We often talk about financial independence in terms of buying back our time. Instead of trading time for money, money can be used as a tool to buy back our time. It’s what sets the ultra-wealthy apart from everyone else. They control their own time. They don’t have to work if they don’t want to […]
Weary of all the problems at home – political strife, high cost of living, pandemic, violence, crime, etc. – many Americans are fleeing the country for peace and tranquility elsewhere. On one extreme, some have gone as far as buying their own private islands and setting up their own micronations. A micronation is a […]
The natural tendency for investors in uncertain economic times is to hoard cash and retreat from the markets. That would be a mistake in today’s high inflation environment. The annual inflation rate hit a 41-year high of 8.5% in March. That means if you put $100 under a mattress today, a year from now, […]
As I travel across the country and meet with investing contemporaries, a comment I often hear is how much the communities they grew up in have grown and how much development has taken place in such a short span. “If only I had gotten in on the ground floor of all this suburban sprawl, I’d […]
With everything going on in the world with the Ukraine situation and rising gas prices, it’s easy for Americans to feel helpless or feel things are spiraling out of their control. Many wonder how they can continue to afford to continue to drive to work. Some wonder if their jobs will be in jeopardy soon […]
When asked why he didn’t invest in technology stocks, Warren Buffett famously replied that he didn’t invest in companies he didn’t understand. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t invest in technology companies. His company Berkshire Hathaway does have large stakes in Apple and Amazon. Still, those companies are less like companies such as Google, Twitter, and […]
If one of your guiding investment principles is to invest in demand, you should pay attention to current travel trends. With the Omicron variant waning, travelers are poised to hit offshore destinations in droves. So, where are they heading? The Caribbean consistently tops travel surveys for travel this spring and in 2022 as a whole. […]
The reopening of the world to travel post-COVID is attracting plenty of tourists and air travel to Belize – a country in Central America/Caribbean about the size of Massachusetts but with about 6.1 million people. With only a population of approximately 400,000 people, Belize boasts 3 of the world’s top 50 busiest flight routes. With […]
Belize is about to reap the spoils of a convergence of factors that is benefiting the entire Caribbean and Mexico tourism region. According to analysts at forwardkeys.com, international arrivals are down by 25% in Q3 of 2021. In Mexico, it is only down by 6%, and in the Caribbean only by 11% compared to the same […]
If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll know that I’ve been sounding the alarm on inflation for a while. Last year, Wall Street and our policymakers wanted to assure us that everything was under control and that inflation wouldn’t get out of hand. A little over a year ago, when I started making noise about […]
