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My New Home in an Affordable Beach Resort

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 14, 2023 ·

City Living With Stunning Beaches… It’s Doesn’t Get Better Than This. As with meeting people, first impressions of a new city mean …

Ted Baumann · July 12, 2023 ·

Why Portugal Is Reforming its Golden Visa Program… After months of speculation, on July 6 the Portuguese Parliament approved the government’s …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 11, 2023 ·

America’s Shocking New Ranking on This Key Global Index. “Given the neighborhood you’re in geographically, what’s the risk like here?” I asked the …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 9, 2023 ·

Plus, an Exodus of China’s Best and Brightest. Welcome to the Sunday digest… my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in …

Ted Baumann · July 5, 2023 ·

Unlock a Laidback Mediterranean Lifestyle… It started as a slight uptick from the long-term trend. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the uptick became …

Ted Baumann · July 4, 2023 ·

The Easiest Pathway to a Permanent Life in Europe. Lately, all anyone talks about is Portugal! That’s understandable. Not only is it a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 3, 2023 ·

Not Many People Know This About Renting in Portugal… For a year now, I’ve been chronicling my new European adventure—relocating from Prague to …

Jeff D. Opdyke · July 2, 2023 ·

Plus, How Banks Caused Britain’s “Lost Decade.” Welcome to the Sunday digest… my breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in …

Ted Baumann · July 1, 2023 ·

You Still Have a Limited Window to Get One… If You Move Fast. In the early 2010s, Portugal had a big problem. In the prior decade, …

Jeff D. Opdyke · June 29, 2023 ·

Crypto’s Next Bull Market Has Already Begun… Upbeat, deep-house trance music drifts from the speakers in a darkened room here at the Tel Aviv Expo …