The Problem Isn’t That the Rich Can Buy Citizenships But That Everyone Else Can’t
Opinion of the editor: How mass-market citizenship by investment would bring about a fairer, freer world for everyone – not just the rich.
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Opinion of the Editor
Why a Bulletproof Mobility Portfolio Should Contain a Western Hemisphere Allocation
Globalization is reversing, history is returning, and the world is becoming a perilous place again. The Western hemisphere will be an exception.
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Saint Kitts & Nevis PM Persists in Withholding CBI Data, Even From His Own Cabinet, Says Special Report
PM Harris declined to share the financial data even as his cabinet ministers threatened, and eventually brought, a motion of no confidence.
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Diseconomies of Scale in the Investment Migration Market: Why IM Remains a “Boutique” Industry
Investment migration remains a small-firm industry because, in this market, scale offers few benefits and several disadvantages.
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The Crypto-HNWI Frontier Market: 144,000 Overnight Millionaires Need New Tax Residencies
The number of crypto-millionaires grew 10x in the last year. Most of them can’t realize their gains without triggering a taxable event.
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The Chief Beneficiaries of EU CIPs Could Be The Countries That Don’t Have Them
As professional advisors everywhere fall over themselves to get face-time with UHNWIs, Malta, Cyprus, and the EU itself are playing catch-and-release.
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COVID-19 is the Final Nail in the Coffin of the Caribbean CIP-Harmonization Dream
Promises not to undercut each other are all well and good but, when things get rough, they are the first commitments to go out the window.
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Court Impels Portugal’s Govt. to Share Detailed Golden Visa Data (Including Some That Don’t Exist)
Transparency International has won a court case that will compel Portuguese authorities to share more data on the golden visa program.
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Politicians, Media Focus on CIP “Backdoor” to Europe; Front Door Barely Guarded
If you want the IM industry to take concerns about the backdoor at face value, come back when you have something more than a windscreen on the front door.
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The Problem With Offering Passports in Country X as a Perk For Home Buyers in Country Y
It’s not a security issue and it’s not a moral issue. But it certainly is a PR headache.
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Opinion: Citizenship by Investment’s Role in Finally Emancipating Former Colonies
Opinion of the editor Citizenship by investment has granted small, developing countries in the Caribbean and Pacific the means to
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The RCBI-Industry’s Greatest Threat is of Our Own Making and We Can Stop it Ourselves
Opinion of the editor Boy, it’s been one hell of a month for the residence and citizenship by investment industry!
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The Truth About RCBI-Programs Doesn’t Matter to the EU, the OECD, or the Guardian
Opinion of the editor The last ten days or so have seen a deluge of anti-RCBI coverage from Transparency International,
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4 Reasons Citizenship by Investment Isn’t a Security Threat to the EU
CIPs are not the menace to European peace and stability that the European Commission – and others – make them out to be.
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What Makes Montenegro Think its Passport is Worth EUR 350,000?
Montenegro and Moldova will both launch citizenship by investment programs (CIPs) by October. Neither are EU-members, both have visa-free access
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CIUs Can’t be Expected to Reject Applicants Whose Alleged Crimes Are not Yet Known
Opinion of the Editor: The Antigua & Barbuda CIU came under fire this week after revealing they had granted citizenship
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The Times and Portuguese Marxists Slander Investment Migration Industry
Opinion of the editor: I have a dream. I have a dream that one day, I will be able to
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Euro-Parliamentarians Call for Brussels to Regulate, Close Down CIPs, Ignoring National Sovereignty
Note: This article is sprinkled throughout with comments in bold. They represent the personal opinions of the editor only. Several
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4 Ways Caribbean Politicians Are a Threat to the Citizenship by Investment Industry
Opinion of the editor The short-sighted self-interest and slow reaction times of Caribbean politicians are a menace to citizenship by investment
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All I Want for Christmas is a CIP Accord in the Caribbean: 5 Reasons to End the Price War
Opinion of the editor: December is already upon us, and although reports surfaced ten days ago of the Caribbean heads
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