Last updated October 16th, 2024. Arguably, making an offshore investment is one of the most effective ways to diversify your portfolio. People tend to live inside a bubble, and often forget about the wide variety of investment options outside their home country's...
Last updated April 8th, 2024. Among the most popular countries to buy real estate in Asia as a foreigner, Thailand ranks at the very top. That’s partially because of its strong tourism sector with Bangkok being the most visited city on the planet – at least during a...
Last updated December 18th, 2023. People are often surprised to learn that some countries completely skipped the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. It's even more shocking that several places have managed to avoid recession for over two decades. Even when the latest...
Last updated June 21st, 2019. You’re supposed to put part of your portfolio in bonds with the rest being a mix of stocks and cash. At least, this is what investment advisers have told people for decades. That might be a slight oversimplification. The exact...
Last updated April 2nd, 2024. Usually, people buy real estate for two different reasons. High rental yields and capital appreciation. Rental income and appreciation are both equally important. After all, cash flow doesn't help much if you have a depreciating asset....
Last updated March 25th, 2024 You may imagine that South Korea doesn’t stand a chance of ever surpassing Japan. After all, the Korean economy is barely 35% of its neighbor's size. Japan was Asia’s most important regional power for centuries – at least until China...
Last updated January 31st, 2024. Which countries in Asia are growing the fastest? We'll answer that question and rank the top five. You probably already know that Asia is growing quickly. From an economic perspective, it’s among the best performing regions on the...
Last updated May 11th, 2023. Japan boomed during the late 20th century. In fact, some analysts at the time even thought the Japanese economy would surpass the United States to become the world’s largest. As you already know, that never happened. Tepid growth...
Last updated January 8th, 2024. We usually focus on Asia’s countless opportunities for profit. Generally speaking, Asia has a very bright future ahead of itself. The continent’s economic growth rate exceeds practically anywhere in the Western world. This trend...
Wealthy Chinese citizens understand why you should diversify your portfolio arguably better than anyone. Asia's largest economy saw rapid development over the past few decades. That was mostly because of entrepreneurial spirit, privatization of state-owned companies,...