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Can a Grove of Trees Secure a Plan-B Second Residency?

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  • Field Notes
Why I Traded Hollywood for a Caribbean Island
A Hollywood actor and on-camera personality on moving to St. Croix: hurricanes, iguanas, island time, and why U.S. citizens need no visa for the Virgin Islands
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The Places People Are Actually Moving to in 2026, Not the Ones the Lists Keep Recommending
Where the movement is real, not just where it sounds good
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The Honest Case for Keeping Money in Three Different Countries
Not three random accounts. Three jurisdictions that each solve a different problem
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How Travel, Visas and Digital Nomadism Are Changing in America
Millions still want to visit and move to the US. The question is whether the US still wants them.
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  • Plan B
The Currency Risk Nobody Warns You About When Buying Property Abroad
Most buyers focus on the purchase price and forget that the exchange rate is moving
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  • Egypt
Can You Really Live in Egypt on $1,000 a Month?
A local resident’s breakdown of everyday costs
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Inside the Caribbean Passport Market’s Most Significant Moment in Years
Rising thresholds, EU pressure and new rules are reshaping what you buy

Plan B

All the information you need to make the move overseas

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What a Second Passport Actually Buys You

Most people who eventually look into citizenship by investment are not trying to leave anywhere. They are trying to stop being entirely dependent on one government’s decisions about…
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  • Investment

Can a Grove of Trees Secure a Plan-B Second Residency?

There’s a particular kind of investor who has stopped asking “where should I put my money” and started asking “where should I be allowed to live.” For that…
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Presidents’ Week 2026: Celebrating 30 Years of Global Wealth Strategy

Now in its 30th year, Presidents’ Week 2026 brings together an extraordinary group of internationally minded investors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who refuse to stand still in an…
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The Places People Are Actually Moving to in 2026, Not the Ones the Lists Keep Recommending

Every January brings a fresh crop of relocation lists, and every year they recommend more or less the same handful of places. Portugal for the lifestyle. Spain for the sunshine. Costa Rica for…
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Global Roundup
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    World News Roundup: Connectivity, Conflict & Changing Horizons

    • May 14, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Power, Progress & Polarisation

    • April 16, 2026
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    The Reality Behind Cuba’s Romance

    • April 13, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Power, Pressure & Priceless Pieces

    • April 9, 2026
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    World News Roundup: Alliances, Austerity & Digital Drift

    • April 2, 2026
Trending Posts
Wallet with multiple bank cards representing international banking diversification
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  • Plan B
The Honest Case for Keeping Money in Three Different Countries
Not three random accounts. Three jurisdictions that each solve a different problem
Casita and lit fire pit at dusk at Canyon Ranch Tucson, venue for Presidents' Week 2026
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  • Presidents Week
Presidents’ Week 2026: Celebrating 30 Years of Global Wealth Strategy
An exclusive event shaping tomorrow’s global financial landscape
Turquoise bay with tour boats surrounded by limestone karst formations in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
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  • Plan B
The Places People Are Actually Moving to in 2026, Not the Ones the Lists Keep Recommending
Where the movement is real, not just where it sounds good
An iguana crossing the sand at a palm-lined beach, one of the everyday surprises of moving to St. Croix
View Post
  • Field Notes
Why I Traded Hollywood for a Caribbean Island
A Hollywood actor and on-camera personality on moving to St. Croix: hurricanes, iguanas, island time, and why U.S. citizens need no visa for the Virgin Islands
An empty Caribbean shoreline, the region where most citizenship by investment programs operate.
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  • Citizenship by Investment
What a Second Passport Actually Buys You
Citizenship by investment has grown from a Caribbean curiosity into a serious global industry, and understanding what it does and does not provide matters more than the marketing around it usually suggests
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  • Investment
Can a Grove of Trees Secure a Plan-B Second Residency?
Inside the investment programs turning Central American forestry into a fast track for residency in Panama and Nicaragua
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When the Ocean Becomes Your Home

For most people, the idea of leaving behind a conventional life to sail across the world’s oceans alone would seem unthinkable. For Captain Liz Clark, it felt inevitable. Raised along the…
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Raising a Family in Motion

For the Willink family, travel has never been about escape or spectacle. Long before children entered the picture, it was already a way of moving through the world with intention, curiosity,…
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Leaving the U.S. to Build a New Life in Greece

When Cara Celeste West left the United States with her young family, it wasn’t driven by restlessness or a desire to escape. It was a deliberate decision shaped by motherhood, safety, and the…
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Know Before You Go
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    • United States

    How Travel, Visas and Digital Nomadism Are Changing in America

    • August 24, 2026
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    • Egypt

    Can You Really Live in Egypt on $1,000 a Month?

    • August 17, 2026
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    • Spain

    Why More People Looking at Spain Are Beginning to Look Beyond the Cities

    • August 4, 2026
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    • Plan B

    Could You Retire Five Years Earlier If You Moved to the Right Country?

    • July 29, 2026
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    • Costa Rica

    What Nobody Tells You About Healthcare in Costa Rica

    • July 24, 2026

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