by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Introduction
Last updated March 14th, 2019. Some countries love making things hard on foreign investors. Asia’s emerging economies have immense growth prospects, yet unreasonable levels of bureaucracy and corruption still plague several nations. That shouldn’t stop you...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Property
Last updated April 19th, 2019. Real estate prices remain stagnant in Kuala Lumpur and Penang, Malaysia’s two largest cities, which are suffering from oversupply. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Ringgit is hovering at around its lowest level against the U.S....
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
Last updated July 8th, 2019. We recently posted an article about the most expensive cities in Asia for property. I figure that writing about Asia’s cheapest places to buy real estate, along with the reasons for their prices, is a natural follow-up piece. I don’t...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Currencies
Last updated October 10th, 2018. Practically every currency in the world has depreciated against the US Dollar since 2016. Some rare exceptions, such as the Swiss Franc, have outperformed the greenback. Not many can boast a stronger performance than the USD as...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Guides
Last updated September 29th, 2018. Land is one of the few investments that can be seen and touched. Not everyone cares about that sort of thing. But some people do and those are both certainly attributes stocks and bonds don’t have. Once in a while, I’ll speak...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks
Last updated January 18th, 2019. People sometimes want me to approve of their global investment plan. “Is buying property in (country name) a good investment?” they’ll ask. I always happily answer this question. However, I answer it relative to other investments they...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog
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...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Countries
Last updated October 25th, 2018. Malaysia straddles the busiest shipping lane in the entire world, the Strait of Malacca. This has allowed its economy to perform well based simply on where it’s located on the map. “Location, location,...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Editor's Picks
Last updated October 29th, 2018. Southeast Asia is one of the largest economic zones in the world. Growth in the region has been relatively quick and stable since the early 2000’s. However, one economy stands out from the others: Malaysia. GDP growth...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Blog, Currencies
Update for October, 2018: This article was originally written in 2015. Our predictions were accurate and the Malaysian Ringgit saw significant depreciation over the past few years. However, we now rate the currency a “buy” and believe it’s near a...
