remain independant for as long as possible.
Assisted Living in Thailand. Chiang Mai has many elderly retirees because of the fun, caring and pleasant enviroment. It is so easy to get help with everything from cleaning and laundry to shopping and day trips.
It costs so little compared to the West that you can afford to hire a personal assistant or nurse. Personal assistants are popular because you have the added advantage of companionship as well as daily care. This means that you can put of D Day until the very last moment. Assisted Living in Thailand is possibly the best way of preserving and extending your financial ‘nest-egg’.
End of life is not a topic that we like to think about, but eventually has to be faced. Thailand has some excellent facilities that help you keep your dignity and quality of life for a fraction of the cost compared to the West.
In Germany the harsh winter has conveyed dramatic warning of how nasty life will become as it proceeds with its extreme Energiewende policy to rely on renewables to meet its electricity needs.
This year is the 50th anniversary of America’s decision to scrap the dollar’s link to gold. Until then, foreign governments could exchange American paper for federal government owned metal …
House prices in developed economies are soaring. In America they increased by 11 per cent in the 12 months to January, their fastest pace in 15 years. In New Zealand, prices are up by 22 per cent; in Germany by 9 per cent and in Britain by 8 per cent.
Whether inflation proves to be sustainable or not, historic evidence is that in such environments, portfolios of low price-to-earnings ratios outperform, says NTAsset’s Kenneth Ng. The fund is a specialist in small/midsized Southeast Asian and Indian shares. It is confident that its holdings will deliver almost a doubling of earnings over the next three years.
Daniel Hannan, the well-known British politician, says Switzerland “has pretty much everything going for it: low taxes, high wages, minimal unemployment, dispersed government… direct democracy.” According to UN measures of healthcare, education, life expectancy and the like, it is the world’s third best country in which to live.
Prices of commodities are surging despite the fact that economies, many of them still in the grip of lockdowns, are still far from full recovery from the pandemic.
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