Royal Skandia is one of the big gun when it comes to offshore saving products. They built their reputation on offering a wide choice of funds to play with and a great aggressive marketing strategy targeting advisers. They have recently released a bunch of new funds. Each link will lead you to the related fund’s [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Why the Isle of Man?
Many advisers recommend expatriates to consider shifting or establishing their portfolio in offshore jurisdiction. One of the most popular is the Isle of Man (IoM) - a small celtic island located between England and Ireland. Why is that so?
The Isle of Man is a ’so-called’ low tax economy with no capital gains tax, wealth tax, [...]
Malaysia Road Driving Rules
I just received an email from my beloved wife with the following text apparently written by a foreigner residing here: David Astley. He has his own website and blog , where you can enjoy his copywritting, witty humour, and beautiful pictures. I just bookmarked them and added them to my RSS. David if you read [...]
Economist Weekly - Health Care, Tourism and Globalisation
The ASEAN region is famous for its tourism, sandy beaches and colourful temples. But a new trend is emerging over the past few years where occidentals get on the plane not to enjoy hot sand and clear blue water - at least not in the first place - but to get treated here. Many hospitals [...]
Social Security for Expats
Living abroad is exiting. Everyday is a new adventure, a new discovery. Of course, some discovery are exiting - others are not. Most developing countries do not yet have comprehensive social security system. And while many expats are prepared for medical, some do forget that our social security back home are a lot more extensive [...]
Economist Article Weekly - Bearish Predictions Trend
It can be difficult to create a name for yourself these days. One of the surest way to do that is to stir the pot & go for controversy. It ensures that a few people will listen to you & the ones who feel attacks will respond. And there is only one thing worse than [...]
3 Reasons to Get Health Insurance Young
Many young people do not have health insurance. I used to not have health insurance. Why would we need one? We are naturally resilient, healthy, and are much less likely to have a serious medical condition than any other age-class.
Then why did I get insured?
1- In case something happen
I know, it sounds obvious. But working [...]