Escape America Now – According to a survey by USA Today, the majority of five million voters elected Torres del Paine national park in Chile’s 12th Region as the 8th wonder of the world. Those of us who have been there are hardly surprised. In fact, I have been saying for years that southern Chile ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Consulting services, FO update, Chilean presidential debate, news, 6.4 earthquake Radio Show Description Segment 1: Intro to consulting services, update on Freedom Orchard, Galt’s Gulch Chile event, Evangelical and all saints day holidays, Putin now most powerful man on earth, radiation, NSA, unemployment under 7% all over Chile. Fred Duff ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Update on happenings in Chile: Freedom Orchard Curacaví and Santa Cruz, Chile news Radio Show Description Segment 1: Election time in Chile 17 Nov and runoff 15 Dec, comments about the race and how permanent residents (foreigners) can vote. Segment 2: Theory of selling votes and passports, ad for apartment in Iquique and Cabaña in ... Read More
For the past six years I’ve been blogging on Google’s free Blogger service. At first it was an experiment and sort of a hobby. But after a while demand grew, resulting in my consulting service as well as the visa and residency service. I’ve also had the opportunity to get involved with various real estate ... Read More
With the S&P 500 in uncharted territory, mainstream financial media outlets have been busy cherry picking economic statistics to explain away the market’s puzzling historic ascent. Like preceding surges, the rally’s latest chapter is disconnected from the real economy’s fundamentals. Instead, what we are witnessing is the direct result of an unprecedented expansion of ... Read More
Some foreigners (non-citizens) can vote in Chile. They have to be permanent residents who have been in the country at least five years that are over the age of 18. Voter registration is automatic and goes according to one’s last known address. You have to be in Chile at your designated precinct to ... Read More
There are a shrinking number of benefits these days to having an American passport and, although European passports are much better, they too can provide some unpleasant side effects in certain hostile countries. Sometimes, these passports require extra taxes Americans, Canadians, Albanians, Mexicans and Australians all get the privilege of paying the “reciprocity ... Read More
Radio Show Topic Chile news and events, some more slang, and social customs for dress. Radio Show Description Segment 1: Big news: Chile qualifies for the World Cup (important in Chile), Obamacare exemption poss.. Segment 2: Populism of presidential candidates Matthei (tougher child support rules) and Parisi (private social security usage for a home down ... Read More
By Justin Spittler, Hard Assets Alliance Analyst Lately, it seems as though a week doesn’t go by in which a major financial institution isn’t entangled in accusations of fraud, market manipulation, or some other unscrupulous behavior. Last summer, it was the Libor price-fixing scandal that captured headlines. Proving that the incident was far from an ... Read More
If you are interested in learning more about Chilean culture, and can understand Spanish, you should check out the famous television series that ran for years during the 1980s and 1990s. It is called Al sur del mundo and all of the many dozens of episodes (around 50 mins. each) are available on ... Read More
