China’s role as a major player ion the world stage continues to grow – but that role isn’t always understood by Westerners, who all too often operate from outdated myths about Chinese culture and politics. On a recent Flash Back Friday episode of the Creating Wealth...
Time was, anybody who wanted a safe and anonymous hideaway for financial assets turned to offshore banking. Swiss bank accounts and offshore havens in places like the Cayman Islands allowed depositors both legal and not so legal a way to safeguard assets from risks of...
In the first half of 2013, about 1800 people opted to give up US citizenship. In the second half to date, another 1100 or so have turned in their passports. In view of the country’s overall population, that doesn’t seem like much. But compare those numbers to the 932...
The sun sets in the west, but in economic terms, it may just be starting to rise. After Asian economies, led by China, began to surge a few years ago, economists and market watchers claimed that the future belonged to the East. Leaving the US and the struggling...
The latest wave of foreign investment in US real estate comes from China. Chinese investors backed by government funds are pouring money into a variety of projects and properties around the country – and they’re being welcomed with open arms by many US sellers and...
