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What does good expat financial advice look like?

Have you ever wondered what proper financial planning for retirement looks like? Before answering that question, let’s start with another. Do you actually need a financial adviser? A strange question to see on a financial adviser’s blog, right? You could be forgiven for thinking that my answer may be ever-so-slightly conflicted.

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If it is too good to be true… How to learn from past investment scams

There was a story on the BBC website last week about a couple who invested their pension fund in a firm producing truffle trees; not surprisingly, the story didn’t end happily. The story reminded me of a similar incident involving the equally exotic Quadris Environmental Forestry Fund. This fund, which was launched in 2001 and was managed by a company called Floresteca, invested into teak plantations in Brazil. In total, they invested more than GBP100 million from 1,200 people

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Do you remember the first iPhone?

The first iPhone was released over a decade ago (June 2007). Do you remember it? Painfully slow web browsing, no video camera, no selfies. No selfies! How on earth did we live? Now compare it to the current iPhone 13. Quite a difference, right There is a neat comparison to be made between the evolution of the iPhone and that of investment products for expats.

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Are you making the most of your employer pension?

If you are one of the more fortunate expats that retain membership of an employer pension scheme, it is possible that you are not taking full advantage of the benefits that are on offer. You see, the way a typical pension works is that staff pay a fixed percentage of their wage into the scheme and then the employer pays in as well.

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