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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 person, a…
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  • Presidents Week

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 unpredictable world. It’s…
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  • Plan B

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.…
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  • Plan B

The Honest Case for Keeping Money in Three Different Countries

Most people’s banking setup is the result of inertia rather than intention. An account opened at eighteen. A second one added when the first bank’s fees became annoying. Perhaps a…
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  • United States

How Travel, Visas and Digital Nomadism Are Changing in America

The United States has occupied a unique place in the global imagination. It was the world’s most visited destination for years. It feels as if most of the planet grew…
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The Currency Risk Nobody Warns You About When Buying Property Abroad

There is a cost attached to almost every overseas property purchase that most buyers either do not know about or do not take seriously enough until it arrives. It is…
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  • Egypt

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

If you ask most people what they think about before moving to a new country—or even before spending a long holiday there—the cost of living is usually near the top…
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  • Plan B

Inside the Caribbean Passport Market’s Most Significant Moment in Years

There was a period, not long ago, when the Caribbean citizenship by investment market operated in something close to its original form. A donation to an economic development fund, a…
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  • Plan B

Why the World’s Wealthiest Families Are Now Building Plan B Strategies

For decades, the conventional wisdom surrounding wealth management was relatively straightforward: build a successful business, diversify across asset classes, work with trusted advisers, and focus on maximizing long-term returns. Geography…
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I Left the U.S. to Teach English in Thailand

Stepping Off the Plane in Bangkok The first thing I noticed was the heat, it hit me the moment I walked out of the airport. Then came the sounds: traffic,…
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    • United States
    How Travel, Visas and Digital Nomadism Are Changing in America
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