Monthly Archives: April 2020

How To Travel and Work Remotely Around The World

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I founded Nomad Capitalist almost a decade ago and have traveled the world while doing remote work long before that. For most people, the prospect of hitting the road to travel and work remotely is an exciting and novel proposal. For me, it’s an old hat. I’ve seen numerous digital nomads […]

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Reasons To Retire in Belize

For much of its history, Belize was known as British Honduras—a collection of beautiful islands in the Caribbean. When the country got its independence from British rule in 1973, it became popular as one of the safest offshore havens in the world and remained relatively untouched by usually destructive effects of mass modernization. Even now, […]

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Belize Beyond Tourism

The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg The COVID-19 pandemic is the worst economic headwind that Belize has ever encountered. Myopically we have become so economically reliant on the tourism industry […]

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Hiring Tips: How to Hire Slow, Fire Fast

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia There are few choices in business as important as deciding when to hire someone and when to fire them. Your employees are the lifeblood of your business. If you have a brilliant idea but incompetent workers, you will never succeed. Conversely, if you have a bad idea but good workers, then […]

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Why I No Longer Hire Freelancers

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A few months ago I made a tough HR decision: going forward, I am not going to hire any freelancers for Nomad Capitalist unless I absolutely have to.  I didn’t make this decision lightly. Freelancers have served me well over the years. When I was running a pool cleaning business in […]

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The 3 Major Benefits of Hiring Overseas

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Here at Nomad Capitalist, we understand the value of having a global perspective – gone are the days in which you have to depend on the offerings of your local community to build your business or any other aspect of your life. Why settle for “good enough” when you can go […]

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“When No Man Has a Farthing…”

Market cycles have existed since the advent of lending institutions. As far back as 2,000 BC, in Assyria, merchants provided loans to farmers and traders. Often, this created prosperity, with greater amounts of money passing from hand to hand with greater frequency. Not surprisingly, the interest paid to the merchants inspired them to increase the […]

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How to Invest in Real Estate Overseas: The Ultimate Guide

Dateline: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia One common question I receive, particularly in real estate, is where to invest overseas.  Investing opportunities are everywhere and many promise great returns. In previous articles, we’ve discussed the benefits of owning international real estate. But today, I would like to discuss what to do when you’ve found a great country […]

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