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December 4, 2014 Santiago, Chile On May 15, 1855 one of the greatest gold robberies in history occurred. Three British firms had arranged for some of their gold to be sent from London to Paris by ferry and train. The gold was stored in solidly built boxes secured within iron safes with two
October 27, 2014 Region VII, Chile This morning some of the biggest financial news of the year made huge waves all over Asia. Yet in the Western press, this hugely important information has barely even been mentioned. (CNBC.com, for example, has yet to report on this story as of 11:45am Eastern…) So what’s
October 25, 2012, Singapore. We’ve discussed at length the importance of owning precious metals. The financial system is so full of insolvent banks and bankrupt governments, and gold is one of the few assets that you can own which is not simultaneously somebody else’s liability. Now, there are no shortage of products out
June 4, 2010 New York City Today, my friends and colleagues from the Atlas 400 group are gathering in New York City for another weekend adventure. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to since our last event in Panama. As you’ve heard me describe before, the Atlas 400 is a private group of
May 10, 2010 Undisclosed location I’m going under the knife tomorrow… it’s a little unexpected, but apparently I need a rather urgent surgical procedure performed, and the doctors here have fit me in at their first available time. To be honest with you, I’m pretty disappointed– no, not because of the operation. These
April 30, 2010 Las Vegas, NV It’s chilly in Las Vegas, but I’m having a great time meeting so many subscribers here at the Casey conference; I’m pleased at how many have turned up for the event, and I’m always humbled by the exceptional people we have in our community. My only regret
March 26, 2010 Vancouver, BC I’m headed to Panama shortly where I look forward to meeting up with my friends and colleagues in the Atlas 400 group. We’re going to an exclusive deep-sea fishing resort for a few days, and afterwards I plan on taking up some unfinished business in Panama. One of
March 25, 2010 Tokyo, Japan About 20-years ago, many of the world’s sovereign nations started down an interesting path. Region by region, governments formed supranational free trade blocs in order to facilitate economic growth. Supranational organizations were nothing new… from the failed League of Nations after the Great War to the UN and
March 24, 2010 Hong Kong, SAR One of the worst things that can happen to a country is to experience a brain-drain. The loss of productive people who create new technologies and companies means the loss of the jobs and wealth that they create. The long-term aggregate effects of this can be truly
March 19, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand My time here in Thailand is finally coming to an end, at least for now. On Monday morning, after I stop by the US embassy to pick up my renewed passport, I’ll be headed to Hong Kong. I should briefly mention something about passports. Starting in 2007, the
March 5, 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Greetings from Malaysia, where I’m spending an extended weekend before heading briefly to Singapore on business. I’ll tell you more about the country next week… but if you’re interested in Asia, it should definitely be on your radar. Before turning to this week’s questions, I wanted to
March 4, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand It wasn’t too long ago that there was a concrete dividing line down the center of Europe with large scale nukes pointed at both ends. It wasn’t long before that when two sides were battling it out in Normandy, or in the trenches before that. Throughout the last
March 3, 2010 Pattaya, Thailand One of reasons that a lot of people are hesitant about making a move overseas is because they’re concerned about being isolated. The world can be a cruel place, especially to newbies. Sure there are the nomads out there who want to be left alone with their little
Thanks to completely draconian US-led regulation, opening a bank account anywhere is about as fun as a barium enema. Opening a foreign bank account can be an even greater nightmare. Most of the time, a foreign bank will want you standing there, in person, to open an account, as well as to provide
February 19, 2010 Bangkok, Thailand I really need to start out today’s letter by expressing how truly humbled I am to be part of such a fantastic community. Matt and I have spent much of the last few days combing through resumes (200+ so far) for the job openings that I posted on
