Yesterday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. Stocks rallied after this news, largely because Fed officials said they aren’t considering an even larger increase of three-fourths of a percentage point in the next quarter. Still, two big questions remain: If the Fed is not willing to be more aggressive, how will [Read More] …
This Isn’t the Fertility Ritual the Maya Had in Mind
What the Local Pharmacies Tell Us About the Riviera Maya and its Future It’s like going to Disneyland to buy Viagra. That was my first impression upon arriving at the Maya archaeological ruins in Tulum, along Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Seems like everywhere you go in Mexico, you find a farmacia—a pharmacy. Like, everywhere. In the [Read More] …
Picking Up Hitchhikers in Mexico… What Could Go Wrong?
A Drive Along the World’s Most Trendy Jungle Road Only sometimes is picking up hitchhikers in Mexico a bad idea. That you are reading this dispatch is indication that this is not one of those times. My colleague, Ciaran, and I were returning to our rented condo in Tulum after grabbing a late-ish dinner along [Read More] …
Video: Ronan McMahon and I Discuss Opportunities, White Sand, and Perfect Weather
Over the past week, I’ve been visiting Mexico’s Riviera Maya in the company of Ronan McMahon, the international property expert behind Real Estate Trend Alert. Ronan’s been showing me around Playa del Carmen and Tulum, two of the fastest-growing beach cities…not just in Mexico, but pretty much anywhere. And let me tell you, I’ve not [Read More] …
Chasing Jaguars in Tulum, Mexico
An Oceanfront Refuge Hidden Amid the Jungle I was really hoping for a jaguar… Closest I came was a black house cat lounging in the sand under the shade of a low-rise jungle canopy. My expectations for a jaguar weren’t unwarranted. Roadside signs do note jaguars live in the vicinity. I don’t know—maybe they’re nocturnal. [Read More] …