Expat Investments in a Low Interest Rate World
by Expat Focus investment partner, Tom Zachystal On August 9th Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, made an unprecedented announcement…
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How to Avoid Expat Investment Scams
by Tom Zachystal (CFA, CFP), Expat Focus partner and President of Individual Asset Management You have worked hard to build a nest…
Read more →How does a QROPS UK pension transfer overseas work? (Part 1)
A number of readers have asked how the process of transferring UK pensions overseas typically works. In this part one of a…
Read more →Financial Planning for Expats Moving to the USA
There are numerous issues that need to be addressed when moving to a new country and it often seems the more “developed”…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Some Examples
In the first three articles of this series we examined what QROPS is, how it could benefit some expats (and others) and…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Qualification Issues
In previous articles we examined the principles of QROPS, and why QROPS could be advantageous to expats in certain circumstances. In this…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – Why Choose a QROPS?
In the first article in this series, we outlined a little of the background to the UK government’s decision to permit pension…
Read more →Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) – An Introduction
It is always a little sad when one has to start worrying about pensions. Expats are no different to most people in…
Read more →France Springs Into Life
I love March. Rural France suddenly springs into life again as the temperatures rise. Here in Creuse we normally have long winters…
Read more →Making Friends – Expat Style
Having a few close friends is one of the key factors that determine how happy I am in my new host country.…
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