Teak is a type of hardwood that is commonly used for construction purposes throughout South East Asia and South America. In recent years, the commodity has sustained high prices in global markets and is expected to continue growing as time passes. In addition to this, many South American countries have begun to leverage their citizenship […]
Continue readingHaving multiple passports is one of the fundamental tenets of the Flag Theory. As you get multiple passports and nationalities, you slowly shed your identity as a national of one nation and become a global citizen with potentially unlimited freedom to move around. This physical freedom is only one aspect of acquiring multiple nationalities, there’s […]
Continue readingLongtime readers will remember the first time I put cannabis investing on your radar. That was over two years ago. At the time, there were only a couple dozen publicly traded cannabis companies. Today, there are over 300. New ones seem to be popping up each week. Others are merely adding “cannabis” or cannabis-related words […]
Continue readingThe rise of the internet has completely changed the way we live. High-speed internet has ushered in an age of information unparalleled by any other time in human history. Commercial internet applications and rapid information transmissions have enabled us to make better decisions, get things done faster and made the world so much more efficient. […]
Continue readingInternational Man: There is a growing homeless crisis in liberal West Coast cities, including San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and many others. People living on the street are overrunning these cities. Residents must deal with human feces, syringes, disease, and filth every day. In some areas, it’s worse than the dirtiest slums of Brazil, Kenya, and […]
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Dateline: Bogota, Colombia Since the American Civil War, US citizens living abroad have had to deal with citizenship-based taxation. Whereas every other country in the world uses residential, territorial or even zero tax systems to determine taxable income, US citizens are obligated to keep up on their taxes no matter where their money comes from… […]
Continue readingIn light of recent political events, people are much more wary of offshore business than they were in the past. I think this confusion arises from a misunderstanding about the nature of legality and policy, especially with respect to what it means for individual financial liberty. There’s nothing wrong with setting up an offshore company […]
Continue readingJust prior to a war, the majority of people in the nations that are about to become involved tend to assume that another nation is threatening theirs, whist their own leaders are doing all they can to avoid conflict. This is almost never the case. The “etiquette” of starting wars is for leaders to claim […]
Continue readingAfter France, Italy is probably one of the most culturally vibrant countries in the world. In fact, the country is one of the most historically colorful places, what with the Vatican and the center of religious thought and the home to some of the greatest artists in history. If you’re going to live in Italy, […]
Continue readingConsidering the idea of establishing a presence in an international location means finding the ideal country to use as a foundation for your offshore effort. While there are many options, two that deserve close scrutiny are Belize and Panama. Which country would serve as the best foundation for your International Business Company (IBC)? Here are […]
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