Medellín: City of the Future and the Next Great Retirement Destination

Medellín: City of the Future and the Next Great Retirement Destination

Medellín, a vibrant city of nearly four million people, stretches for 15 miles along the Aburrá Valley. It’s one of the brightest cultural and financial stars in South America and known as the City of Flowers, thanks to it eternal spring-like climate. Medellín is a city also known for its music, museums, nightlife and more. Today’s Medellín is a very progressive city, setting a world standard for urban development. In 2013, it was chosen by The Wall Street Journal as the most innovative city in the world, beating out Tel Aviv and New York.

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day 2 Year

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day 2 Year

If you look beyond your own shores you’ll find that many countries around the world offer far greater benefits and advantages for retirees than those offered at home. Indeed, your quality of life in your new home will exceed all of your dreams, the cost of living will be much lower...allowing you to do more of the passion-pursuing and less of the penny-pinching you’re used to.

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day

How to Retire in Paradise on $55 a Day

If you look beyond your own shores you’ll find that many countries around the world offer far greater benefits and advantages for retirees than those offered at home. Indeed, your quality of life in your new home will exceed all of your dreams, the cost of living will be much lower...allowing you to do more of the passion-pursuing and less of the penny-pinching you’re used to.

20 Beach Towns Where The Dollar is King

20 Beach Towns Where The Dollar is King

The best deals and the biggest opportunities in real estate today are not to be found within U.S. borders. Take U.S. coastlines... Sure, America has some gorgeous beaches... and stunning seaside properties. But there’s a severely limited supply, especially of Grade A, beachfront real estate... and a burgeoning demand, especially among Baby Boomers. Even if your budget isn’t small, you’ll have trouble finding a seaside getaway on either U.S. coast that could be called a bargain.

Escape to France: Everything You Need to Know to Retire Better, Invest Well, and Enjoy the Good Life for Less.

Escape to France: Everything You Need to Know to Retire Better, Invest Well, and Enjoy the Good Life for Less.

The trickiest thing about France will be deciding which part of it holds the most allure for you. It could be the wild, rocky shores of Celtic Brittany, steeped in heritage and tradition…or sun-drenched Provence, with its rolling hills and lavender fields, broken by the turquoise sea of the Côte d’Azur…or the castles and sleepy villages of medieval holdings in the Dordogne… It’s not surprising that France is the world’s favorite destination, receiving in excess of 80 million overseas visitors each year. Escape to France will provide you with all the information you will need to turn your dreams of moving overseas into reality.

Secrets of the South of France: The Most Affordable Regions, Towns, and Villages

Secrets of the South of France: The Most Affordable Regions, Towns, and Villages

Beyond France’s famous Riviera playgrounds lies “the other South of France”: a lavender scented landscape of sunflowers and starry nights made famous by artists like Van Gogh and Cézanne. In this special report, we’ll tell you about some of the towns and villages in the South of France that offer very affordable living, without sacrificing any of the beauty and elegance that this country is famed for.

Expat Taxes Made Easy: The Complete Guide to U.S. and Foreign Taxes for the American Overseas.

Expat Taxes Made Easy: The Complete Guide to U.S. and Foreign Taxes for the American Overseas.

Whether you’ve moved, are considering a move (either part-time or full-time), or have investment property overseas, the information you’ll find in the pages of Expat Taxes Made Easy are invaluable. Admittedly, our approach is different. Author Nick Hodges is not going to talk you through every single line of every form—the IRS instruction manuals do a good job of that. But, at the end of reading this, you’ll have a better idea of what exemptions and credits you qualify for, what forms you should fill out, and what IRS documents you really need to read.

Big Returns on Video Games, China’s Stock Market and Much More…

Big Returns on Video Games, China’s Stock Market and Much More…

The chart shows the price returns on Japan’s TOPIX Stock Price Index for each month of the year (in Japan’s currency, the yen)… Two other trends quickly pop out at you when you look at the chart: How poorly Japanese stocks do in the summer and fall, and how well they do early in the year. The returns from May to November look pretty darn bad. And the returns from January through April look pretty darn good.

The Five Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Retirement Havens: Part 1

The Five Best Bang-for-Your-Buck Retirement Havens: Part 1

I can easily afford to indulge myself whenever I want,” says expat Rob Schneider. “Between breakfast, renting a catamaran, and dinner for two, I came away with change out of the $25 I had in my pocket this morning. “What would I have back home? The best I can imagine is a small apartment far from the beach and a nine-to-five job or— now that I’m in my late 60s—a pension that would barely cover my basic expenses. Maybe I could scrape enough money together to take a bus to the beach on weekends, but I certainly couldn’t afford to go sailing.”