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The mysterious case of this small European country — Here is how it works: I run a consulting business that helps people who want to relocate abroad. Many of these people are pensioners or remote workers who want to move somewhere to retire. Many of these people already have preconceived plans and just ask What about retirement in the…

It has never been as close to reality as it is now, in 2023. — Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s head of state (and also its military commander), stated a few days ago in a speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly: I was talking about this with Lula [new president of Brazil] on the phone, personally with President Gustavo Petro [recently elected president of Colombia], and also…

You may guess why this confederation is so attractive, but there is more. — Almost 8,000 Americans chose to retire in this country. This is more than twice what a popular retirement destination like Costa Rica gets. These pensioners now live in one of the most peaceful places on earth and pay taxes that are very easy on them. And I mean really low…

It is so simple that it even sounds like an insult — and maybe it is. — It’s not surprising that the US housing bubble is about to burst. In one of my most-viewed articles of the last few months, I wrote about why the real estate market will have one of the biggest price drops since 2008 while we are still in the first semester. In…

How a single event caused a business pivot in a 100-year-old company (and why that matters to you) — During the first week of this year, I spent some hours reading a book that touches on the subject of companies that went through massive business pivots. As an entrepreneur myself, after reading that book, I realized that one of my own businesses pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was…

One of the world’s largest organizations released shocking data about overloaded nationalities. — Ps: check also our Youtube channel The Expat. When I was still working in the financial area, it was not uncommon to work 13, sometimes 14 hours per day. …

From the price of a Thanksgiving dinner to credit delinquency, understand what is going on and have topics for family dinners. — “Stop with the end-of-the-world porn” This was a comment for one of my articles. It caught my eye. Why would some of my articles be considered “end-of-the-world porn”? I am not talking about the optimistic ones, like that about 5 countries that got stronger with all the turmoil of 2022…

An apartment there costs 86% less than a similar one in Florida. — Ps: check also our Youtube channel The Expat. This Central American country may be perfect if you enjoy outdoor activities and tropical scenery. So it’s no wonder thousands of Americans (specific statistics are at the end of the article) decided to retire in Nicaragua. It’s a unique and interesting country…