August 27: A Recovering Market With Upside You Want To Pay Attention To
August 26: The Two Most Valuable Things I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad, Part II
August 25: The Two Most Valuable Things I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad, Part I
August 24: Margarita Madness—Why Rum And Real Estate Don’t Mix
August 23: So It Goes In Paradise…
August 21: How To Play Singapre
August 20: Asia's English-Speaking Surprise
August 19: Three Insiders Speak Candidly About The State Of The Panama Property Market
August 18: Reef, Ruins, Rivers, and Rainforest
August 17: Reliable Annual Yields
August 16: At Home In Casco Viejo
August 14: Markets In Flux
August 13: Top Six Retirement Havens On A Budget Of US$1,650 A
Month
August 12: Creative Payment Terms Near Impossible To Resist
August 11: Top Retirement Living Option In Latin America
August 10: At Home In Le Marais
August 9: The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned In My Dozen Years As An American Abroad
August 7: Your Friends Need Never Know
August 6: Stepping Up And Taking Action
August 5: “Back In The States, We Couldn’t Afford This Lifestyle At All”
August 4: How Many Empty Condos In Panama City?
August 3: Best Bathing Beaches In South Africa
August 2: Save The Date: Global Real Estate Profits Summit
JULY
July 31: Twenty Questions To Know The Answers To Before You Purchase Real Estate In A Foreign Country
July 30: Coming Out On Top In The World’s Most Enigmatic Property Market
July 29: Looking For Something Specific?
July 28: Two Weeks In Paris
July 27: Too Much Of A Good Thing
July 26: Ready To Talk
July 24: Top Retirement Option In The Caribbean
July 23: Turnkey Yields In Super-Chic Palermo
July 22: The Good Life In Cape Wine Country
July 21: Entrepreneurs Welcome—Why This Is The Best Place In Today’s World To Start A Business
July 20: Retiring Overseas With Children
July 19: Fairy-tale Mexico
July 17: Crucified Saints
July 16: Asia’s Best Lifestyle Bargain
July 15: How Much Money Do You Need To Retire Overseas?
July 14: Retire To The Beach
July 13: A Tale Of Two Cape Towns
July 12: Smart Play On Brazilian Sun And Sea
July 10: Bring The American Dream With You
July 9: Most Tax-friendly
July 8: Welcome Home, My Friend!
July 7: Going Once, Going Twice…Panama’s Best Buys On The Block
July 6: Best Fortaleza Buy Right Now…Zero Down, Zero Interest
July 5: The Intelligent Fortaleza Play
July 3: Eva Peron And The Mayan Sacrifice
July 2: The Hum, The Charm, The Colors Of San Cristobal De Las Casas
July 1: Focusing On The Negative
JUNE
June 30: Hell Is Other People…And Other Observations From Abroad
June 29: Yields Of 6% To 19.5%
June 28: Bargain Health Insurance Anywhere In The World
June 26: Top Retirement Havens From The Coast Of Uruguay To Sunny Spain
June 25: How To Pocket Global Real Estate
Investment Profits In The Current Climate
June 24: Developers Getting Creative—Finance
Your Dream Buy In Safe, Stable, Affordable Uruguay
June 23: A Nip, A Tuck, And A Vacation To
Boot--Cosmetic Surgery In Paradise
June 22: Why In The World Would You Seek Out
Little Santa Fe?
June 21: Own On A Golf
Course On The Ocean For US$20,000
June 19: “Come On, Stop
Toying With Us”
June 18: Retire To
Temptation Island
June 17: Cheeky In
Ireland—Recession Busting On The Emerald Isle
June 16: Life On The Costa Tropical
June 15: It’s Surprisingly Easy To Make This
Tropical Paradise Your Home
June 14: Panama City After
Dark
June 12: Life In France: La Belle Et La Bête
June 11: Top Six Retirement Havens On A Budget Of US$1,650 A
Month
June 10: Quicker, Easier, Cheaper, Safer
June 9: Shopping For A Rental Without An MLS
June 8: Panama City’s Rental Market—What A
Difference Two Years Have Made!
June 7: No Right Reason, No Best Time…
June 5: Off The Radar On Mexico’s Coast
June 4: How Much Money Do You Need To Retire
Overseas?
June 3: Should You Buy In Brazil?
June 2: Buy What You See?
June 1: Two Budgets For Your New Life In Panama
MAY
May 31: I’d Been So Long Warned Away That,
Finally, I Just Had To Visit…
May 29: A Good Time To Look At Roatan
May 28: One Good Reason To Retire To Honduras
May 27: Why Not Nicaragua?
May 26: Your Dream Country Home In Italy...From 11,000 Euro
May 25: A Special Opportunity In Panama—For Seven Readers
Only
May 24: World’s Top Three Retirement Havens
May 22: Life In KL, City Of Contrasts
May 21: Borrowing To Buy Overseas...What You
Need To Know
May 20: World's Most User-Friendly Expat
Haven
May 19: On Murkey Beach...Just Off Swamp Lagoon...
May 18: Colonial Renaissance
May 17: “My House On The Beach Costs Me US$200 A Month”
May 15: Don’t Move To Panama If…
May 14: From Costa Del Este To Casco Viejo…Choosing A Panama
City Address
May 13: Expat Health Insurance, Banking Offshore, And
Starting A Business In Paradise...How To Retire Overseas, Day 1
May 12: Trailblazing In Jinghong
May 11: Why Not Costa Rica?
May 10: Asia Is
Competing Hard For Your Business
May 8: No Money Down Deeply Discounted Buy In Euro Holiday
Hotspot
May 7: The Many Benefits Of My Second Home Retirement
May 6: Retire To Malaysia
May 5: What's An Expat To Do When The Dollar Tanks?
May 4:
In Search Of Cold Beer In South-Central Yunnan
May 3:
From Hanoi To Huai Hom
May 1:
Northern Thailand--Wild And Sweet
APRIL
April 30:
Daily Life In Hanoi
April 29:
Awesome Beaches...Plus A Whole Lot More
April 28:
Ensure Yourself Enough Money In Retirement...No Matter What Happens
April 27:
Rent Overseas Tips From A Pro
April 26:
"You Gotta' Love This Town!"
April 24:
What's Your Passion?
April 23:
Reliable Annual Yields
April 22:
Best Standard Of Living In The New World?
April 21:
Living The Dream In Colonial Granada
April 20:
Confessions Of A Serial Shipper
April 19:
Un-American Activities
April 17:
How To Buy Real Estate Overseas, Part 2
April 16:
Don't Tread On Us!
April 15:
You Need Not Necessarily Pay
April 14:
When Roman Centurions Take To The Streets
April 13:
How To Buy Real Estate Overseas
April 12:
Four Pockets Of Opportunity
April 10:
Recession Buy #4: A Bolt-Hole With Upside In The World's Number-One
Tourist Destination
April 9:
Travel Advisory? Count Me In!
April 8:
"My Wife Doesn't Want To Retire Overseas...What Can I Do?"
April 7:
Recession Buy #3: Cash Back And A Rental Guarantee In Euro-Coastal
Hotspot
April 6:
Ann And Mike, Entrepreneur Adventurers On Temptation Island
April 5:
Recession Buy #2: US$39,500 Lots By The Beach
April 3:
When The Time Is Right?
April 2:
Recession Buy #1: Resale In Panama City
April 1:
Cheapest Place You'd Want To Retire To In Latin America
MARCH
March 31:
Top Choice If You Have Health Concerns
March 30:
How To Budget Your New Life In Paradise
March 29:
No Two Retirement Lifestyles Are Created Equal
March 27:
Retire In Luxury?
March 26:
Is Mexico Unsafe?
March 25:
Panama Versus Costa Rica
March 24:
Hard-Asset Yields Of 15%+ A Year For 20 Years
March 23:
Ann And Mike's Adventures In Belize, Part 2
March 22:
World's Best Weekend Escape
March 20:
12 Steps To Your New Life In Paradise, Part 2
March 19:
12 Steps To Your New Life In Paradise, Part 1
March 18:
Flight Of Capital
March 17:
Low Cost Of Entry, Guaranteed Yield, And Financing In The South Of
France
March 16:
Help For Veterans Abroad
March 15:
Sunday Pleasures
March 13:
Ann And Mike's Adventure In Belize, Part I
March 12:
Single And Safe
March 11:
Cost Of Living Enigmas
March 10:
Retire Overseas Case Studies
March 9:
So You Think You Want To Retire Overseas
March 8:
Where To Retire Now
March 6:
First Luxury Wellness Retirement Choice In Latin America
March 5:
Seek Your Safe Haven
March 4:
Value Investors On The Sidelines
March 3:
Opulent India
March 2:
Pioneers In Yunnan
March 1:
Shopping For Yields
FEBRUARY
February 27:
Rent First
February 26:
Ridiculously Low Price Of Entry Plus Three Years Guaranteed Yields
February 25:
Settling Down In Ancient, Historic Dali
February 24:
10 Easy Steps To Launching A New Business In A Caribbean Paradise
February 23:
What You Can Learn From Madoff And Stanford
February 22:
Income and Yields
February 20:
International Health Insurance
February 19:
Life In Ancient Lijiang
February 18:
How To Retire Overseas
February 17:
No Money Down And A Guaranteed Yield For Two Years
February 16:
The Secrets Of Bletchley
February 15:
Plan B Retirement Options
February 13:
The Chapala Bailout
February 12:
What A Difference Eight Years Can Make
February 11:
World's Premier Urban Retirement Choice
February 10:
Letter From Granada
February 9:
Plan B
February 8:
Overheard From My Hammock
February 6:
The Low, Low Cost Of Living In Chiang Mai
February 5:
Blue List Bests For 2009
February 4:
Emerging Caribbean Chic
February 3:
Retiring Overseas With Children
February 2:
A Break From The Real World
February 1:
Please, Don't Take My Word For It
JANUARY
January 30:
How To Find An Honest Real Estate Agent In A Developing Market
January 29:
No-Tax Retirement Choices
January 28:
Clean Living In Healthy Belize
January 27:
(Almost) No Money Down And A Guaranteed Yield For One Year
January 26:
Visitors Will Not Be Laundered Or Cooked In The Room
January 25:
Market Gaps
January 23:
Caribbean Golf Buys
January 22:
Desperate Times...Desperate Measures?
January 21:
Where A Couple Can Retire For US$735 A Month
January 20:
You Need This Now More Than Ever
January 19:
The World's Top Retirement Haven For 2011
January 18:
Saturday Night Sundown In Paradise
January 16:
Paris v. Panama City...Counting The Costs
January 15:
The Life of Riley Amid Colonial Splendor
January 14:
Once Forbidden, Now Easy
January 13:
Your Personal Bailout Plan, Part 2
January 12:
Perpetual Retirement? Now You're Talking!
January 11:
Where Life Continues As It Has...As It Will...
January 9:
Your Personal Bailout Plan
January 8:
Westfield In London
January 7:
Season Of Love On The Mekong River
January 6:
The Upside Of Crisis
January 5:
Long-term Yields You Can Count On
January 4:
Up-and-coming Paris
January 2:
Best In Southeast Asia
January 1:
2009 Retire Overseas Checklist, Part II
2008
DECEMBER
December 31:
2009 Retire Overseas Checklist, Part I
December 30:
What's Cheap?
December 29:
At Home In Laos?
December 28:
Where Provence Meets The Alps Meets The Cote D'Azur
December 26:
Awash In Tax-free Money
December 25:
San Juan de Oriente
December 24:
Colonial Christmas
December 23:
Secrets To Banking Abroad
December 22:
A Fuzzy-headed View
December 21:
Christmas Day Swim
December 19:
Go Local?
December 18:
Mexico's Next Big Thing
December 17:
Christmastime In London
December 16:
Beyond The Doom And Gloom
December 15:
The Good Life Defined...On As Little As US$1,000 A Month
December 14:
Full Story Tuesday At Noon EST
December 12:
1950's Beach Fun
December 11:
Locked Doors, Gleaming Cathedrals, And Impossibly Sweet Wine
December 10:
Top Money Haven
December 9:
What's So Great About Panama?
December 8:
Unlimited Upside For Fun
December 7:
On Fire
December 5:
Caveat Emptor In China
December 4:
How To Earn A Living Overseas
December 3:
"Inexperienced" Was The Kindest Way To Describe Us...
December 2:
Confessions Of A Paris Landlord
December 1:
Thanksgiving Day In Mumbai
NOVEMBER
November 30:
Wouldn't It Be Easier Just To Stay Home?
November 28:
Buy One Get One Free On The Spanish Costa
November 27:
What We Conceived In Andrew's Loft Yesterday
November 26:
Like Finch Hatton Out Of Africa
November 25:
101 Tips For Retiring Overseas
November 24:
Super Low Cost Beach Living
November 23:
Like Pilgrims In Panama
November 21:
Where Is The Smart Money Going Now?
November 20:
The Great El Valle Challenge Is On
November 19:
The Benefits Of Tax Loss Selling
November 18:
San Salvador Surprises
November 17:
Off to Kenya in Search of Lions and Giraffes
November 16:
One Couple's New Life In The World's Top Retirement Haven
November 14:
Number One Place To Retire In 2009
November 13:
Expat Life In Old World India
November 12:
Discounts, Tax Breaks, And Other Perks Of Retiring Overseas
November 11:
Life At 50+
November 10:
US$175,000 Credit Toward Your Home Purchase In The Switzerland
Of South America
November 9:
The Most Romantic Place On Earth
November 7:
How President Elect Obama Is Creating The Best Caribbean
Beachfront
Buy Of The Decade
November 6:
Build For US$10 A Square Foot
November 5:
Escape Plan
November 4:
The World's Best Rental Buy
November 3:
The Trouble With Tropical Paradises
November 2:
#1 Strategy For Retiring On The Continent
OCTOBER
October 31:
Could Anyplace Be This Enchanting?
October 30: What's The Worst That
Could Happen?
October 29: Here's What You Do Next
October 28: This Is How You Begin
October 27: Four Places To Put Your
Money Now
October 26: Time To Go Scouting
October 24: Life Goes On
October 23: The Best International
Tax Advice You'll Ever Get
October 22: La Antigua, II
October 21: You Couldn't Plan This
If You Tried...
October 20: The Good Life In
Kerala
October 19: The World’s Best Value
Seaside Retirement?
October 17:
The Alhambra?
October 16:
Retire To India?
October 15:
Look What Bob Built While Nobody Was Looking
October 14:
Safety Net
October 13:
How Wrong Things Can Go…Confessions Of A Foreign Property Owner
October 12:
Back To Reality
October 10:
A Nicaraguan On Nicaragua
October 9:
The Paris of Central America
October 8:
Falling In Love With Granada All Over Again
October 7:
Safe Haven Investing With Timber
October 6:
The 91st Hour In India
October 5:
The End Of Your Life As You Know It
October 3:
"Back In The States, We Couldn't Afford This Lifestyle At All..."
October 2:
Welcome To The New Retirement Revolution
October 1:
Find Yourself In Costa Rica
