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Three considerations when planning your expat life overseas
Moving overseas at any age is becoming a favourite option for a increasing number of people worried about the direction their home country is taking. Whether you’re about to retire or you just want a change from your humdrum existence, emigrating can be the best move you’ve ever made!. Even those with an ambition to travel the world...
British expat retirees worldwide feel the pain of shrinking sterling
Brexit’s effect on sterling has eroded the spending power of hundreds of thousands of British expats worldwide. Whether they’re struggling on an already less than generous UK state pension, have top-ups from personal pensions or are receiving an income from investments, the reality is that the value of their monthly incomes has fallen...
Getting real about withdrawing cash from pension savings
Pension scammers won’t be eradicated until all retirement savers get real about their financial options. A recent survey found the most popular reason for pulling cash out of pension savings is investment to generate an income in retirement. Holidays and travel came next, followed by stashing emergency cash in a bank account. Helping...
Guide to expat financial survival in the New Year and onwards
As the old year staggers to a close, making financial resolutions for 2018 will help ensure a prosperous twelve months. Small savings and sensible investment decisions are what’s needed at the end of December, especially if the past year hasn’t been great on the financial front. Whether you’re overseas and searching for a better...
Expats warned over boiler room scammers
Over the past decade or so, expats across the world have been warned time and time again about crooks posing as financial advisors, but boiler room scammers are the worst of the entire poisonous pack. Often operating from back-street rooms in the capital cities of many favourite expat locations, unqualified, briefly-trained and often...
Spanish property sales highest since financial crisis
Spain’s Development Ministry has reported a surge in property sales since the beginning of October, giving a 16 per cent increase on last year’s figures. Between September 2016 and the end of September this year, just over 510,000 homes were sold, with 121,000 finding buyers during 2017’s third quarter. The figure is only slightly...
Netherlands is the place for expat entrepreneurial businesses
For the ever-increasing number of younger entrepreneurs moving overseas to create their dream businesses, the Netherlands has much to offer. Surveys of ‘best countries’ have their place in many would-be expats’ choices of where to go, but mostly concentrate on expat professional relocations or expat retiree destinations. Moving...
UAE considers offering expat pensions
If you’re heading for a hopefully long-term relocation in the UAE, you may be able to save for your retirement via a new expat pension scheme. A recently issued report has recommended the UAE government should consider offering a savings investment fund to expat workers in the emirate. The report describes the scheme as a replacement...
Essential things to do before relocating with your family
Moving to a new environment as a family can be an exciting, challenging experience, but getting it right is easier if preparation is done before the leaving date. Travelling en famille to a foreign country is all about new experiences, new cultures and new job opportunities, and can be especially valuable as a learning process for your...
Strong Cambodian economy spells good news for foreign property investors
With the Khmer Rouge and genocide now a distant memory and the country one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies, it’s time to consider Cambodia’s real estate investment potential. Given its small size and troubled history, Cambodia’s appeal as an investment hub might not be immediate, but a closer look might change your...
