Low-Cost Travel to Dream Destinations There are no ferries between Portugal and Morocco. I know this because I’ve lost an hour of my life in a futile hunt for one. Spain to Morocco—yes. But venturing from southern Portugal into the southern Spanish town of Algeciras, where the ferries launch across the Strait of Gibraltar to [Read More] …
This One Step Changed My Whole Perspective on Life
The Secret to Success, Fulfillment, and Happiness… “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Wish I could claim that as my own deep musing. Alas, that’s Henry Miller, the great playwright. The quote popped up on my video screen on a flight from the U.S. to Europe earlier this [Read More] …
Extreme Safety and Crazy Volatility: How I’m Investing These Days
Why I’ve Built a “Dark Future Portfolio” I popped over to the U.S. for the weekend. Flew home to see my daughter graduate high school. Was a nice affair. What wasn’t so nice: Returning to the New Orleans airport and having to stop to fill the rental car with gas. Good goobily goo! Even at [Read More] …
This Sun-Kissed European Country Offers a 50% Tax Break
…and a Pathway to an EU Passport “How much did you really like Greece?” my wife asked me recently. The way she phrased the question, the weirdly placed lilt in her voice, I knew there were some gears turning somewhere in her head. Greece was our first vacation together when we were dating, and we [Read More] …
Video: Is the U.S. Turning Into a Zombie Economy?
Yesterday was another tough day for the markets, as worries about inflation led to big declines in the stocks of major retailers like Target. According to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the Fed is committed to tackling soaring inflation by further raising interest rates. The problem (which Powell doesn’t want to admit) is that the [Read More] …
