The Financial Guide to Retiring Abroad book

The Financial Guide to Retiring Abroad: How to live overseas and avoid tax, invest wisely, and save your money

Finally, a retirement guide that gives you the most important and realistic information for making your decision to retire abroad. Most retirement guides tell you which beaches are nice, what the weather is like, and which restaurants are tasty. This guide gives you the crucial information you need to make sure your life overseas is not one of poverty and regret.

This book is for anyone who wants to retire abroad:

This is not just a book for Americans, or Britons, but for anyone who wishes to retire overseas. I discuss basic rules of investment and taxation that anyone can use to live well and stretch their budget.

Taxes:

The book includes an up to date discussion on the world’s tax havens, the ideal place to live and legally avoid taxation from your home country and elsewhere. Retirement guides usually either ignore your taxes, or assume you don’t mind paying them. That is because the writers of these guides either don’t understand taxation, or simply are more interested in writing a vacation guide to fulfill their own travel writer dreams. The wealthier you are, the wiser it is to live in a country or territory that will not tax you, and allow you to save your investments. Determining which countries to retire to based on how much tax you will pay is far more important than picking a country based on how nice the beach is, or which has better food.

Renouncing your citizenship:

I discuss in my book the pros and cons of renouncing your citizenship. Many expats, particularly Americans, think they can save on tax if they renounce their citizenship. I discuss whether this move is smart or not. Big hint: It’s not. I explain why.

Is the country you are moving to a stable country?

This book will tell you how to analyze the economic stability of the country you are moving to. I explain how you can look at the current price of credit default swaps of sovereign bonds to determine whether your country is likely to default in the near future. If the country you retire to defaults on its debt obligations, you might be in big trouble!

What to do if the country you are living collapses, has an economic meltdown, or a currency revaluation:

I tell you how to best protect yourself from a currency default (a common occurrence in the developing world), and how to prepare yourself against economic turmoil. It can happen anywhere, even Europe, as the events in Greece in 2010 attest. This is the only retirement guide that will prepare you for such eventualities.

What are the safest investments and what should I invest in while overseas?

Whether you are extraordinarily wealthy, or just struggling to get by, I give you basic and simple investment advice backed by academic studies from leading economic institutions like the University of Chicago regarding where to put your money. Your retirement portfolio should be in index funds and kept in retirement accounts. Avoid dangerous investments, and under no circumstances invest heavily in the local economy. I explain why and how.

Buying real estate:

Most retirement guides will try and convince you to buy property, and assure you it’s safe. Guess what, it’s not safe, particularly in the poorer parts of the world. I explain the best way to actually reside abroad, and how renting is a far more reasonable option than buying.

Practical matters:

A large portion of my book is devoted to practical matters hardly discussed at all in retirement guides. This books covers problems expats face in terms of alcoholism (one of the leading expat diseases), dealing with duties and tariffs on imported goods, how to drive in the developing world (very different and very dangerous compared to back home), how to pick a trustworthy housekeeper or assistant, and much, much more.

Gay rights, racial prejudice, women’s rights

You hardly ever see a discussion about which countries are best for women, gays, or minorities. When you move to another country, you might be amazed at the hostility or bemusement at your ethnic background or sexual orientation. I detail which countries in the world are gay friendly, female friendly, and minority friendly, and which countries to avoid if you are a part of those groups.

A discussion on crime and corruption

I analyze which countries have crime, and which countries are corrupt. I explain the difference between institutional corruption and street level corruption. In some countries you can bribe the police, in others if you do, you’ll be put in jail. In terms of crime, I show an up to date list on which countries have the highest murder rates. When you retire abroad, particularly in the developing world, you must be prepared for an onslaught of crime that you might not be used to. I explain how to best prepare.

ALL THIS AND MUCH MORE

Purchase this book today: only US$12.95, payable by credit card or debit card only. Information and analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Up-to-date as of 2010. Updated annually!

The ebook is only available through this website. You can purchase a print version on Amazon.com for US$24.95.

I have made every effort to make this the most useful and practical guide for the person who wishes to retire overseas. There is nothing more important than having enough money to live well while living abroad. Other retirement guides assume you are rich, and go into far too little detail on your finances. Without money overseas, you are done for. This book will give you the information necessary to prepare for a life of financial security abroad. Read my book, and avoid the many potential dangers that can disrupt or even destroy your newfound paradise. Ignore it at your own risk!

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