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Three Big Predictions for 2026

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 30, 2025 ·

My call: Fed rate cuts, a falling dollar, and $6K gold on the horizon. Another year gone. They really do come and go quicker the older you get… I …

Ted Baumann · December 27, 2025 ·

From low-cost island living to life-changing visa deals Africa has long been overlooked by expats chasing the European dream. But in 2026, I’m …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 26, 2025 ·

In Portugal, Dining Out Doesn’t Have to Feel Like a Luxury My wife and I just reached our five-year anniversary on Dec. 7. Apparently, that’s the …

Ted Baumann · December 25, 2025 ·

The World Is Changing—Here’s How to Stay Ahead Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant is change.” After three years writing for …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 24, 2025 ·

Gold-backed. Blockchain-based. Dollar-free. The BRICS bloc just moved one step closer to launching the new, gold-backed settlement currency they’ve …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 23, 2025 ·

The House is Divided… Again One June evening in 1858, Abraham Lincoln stood in the Hall of Representatives at the Illinois Statehouse and warned …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 19, 2025 ·

"Buy When There’s Blood in the Streets" “It’s counterintuitive. And that’s why investors regularly fail.” That’s a line I remember from a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 17, 2025 ·

Even With Bitcoin Down, You Can Earn Income from Crypto Today’s topic: Breaking out of the traditional banking system to earn a much higher return …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 16, 2025 ·

Discover where to live, invest, and retire in 2026’s #1 economy. Next month, I turn 60. For anyone shopping for presents, I think I’d look tres …

Jeff D. Opdyke · December 15, 2025 ·

And the Mistakes We Made Along the Way When last we left El Jefe and his Field Notes tales, he and his wife had made a mistake. It wasn’t an …