Has Your Offshore Pension Let You Down?
#Advisors #Expat InvestingOn the 19th of April 2016, I spoke to a group of international teachers in Muscat, Oman. Many owned offshore pensions. If you’re a non-American…
Smart Index Fund Investing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
#Expat Investing #AdvisorsExpats who live in Dubai can build low cost portfolios of index funds. They could do it on their own, or they could hire a highly…
Where Can International Teachers Make A Lot of Money?
#Lifestyle #Expat InvestingLast year, I wondered where teachers could work to save the most money. How much could a frugal couple or frugal single teacher save? I asked…
TD Direct International’s Low Fuss Investing For Expats
#Expat InvestingThere are no secrets to smart investing. Best practices are simple. Diversify your assets and keep costs low. Low cost funds, over time, beat high cost…
Expatriate Investors Say No To Offshore Pensions
#Advisors #Expat InvestingMost non-American expats fall for the worst kinds of (legal) investment schemes. In my latest book, I spent an entire chapter lambasting them. But still… many…
Singapore Expat: Should You Invest With St. James’s Place International?
#Expat InvestingJohn’s phone rang. He picked it up. There was a polite British gentleman on the other line. “We would like to offer you significant savings…
How To Reduce The Currency Bite With Internaxx (formerly TD Direct International)
#Expat InvestingNote, this article sometimes refers to Internaxx by its previous name, TD Direct International. Internaxx is a brokerage based in Luxembourg. It’s popular among non-American…
U.S Brokerages Slam The Doors On U.S. Expats
#Expat InvestingA couple of months ago, an American woman living in Singapore sent me an email. “I have investments with Morgan Stanley in the U.S.,” she…
How Investors Can Lose A Lot Of Money With Exchange Traded Index Funds
#Investing #Expat InvestingInvestors in ETFs (exchange traded index funds) can lose a lot of money if they try to use a brokerage’s safety harness. This misguided safety…
Expatriate Canadian Teacher in Dubai Could Get A $168,000 Bonus
#Expat InvestingGuest blog post My decision to return back to international teaching was motivated by my unrepentant wanderlust. But it was also driven by my desire to…