22 March 2019
Forget the nuclear force. Are you worried over the news of abandoning the nuclear treaty with Russia? Upset with China’s island claims throughout the South China Sea or China’s new nuclear capable bomber? Western governments are and they are responding. As usual in many wrong ways. Image from the Airforce website AF.mil, article “B-52s return […]
22 March 2019
Here’s a valuable thought on how to be financially independent through habits of value. In the 1970s, I used to wonder why so many multi millionaires (I am not sure there was much thought about billionaires back then) seemed cheap. Then I read J. Paul Getty’s autobiography “As I see it” (1). This book clarified […]
22 March 2019
Here’s why Ecuador real estate offers extra potential now. “A sustained drop in the price of oil has created a liquidity crunch that is ongoing and that creates added opportunity. In June 2014 Ecuador was selling a barrel of oil at $115 and just a few months later, by December of that same year, the […]
20 March 2019
Here is a secret that can help you earn extra income. Be earnest. Earnestness has a growing value because it’s becoming increasingly rare. We see the growing scarcity of sincerity in every walk of life. A phrase in the Wall Street Journal article “An Idiot’s Guide to Bribing and Cheating Your Way Into College” (1) […]
19 March 2019
Here’s how governments use social media to reduce our privacy. The sun always shines somewhere. Over the past 50 years, our publications in print, and later at this site, how new technology offers a global lifestyle that takes advantage of the light. The darker side of this perspective is that governments have used the same […]
18 March 2019
Just 7% of stock market shifts can make or break all of your investing profits. Last weekend I sent Purposeful Investing Course subscribers the 25 page 2019 Keppler Asset Management report “Risk and Return History – Selected Asset Classes”. Keppler provides this comprehensive study of asset allocation once a year to help professional investors see […]
17 March 2019
In the 1990s I predicted a growing trend of Americans moving abroad. Mexico, Panama and Ecuador were three of the top choices. My expectation was that boomers would lead the way in relocating. For a couple of decades this was correct, but now a demographic dynamics is bringing a huge relocation shift. An article “Meet […]
15 March 2019
It’s foolish to predict the future. But we can’t help but try. And being foolish isn’t always bad. Few great ideas are created by consensus, but many ideas that seem foolish have actually been genius that changed the entire course of mankind. How can we tell which is which, if we do not try and […]
14 March 2019
Senior citizens gain numerous benefits in Ecuador. A few senior benefits include: Discount in taxes for the import of a vehicles up to $47,280. Half of the price admission to public cultural, recreation and sports events. 50% discount in transportation. 50% reduction in property taxes. 50% for water, electricity and landline telephone bills. Here is […]
13 March 2019
Here is an Ecuador travel tip for those who plan to visit the high altitudes in the Andes. We have taken over 5,000 people to Ecuador and high altitude sickness has always been a major concern. High altitude sickness, at the least, can ruin a person’s visit. We had numerous cases where a tour was […]
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