So you may be asking, what do US Tax Cuts, 2020 US Economic policy and Teak Hardwood have in common. Read all the way to the end and I’ll make sure I bring it all together! Trump’s tax reforms were welcomed by the entire republican government as one of the greatest achievements of the Trump […]
Continue readingFоrbеѕ Маgаzіnе, thе U.S.A. buѕіnеѕѕ mаgаzіnе, рublіѕhеd аn аrtісlе thіѕ wееk lіѕtіng Веlіzе аѕ оnе оf thе tор 20 рlасеѕ tо rеtіrе аbrоаd. Тhе аrtісlе wаѕ writ bу Wіllіаm Р. Ваrrеt, whо іѕ knоwn fоr соvеrіng tорісѕ ѕuсh аѕ реrѕоnаl fіnаnсе, tахеѕ, rеtіrеmеnt, nоnрrоfіtѕ and ѕсаndаlѕ. Веlіzе wаѕ thіrd оn thе lіѕt, соmіng іn bеhіnd […]
Continue readingInternational Man: After the Fall of the Roman Empire, Europe experienced the Dark Ages. It was a thousand years of demographic, cultural, and economic decline. Similarly, today, Western civilization seems to be going downhill economically, politically, and culturally. In a lot of ways, the trajectory looks grim. But at the same time, science and technological […]
Continue readingTeak is a truly amazing wood. It has so many amazing qualities that just cannot be found in the average tree. For example, at the age of only 3-years old, teak trees develop resistances to rot, fungus, termites and fire. It truly is an incredible tree. Despite all of the amazing qualities of teak, many […]
Continue readingIn 2018, International Man published an essay entitled, “The Right to Bear Arms,” in which I described the events that inspired America’s founding fathers to write the Second Amendment to the Constitution. The reason that they were so adamant about the right to bear arms was that the events that occurred in Williamsburg, Virginia, that […]
Continue readingBy now I’ve written a fair bit on the need to move from conventional financial investments into commodity markets like teak and precious metals. With the fallout from Brexit, the fall of Hong Kong and the US-China trade war, the uncertainty of financial markets doesn’t bode well. If you’ve bought what I’m saying, most of […]
Continue readingIn 2019 Соndé Nаѕt Тrаvеllеr, а luхury trаvеl mаgаzіnе bаѕеd іn Еnglаnd, рublіѕhеd ѕеvеrаl trаvеl article ріесеѕ аdvіѕіng trаvеlеrѕ lооkіng fоr vаrіоuѕ tуреѕ оf аdvеnturеѕ thаt Веlіzе is thе рlасе tо bе. Тhе mаgаzіnе еndеd 2019 wіth a cool piece “From Bhutan To Belize аnd thіѕ уеаr Соndé Nаѕt Тrаvеllеr kеерѕ it up wіth іtѕ […]
Continue readingI recently came across this article by the World Bank, which said that a record-high $689 billion were transferred as remittances across the world—the corresponding cost of these remittance transfers was 8–12% of the amount sent. These figures mean that you effectively pay up to $12 on every $100 transferred. As an expat, if you’ve got […]
Continue readingOriginally a residency by investment program, Portugal Golden Visa now starts to produce its first citizens. The program, initiated back in October 2012, grants a one-year residence permit to the applicants who successfully submit all their documents and finish the application process. After the first year, permit holders must renew their residence permits and they […]
Continue readingInternational Man: Recently, Christine Lagarde, the new European Central Bank (ECB) head, said the most incredible thing: “We should be happier to have a job than to have our savings protected… I think that it is in this spirit that monetary policy has been decided by my predecessors and I think they made quite a […]
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