Reid Kirchenbauer

Investing in Macau: Asia’s Overlooked Property Market

Investing in Macau: Asia’s Overlooked Property Market

Last updated September 5th, 2023.   Macau often lives in the shadow of nearby territories. Almost anyone would consider starting a business in Hong Kong or mainland China before investing in Macau. However, this former Portuguese colony has some strong points...

Japanese Economy: Here’s Why it Won’t Recover

Japanese Economy: Here’s Why it Won’t Recover

Last updated May 11th, 2023.   Japan boomed during the late 20th century. In fact, some analysts at the time even thought the Japanese economy would surpass the United States to become the world’s largest. As you already know, that never happened. Tepid growth...

Worst Country to Invest in Asia? It’s Brunei

Worst Country to Invest in Asia? It’s Brunei

Last updated September 9th, 2023.   We usually focus on Asia’s countless opportunities for profit. Generally speaking, Asia has a very bright future ahead of itself. The continent's economic growth rate exceeds practically anywhere in the western world. This...

Buying Frontier Market Stocks? Look at These Countries

Buying Frontier Market Stocks? Look at These Countries

Last updated December 27th, 2022.   Stocks are usually the first asset class which comes to mind when talking about investments. Buying stocks is also the most common method of offshore investment. Global real estate and private equity opportunities are just too...

3 Ways The Rich Chinese Preserve Their Wealth

3 Ways The Rich Chinese Preserve Their Wealth

Last updated November 25th, 2021.   Wealthy Chinese citizens understand why you should diversify your portfolio arguably better than anyone. Most of our readers know that Asia's largest economy saw rapid development over the past few decades. That was mostly...

How to Open a Hong Kong Brokerage Account

How to Open a Hong Kong Brokerage Account

Last updated August 5th, 2023.   The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is only Asia’s third largest in terms of market cap. Yet it’s the most internationally-focused trading platform in the whole region. When it comes to secondary listings, foreign companies list...

You Shouldn’t Invest in China: This is Why

You Shouldn’t Invest in China: This is Why

Last updated August 4th, 2023.   China is the largest country in Asia by far, both in terms of its population size and global economic impact. Because of this, you would probably guess a website called “InvestAsian” recommends that our readers invest in China. We...

Best Investments for a Recession: Are You Prepared?

Best Investments for a Recession: Are You Prepared?

Last updated June 14th, 2022.   If you're concerned about the potential of a future economic downturn, you aren't alone.  People around the world are wondering: what are the best investments in a recession? A recession strikes the international economy once every...

Cheapest Places to Buy Real Estate in Asia

Cheapest Places to Buy Real Estate in Asia

Last updated July 16th, 2023.   We recently posted an article ranking the most expensive cities in Asia to buy property. A list of Asia's cheapest places to buy real estate, along with the reasons for their low prices, makes a natural follow-up piece. Here's a...

Asia’s Most Expensive Cities to Buy Property

Asia’s Most Expensive Cities to Buy Property

Last updated August 3rd, 2023.   Asia hosts some of the most expensive real estate markets on the planet. In fact, the continent is now home to half of the world’s priciest cities to buy property. I’m not saying that an expensive real estate market is a great one...