Comparison
Every piece we have published on comparison. Dated, sourced, and written under a name.
Where to incorporate in Western Europe: the tax rate is the least of it
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Denmark compared on tax, substance, banking and speed, with a verdict for each kind of founder.
The IBC is dead: what Cayman, BVI, Mauritius, Belize and Seychelles sell now
Cayman, BVI, Mauritius, Belize and Seychelles compared on substance, ownership registers, banking, treaties and grey lists. Only one still has a tax story.
Malta MPRP vs GRP: four programmes, one word, and three of them are not for you
MPRP, GRP, Nomad permit or plain residence: what each grants, its tax effect and presence rule, and which of the four is actually for you.
Company formation in Central Europe: Hungary's 9% is the wrong reason
Czech s.r.o., Slovak s.r.o., Hungarian Kft or Polish sp. z o.o.? We compare tax, dividends, VAT friction, residence routes and banking, and pick a winner.
Chancenkarte vs self-employment visa: founders keep choosing the wrong door
The Chancenkarte is a job-seeker's card, §21 is the founder's visa and the Blue Card is the fastest road to settlement. Plus the five-year passport.
Which golden visas are still open: 62 of 102 routes, and not the ones people search for
The UK, Ireland and Spain closed investor visas; Portugal ended its property route. Of 102 routes we track, 62 are open with a published price.
Where to get a gambling licence in 2026: the honest ranking
Where to get a gambling licence in 2026: Malta, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Curaçao post-LOK and the budget tier — ranked, with a verdict by operator type.
The 10 best countries to buy property in 2026
An investor-journalist ranking of where to actually put money into real estate, by yield, tax drag, liquidity and currency. With a link to the full lifestyle guide for every country.
10 countries where an exit, a portfolio or a trading book pays almost nothing
You have sold, you invest, or you trade. And a 45% top rate is deciding how much you keep. Ten jurisdictions where the taxable base drops to single digits or zero, ranked on 2026 numbers, plus the five everyone recommends that will quietly burn you. Verdict inside.
The world's doors opened for everyone except Americans
US passports slid to a record low while the UAE surged. The real story is reciprocity, not access. Here is what it means for a mobile family.
The only EB-5 worth buying in 2026 is the one nobody advertised
Same cheque, three queues. The 2022 reform quietly made the rural set-aside the only EB-5 that reaches a US green card this decade, if you can stomach the catches.
London's non-doms fled. Here's who's bidding for them
Britain killed the non-dom. Italy, Greece and Cyprus are now bidding for the same wealth. They aren't selling the same thing. The verdict.
The safe-haven darlings, ranked
Switzerland, Monaco, Singapore, New Zealand, Uruguay. These are the jurisdictions everyone name-drops, scored on what actually matters when the world gets ugly.
The Mediterranean golden door: a ruthless showdown
Spain's is dead, Portugal's is a backlog swamp, Greece is quietly the last one standing, Italy is a tax play. Four countries, one honest comparison.
The cheap gambling licence is dead. Here is what replaced it
Curacao ended the sub-licence era in December 2024. Malta, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and the budget flags compared, with the fees that matter.
The Alpine tax havens, ranked by how much they make you suffer
Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra and Liechtenstein, what each demands, what each gives, and the honest ranking. Verdict inside.
Dubai versus Singapore: where new money actually lands
Two magnets for the freshly rich, two completely different bargains. Tax, family, schools, status, and how hard it really is to belong.
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