Ted Baumann

Want to move some of your money out of the US, so you’re diversified globally? Switzerland remains one of the most popular destinations to do just …

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New European rules are set to complicate banking for US expats living there. From January 11, 2027, banks based outside the European Economic …

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You don’t necessarily need more money. You may just need a different address. Self-congratulations are in order: I moved from a country ranked 5th …

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Today, the surveillance can follow you all the way home. Back in the day of Prohibition America, a lot of people found themselves suffering under a …

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Until it slaps you in the face… Imagine paying tax on money you never actually received. It sounds ridiculous. Yet it's exactly the situation some …

[Read more...] about The Tax Bill You Won’t See Coming

Europe Is Raising the Price of Admission For years, Malta has been one of Europe's more attractive retirement destinations. It’s a Mediterranean …

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96% of stocks are losers. For years, we've been told that the stock market is the best place to build long-term wealth. And for the handful of …

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My latest scouting trip took him somewhere few Americans ever consider. This weekend I’m winging my way to Mauritius, an island nation in the …

[Read more...] about The World’s Best-Kept Retirement Secret?

It has nothing to do with stocks—and everything to do with freedom. There’s a predictable scene in every spy movie… One that you could soon be …

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