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Mikkel Thorup has spent more than 20 years in continual travel around the world, circumnavigation the globe more than 400 times visiting over 100 countries including Colombia, North Korea, Zimbabwe and Iran. His goal is to help people just like you to generate additional streams of income, eliminate your tax bill, and take advantage of offshore structures so you can travel the world freely and never have to worry about money again.
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Reasons Why You Should Invest in Mexican Real Estate With the global economy spiraling into oblivion and investors scrambling to get their portfolios under control, everyone needs to figure out…
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Turnkey Rentals in Fortaleza Brazil – What Would a Contrarian Investor Do and Why Would They Do It?

Turnkey Rentals in Fortaleza Brazil–What Would a Contrarian Investor Do and Why Would They Do It? In the past few years, international real estate had grown in tandem with the…
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1920 and 2020—Drawing the Parallels Between the Precursors of the Worst Recessions in Human Hist

1920 and 2020—Drawing the Parallels Between the Precursors of the Worst Recessions in Human History I think I might be entering the conversation a little later than I intended considering…
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Tax Horror Stories—the IRS Creeps Up on Senior Citizen Living in Canada

The United States government is absolutely brutal when it comes to taxing expats living in different countries. With the imposition of laws like FATCA and the sheer amount of tax…
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Investing in Colombian Timber Plantations

Colombian timber markets have consistently gone through some rough times over the past couple of years. Despite the growth of the construction industry in the region—the largest consumer of timber—the…
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Investment Options in Colombia—Factoring Debt Judgments

Investment Options in Colombia—Factoring Debt Judgments The Colombian economy has shown immense improvement over the past three years— it has grown at an average of 2.7% since 2017. These growth…
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Coronavirus Scares, Gold Investments and Reducing Tax Liabilities

Coronavirus Scares, Gold Investments and Reducing Tax Liabilities The Coronavirus is wreaking havoc across securities markets around the world. Even now, the United States government is trying to clamp down…
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Why Nicaragua is The Best Place to Invest in Teak

Why Nicaragua is The Best Place to Invest in Teak Teak has traditionally been considered as the go-to investment for the ultra-wealthy wanting to diversify their portfolios. In many ways,…
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Quarantine and Woes For Expats Around the World As Covid-19 becomes an increasingly grave threat to countries around the world, it’s impacting people in more ways than just making them…
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