What I’m Doing Different… You open your brokerage account to check in on your menagerie of stocks and under the “Activity” tab you see …
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I Paid No Income Tax for 2 Decades (Legally)
You Can Do It Too… You’ve seen internet headlines promising that if you move overseas, you won’t have to pay US income tax anymore. It’s true. For …
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The Fall of America in 1 Chart
A Full-Frontal Financial Attack… We launch into today’s dispatch with a chart, courtesy of Visual Capitalist and the Hinrich …
Can China Win the Tariff War?
Yes—Here’s How… The comment was not what I expected. And frankly, I felt sheepishly stupid. I was proud of my purchase: a second phone—a global …
How China’s Attack on the US Begins
I’ve Been Predicting This for 15 Years… The thing about black swans is that they’re not so much black as they are invisible. And therein lies the …
More Americans Are Going Overseas—Here’s the Best Way to Join Them
Turn “Plan B” Into “Plan A.” The rumors are true: Americans really are looking to move abroad in record numbers. US citizens have long been …
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Investing When You Don’t Have Much to Invest
4 Recommendations to Get You Started… Today, another reader mailbag. This Ask El Jefe question comes from “M” (I’ll leave her name out), and it’s …
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3 Ways to Own Swiss Francs (And Protect Yourself From a Falling Dollar)
Plus: The Great Swiss Franc Hunt of ’94. The first time I bought Swiss francs was, well, laughable—at least looking back on that moment three …
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The Death of European Citizenship by Investment
Time Runs Out… Big news arrived recently from the European Court of Justice (ECJ)… and it has profound implications for anyone looking for European …
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Lunacy
A Starter Home for $1 Million? I guess we file this one under “Lunacy.” Zillow, the housing app, has a report out titled: In 233 U.S. Cities, Even …