Iceland: Progress with a Backdrop of Beauty
Iceland: Progress with a Backdrop of Beauty Iceland is an island filled with mountains, glaciers, and waterfalls. It is a theme park for geologists and environmentalists. It is also one…
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Know Your Overseas Healthcare Options
You’ve retired! Or you’re thinking about retiring. Congratulations! Retirement can be a very exciting time in your life. For the first time in years, you aren’t tied down to your…
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Which is the best country for retirees?
I’m often asked, which is the best country for retirees? With just under 400,000 retirees living abroad, you can find like minded expats just about anywhere. The best country for…
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6 Reasons Why Expats Love the Philippines
6 Reasons Why Expats Love the Philippines It is not all rosy and glowing in the Philippines, according to the headlines, but foreigners who are living abroad in the country…
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This is not a Scam: The IRS Starts Calling Expats
I started my career as a tax lawyer in 2000 helping clients negotiate settlements with the IRS on their tax debts. Several times a week someone would call in saying…
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Health care – Health insurance
SISBEN In Colombia there are three types of health care. The first does not apply to foreigners living or visiting the country. This system is called SISBEN and it is…
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Here’s how to take your IRA offshore in 6 steps
Here’s how to take your IRA offshore in 6 steps In this article, I’ll list the steps necessary to take your US retirement account offshore. Whether you’re looking for asset…
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7 Habits to Thrive as an Expat
As an expat, once you’ve managed to unpack all of your luggage and boxes, there’s a new challenge you must face: how to be successful in your new environment. Even…
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Trump’s Tax Plan for Expats
Most of Trump’s tax plans will help American expats. If you’re living abroad, and making more than the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, or have significant capital gains, Trump might cut…
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Offshore FinTech Bank License
A new breed of offshore bank license is coming. The banking license in demand in 2017 is the FinTech banking license. Here’s how to secure an offshore FinTech bank license…
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