Last updated June 28th, 2023. Moving part of your assets into emerging economies often higher returns and less reliance on your home country's financial system. But not all global investments are equal. Ask anyone who invested in Russia, Turkey, or Brazil...
Last updated August 18th, 2025. There isn't any shortage of investment advice on the internet. A majority of the time, suggestions revolve around stocks or property that others think you should buy. People saying where you should not invest are less common. The reason...
Last updated April 7th, 2024. Asia isn't always an easy place to invest. Some (but not all!) countries make things difficult if you're a foreign investor. Generally speaking, Asia's emerging economies have immense growth and are open for business. Yet unreasonable...
Last updated October 16th, 2024. Arguably, making an offshore investment is one of the most effective ways to diversify your portfolio. People tend to live inside a bubble, and often forget about the wide variety of investment options outside their home country's...
Last updated December 18th, 2023. People are often surprised to learn that some countries completely skipped the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. It's even more shocking that several places have managed to avoid recession for over two decades. Even when the latest...
Last updated June 21st, 2019. You’re supposed to put part of your portfolio in bonds with the rest being a mix of stocks and cash. At least, this is what investment advisers have told people for decades. That might be a slight oversimplification. The exact...
Last updated July 17th, 2025. Usually, people buy real estate for two different reasons. High rental yields and capital appreciation. Rental income and appreciation are both equally important. After all, cash flow doesn't help much if you have a depreciating asset....
Last updated May 7th, 2025. You may imagine that South Korea doesn’t stand a chance of ever surpassing Japan. After all, the Korean economy is barely 35% of its neighbor's size. Japan was Asia’s most important regional power for centuries – at least until China caught...
Last updated January 31st, 2024. Which countries in Asia are growing the fastest? We'll answer that question and rank the top five. You probably already know that Asia is growing quickly. From an economic perspective, it’s among the best performing regions on the...
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...