Last updated July 25th, 2023. There are lots of investors who buy shares in an emerging markets ETF and incorrectly believe they've diversified internationally. Countless times, a client has told me they're "already investing in emerging markets!" because they...
Last updated September 15th, 2023. Buying property in Singapore means making an investment in Southeast Asia’s de-facto financial center, and one of the world’s wealthiest nations. While the city is among the world’s most expensive, Singapore’s real estate...
Last updated June 8th, 2019. Low-cost airlines have revolutionized the global air travel industry, bringing an end to the days of exorbitant prices and limited travel options. As the slogan of the world’s best budget airline says, AirAsia, “Now everyone can...
Last updated April 9th, 2022. People often think of Myanmar when anyone mentions “frontier markets” in Asia. This Southeast Asian country is indeed a perfect example of the region's rise as a whole. Meanwhile, investing in Myanmar's property market could soon...
Last updated June 26th, 2023. Vietnam has made rapid progress over the past several decades, averaging GDP growth rates exceeding 7% during the 1990s and 2000s. It remains one of the world’s fastest growing economies, and owning property in Vietnam is a popular...
Last updated July 1st, 2023. Malaysia enjoys a strategic location alongside the Strait of Malacca - the world's busiest shipping lane. This helps its economy outperform based simply on where it’s located on the map. "Location, location, location" is true...
Last updated August 25th, 2023. Buying property in Cambodia is arguably the best way to profit from the nation’s ongoing growth story. Cambodia hasn’t suffered a recession over in two decades. It skipped the Asian Financial Crisis of the 1990s, ignored the tech-bubble...
Last updated April 13th, 2019. With the start of the ASEAN Economic Community, Southeast Asia's physical markets aren't the only ones getting a trade boost. The region's e-commerce scene is seeing greater cross-border trade as well. Indonesia is the rising star...
Last updated December 10th, 2022. I spend most of my time making investments in frontier markets, yet I’ve taken steps to diversify the rest of my life internationally too. One way I've done this is by getting residency in the Republic of Georgia (not to be...
Update for 2022: While many Burmese readers were upset at time, we're glad to have advised that investing in Myanmar was a bad idea years before it became apparent. This article was originally published back in 2016, and needless to say, our warnings were correct....