Reid Kirchenbauer

Great Lockdown: Why Southeast Asia Will Outperform

Great Lockdown: Why Southeast Asia Will Outperform

Since the beginning of 2020, the world economy has been reeling from the onset of a global pandemic, the likes of which has not been seen since the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918. The economic impacts of this event have been dubbed "The Great Lockdown". Western...

China Economic Growth Slows, But They Have a Plan

China Economic Growth Slows, But They Have a Plan

Last updated July 10th, 2023.   Lately, there's been tons of media coverage about an economic slowdown in China. Financial analysts on television talk about about how China growth will soon face a “hard landing” while its economy crashes in the near future. And...

Investing in Japan Property: The Ultimate Guide

Investing in Japan Property: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated July 14th, 2024. As the world’s fourth-largest economy, Japan is one of Asia’s main growth engines. Buying real estate in Japan means investing in one of the most developed and heavily urbanized nations on the planet. Property in Japan isn’t in the...

Buying Stocks in Singapore: A Foreigner’s Guide

Buying Stocks in Singapore: A Foreigner’s Guide

Last updated March 11th, 2024. Singapore is a small country in terms of size. Yet due to its wealth and status as Southeast Asia's financial hub, both locals and foreigners want to buy stocks in Singapore more than ever. Since 1960, Singapore's economy has averaged an...

Buying a Condo in Phnom Penh: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Phnom Penh: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated May 6th, 2024. Condos in Cambodia tend to fly under the radar when it comes to foreign real estate investment in Asia. Many who aren't familiar with Cambodia, or its property market, tend to think of it as a war-torn nation that lags behind its neighbors...

Top 10 Philippine Property Developers: Complete Guide

Top 10 Philippine Property Developers: Complete Guide

Last updated March 12th, 2024. Buying from real estate developers in the Philippines is more popular than ever. The nation's economy keeps growing alongside its population of educated, English-speaking professionals. Indeed, the Philippines' demographics are among the...

Buying a Condo in Ho Chi Minh City: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Ho Chi Minh City: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated February 18th, 2024. Real estate in Vietnam is booming - especially in the nation's largest metro area. And buying a Ho Chi Minh City condo is an increasingly popular way to invest in Vietnam's stellar economy. Thanks to rapid economic growth, a rising...

Buying a Condo in Manila: The Ultimate Guide

Buying a Condo in Manila: The Ultimate Guide

Last updated April 17th, 2024. Across the global media, stories about the Philippines often revolve around its brutal drug war. So, if you've never visited the Philippines, you may ask: why would anyone ever want a condo in Manila? While the country does have a bad...

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

How to Profit from Frontier Markets and China’s Rise

Last updated April 12th, 2023.   China’s goals are becoming even more globally ambitious as its size and influence grows. Having already taken the title of world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity, this trend will almost surely continue into...

Best Countries to Invest in 2020

Best Countries to Invest in 2020

Update for January, 2022: We’ve finally entered a new decade as 2022 begins. Here’s our updated article with the top countries to invest in 2022.   We’re finally beginning a new decade! At the same time, we’re also continuing the longest bull market in modern...