Buying real estate is one of the most common ways to make an offshore investment. It also comes with valuable and unique perks that other types of investments won't give you. Foreign property investments give you rental income along the ability to turn your asset into...
A greater number of foreigners live in Thailand than anywhere else in Southeast Asia. Naturally then, there’s a strong demand for opening bank accounts here. Yet the rules have always been unclear. I successfully opened dozens of Thai bank accounts over the past...
Southeast Asia is one of the world's fastest growing regions - and Malaysia is located at its heart. Malaysia's strong demographics, strategic location, and rising middle class led to a multi-decade boom period since the 1990s. One economy stands out from most others...
Real estate prices in Malaysia's two largest cities, Kuala Lumpur and Penang, remain stagnant. The main reason? Oversupply in Malaysia's prime condo market. At the same time, the Malaysian ringgit has been hovering around its lowest level against the U.S. Dollar since...
Perhaps no other country in Asia, or even the whole world, will have a greater impact on the 21st century than India will. With a consistently high GDP growth rate exceeding 6% and a track record of avoiding recessions since the late 1970s, India's economic stability...
Vietnamese stocks have been on foreign investors' radar for quite some time. The main question is: what's the best way to access the market? It's not like you can trade stocks in Vietnam, or any other frontier market, through a standard brokerage account. Either way,...
Singapore transformed from an undeveloped swampland into one of the world’s wealthiest countries. And it only took them under half a century. Because of this, property in Singapore is highly sought-after, and it’s among the most expensive in the world. In fact, out of...
The world economy is facing uncertain times. Family offices and other large wealth managers hoard cash, while governments from China to Switzerland buy up resources. We're not necessarily saying that a recession is imminent – nobody can predict the future. That said,...
Last updated September 2nd, 2025 In most countries, stocks are the most common method of offshore investment by far. Compared to actively managing rentals or a business, it's way easier to just place a trade with your broker and be done with it. With that said,...
Last updated June 8th, 2024. For the last few decades, Asia has experienced one of the most powerful economic booms in history. Property prices, and as a result the prominence of real estate agents, have grown in alongside the region's investment prospects as a whole....