Jeff D. Opdyke

Jeff D. Opdyke is an American financial writer and investment expert based in Portugal. He spent 17 years covering personal finance and investing for the Wall Street Journal, worked as a trader and a hedge fund analyst, and has written 10 books on such topics as investing globally and personal finance.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Crypto

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 2, 2021 ·

Once upon a time, a fox strolling through a vineyard on a hot summer's day came upon a trellis fat with ripe grapes dangling above. "Just the thing …

The Huge Tax and Lifestyle Benefits of Moving Overseas

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 2, 2021 ·

Dear Field Notes reader, The sky opened up here in Prague recently. One minute, a gray winter’s day, a bit below freezing. The next…a winter …

Where, Why, and How I’m Getting a Second (and Third) Passport

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 2, 2021 ·

Dear Field Notes reader, Uncle Sam presented me with my first passport when I was 9 or 10 years old. Forty-plus years later I still remember the …

Global Intelligence Letter – March 2021

Jeff D. Opdyke · March 1, 2021 ·

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Global Intelligence Letter. We are on the cusp of major financial and social change. Systems we have known …