Ecuador & International real estate offer excellent value. Recent messages looked at how Merri and I have exited equities and are investing more heavily in stable bonds. However we are not ready to give up profits as we are investing more in Ecuador real estate as well.
To see potential in good value equities and bonds [...]
Published on January 26th, 2007
Ecuador’s food is often much fresher than up north. For example we think of blackberries as summer food. Here in Ecuador the land of eternal spring this delicious food is picked fresh year round. Ecuador’s Andeans really know how to use them as well. Fresh blackberry juice is a favorite Ecuadorian food.
Native to Europe, these [...]
Published on January 25th, 2007
International investments are a sensible way to combat inflation and protect purchasing power. International investments can be leveraged with loans with low interest rates. Yet recent messages have shown growing concerns over value in many international investment equity markets worldwide. There is enough concern that I liquidated all my equity funds. My liquid international investment [...]
Published on January 25th, 2007
Quito Ecuador buzzes with wealth. Ecuador real estate offers extra value now because there have been concerns about Ecuador's new president and how he might affect real estate markets. It's too early to really tell, but Quito Ecuador seems to be on a roll as Steve Marchant, our man in Ecuador points out. Steve writes:
"Gary, [...]
Published on January 24th, 2007
International investments use Czech loans can enhance investing profits. Many readers have been reporting great success with these types of portfolios. One reader just sent this note.
“I want you to know that although I did not follow your exact advice, I made some Asian investments, and took out a Czech Coruna loan some months ago. [...]
Published on January 24th, 2007
Ecuador real estate offers so much comfort for Merri and me that we are making a major commitment right now in Ecuador real estate.
Ecuador real estate is more us than shares and the first half of this message showed other reasons why last week I liquidated all my equity mutual funds and shifted into Swedish [...]
Published on January 23rd, 2007
International Investments - Equities with Czech Loans
International Investment Changes in My Portfolio
International investments are a sensible way to combat inflation and protect purchasing power. Equities have traditionally been one of the best ways to fight inflation and international equity can be enhanced with low interest rate loans.
Recent messages have looked at three international investment portfolios [...]
Published on January 23rd, 2007
Ecuador Dental Savings are terrific here in Cotacachi Ecuador as Merri and I discovered when we went to the dentist last week.
Merri had a dental extraction which required minor surgery. I had my teeth cleaned and one broken tooth rebuilt. The total dental bill? $42….for both of us. That’s a huge dental savings.
What is more [...]
Published on January 22nd, 2007
International investments in emerging markets do best when the investments are in good value markets. Our friend, Michael Keppler, continually researches international investments in emerging stock markets and compares their value based on current book to price, cash flow to price, earnings to price, average dividend yield, return on equity and cash flow return. He [...]
Published on January 22nd, 2007
Ecuador real estate is low cost and low labor costs allow you to do so many wonderful things here. This was seen again yesterday when Merri, Steve Marchant, our man in Ecuador, and I visited the Parque Condor, a wonderful raptor center not far from us here in Cotacachi. The center has been developed and [...]
Published on January 19th, 2007