I just sold a property in Portland and I'm thinking to put the cash in stocks, I know everyone is saying its ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? How long until a full recovery? How are other people in the same market raking in over $450k gains with months, I'm really just confused at this point.
diversifying your investments is the safest way to handle it. One way to lessen the effects of a market crisis is to distribute investments over a variety of asset classes, such as international equities, bonds, and real estate. It's critical to look for expert advice.
A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of utmost qualifications. She's helped grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $275k to $850k.
Sharon Lee Peoples is the licensed fiduciary I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
I just looked her up on the internet and found her webpage with her credentials. I wrote her a outlining my financial objectives and planned a call with her
I just moved from the Florida Panhandle to Tokyo Japan and my cost of living is now 50% less than in Florida. It’s so cheap here. Better food, better life, and a trillion more things to do than in FL.
Hello. I have something to say about retiring in the Czech Republic. My husband and I tried it five years ago. Absolutely, one must learn the language. Especially out side of Prague. Also, one absolutely must have personal connections to help navigate everything if one lives outside of Prague. To get a driver’s license is near impossible if you don’t know the language extremely well. Finding a doctor or dentist to take you as a new patient is near impossible 2:55 out side of Prague. What good is inexpensive healthcare if you can not be seen? I had to fly back to the US to get a crown replaced. And I had to pay full price because I no longer had US health insurance. But hey, at leastI got it done. Anything outside of Prague is very difficult for a foreigner. My husband is Czech and US .dual citizenship, and he had to struggle to get anything. The layers of bureaucracy that we had to go through to get my residence is astounding. We had been married 32 years in the US, but it took over nine months for me to obtain residency (and that was only for five years, and only provisionally, based on whether my husband lived. I could have found myself as a seventy year old widow with property I could not sell, booted out of the country. Finally, it was too much, even for my husband. We retreated back to the US. We could only afford a house in the rust belt (not our area). We had given up our lovely property in the Pacific Northwest, but can no longer afford that area. Be very careful about the laws and customs of the countries you are trying to go to. My 80 year old husband was quite surprised by the resistance and difficulties of what he had considered his own country. Btw, I was really in danger of being deported. No matter what we did, or how we tried to comply, we were continually being told “your papers are not in order”. I aged five years during my one year in the CzechRepublic.
Hello. Foreigner(3rd country) here. I totally agree with the comment above. After 6 years in Czech republic we decided to move somewhere else. Prices are crazy, economic situation is terrible, people are mad because of it. It is worth mentioning that Czechs hate foreigners.
@@legionivo what surprised us so, was that my husband was also a foreigner. He had escaped after the Russian tanks rolled in, but when Communism fell, he got dual citizenship. Sadly, he tried to go home to a country that was no longer his.
Loved all those countries as a tourist but I feel much better when I arrive to our home in a little lake in South Florida. Less than one mile to a Walmart or Walgreens opened 24 hours, easy accessibility to great hospitals and doctors makes our lives better than the second best, our 14 years of military life in Europe.
Your expirience might be very different from any other EU country as there is EU regulation and laws, healthcare has EU wide programms etc. So for a non EU citizen it might be more difficoult
New Zealand does not want old people. You need to do more homework about what they actually make you pay to live there. To become a citizen in most of these places is almost impossible, and takes many years...years a lot of retirees don't have. Just to live there is doable, but you must pay separately for healthcare coverage. Granted, it is less than in US, but not free anywhere. Many require capital investment of a lot of money just to be permanant resident.
They don't want you in New Zealand unless you are young and rich! I've known this for years and am surprised that you didn't!?! If you did it wouldn't be on a best place to retire video. I thought that your research was better than what this video would indicate! And if you think any of the countries with good public Healthcare are going to let you take advantage of you are sadly mistaken and should find another form of income besides You Tube videos! Just Saying.
If it less than $2500/mo for a couple's healthcare it is better than what we paid before Medicare. Apply for private healthcare in you 60s and see how much it costs you.
One of your older videos inspired my family to actively look for a house outside of the United States. Thank you Briggs. We bought a house in Italy. Keep up the excellent videos!
Switzerland would be my choice, although it’s almost impossible to get citizenship. Great balance of freedom and social order - something seriously lacking in the USA.
Iceland is incredibly expensive, y'all. A simple (but delicious) lunch of fish stew and some fresh veggie sides at a cafe in Reyjkyavic will set you back about $45.00. Working age adults work 2-3 jobs to survive. Beautiful and amazing place, but incredibly expensive.
Have read many fiction books and TV series (try "Trapped") set in Iceland and have always been attracted, but the weather cannot be underestimated. I once heard someone say, "the only thing between Iceland ant the north pole is...WIND!
😂 retirement to half of these countries you need a lot of money. Ireland tax is 48% I believe. Switzerland tax is not as high if you live away from Bern, Zurich or Geneva. The Czech Republic doesn't offer a retirement visa. 3 ways you can get in work, naturalization, school. I would choose a country like Malaysia or even south America. Uruguay, Costa Rica.
Mexico would be an interesting and ( NOT ) tourist town or expensive coastal towns. Some of the most beautiful old Mexico towns with history in the mountains have a ( lower-cost-of-living ) than these European cities and towns... :)
Absolutely need to factor in the ability to and ease of actually retiring in these places. They can be beautiful and even affordable (for some), but if the process is forbidding, then, that may not be a solution.
I living auckland new zealand and yeah its terribly expensive with a crime rate thats sky high.. and yes its so expensive you get stuck in a poverty loop as Auckland is where the good jobs are. Also, every major city in NZ are just as expensive as Auckland. And if you move here and your not wealthy then forget about buying a house. The average house price is over a million bucks nzd which is over 700k u.s. So you will rent till you die or buy a shack in the middle of nowhere.. your better off retiring in the states. You know that crime i talked about, well its illegal to defend yourself here. If kill or injure a burglar in your house then you go jail not them. Well sorry for the bad news but thats how it is.
You should move back to the states where you can shoot all the guns you want with very very sky high crime rates. The thing is you won't because NZ is better.
I retired to Thailand. I know that there are a lot of videos saying you can retire to Central America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia on $1000/mo but don’t believe it. You are still going to live a pretty limited existence in these countries at that income level.
The guy's comment about learning the language probably applies just about anywhere you might move. I know citizens of many countries are usually fluent in English today, but it just seems like most people would be more welcoming of those who make the effort to learn the local language. And I can't imagine being comfortable not being able to understand the people around me every day.
Since Americans are limited to 3 months per visit to New Zealand, how is it possible to retire there? It was my understanding that one must have a certain occupation in order to be able to get the proper visa to move there.
Can you do a video of where most people at actually retiring? The places on this list are not realistic to most people due to their high cost. How about popular countries that are affordable? For example, I don’t know anyone who retired to the places on this list but I know multiple people who moved to Thailand and others who moved to Mexico, Costs Rica; and Ecuador. Can you do a video on places like that because if I do retire outside the US, most likely it will be in Southeast Asia or South America not Europe.
@@martharunstheworld yep, most of Western Europe unfortunately Italy, Spain, maybe France are possible but Portugal probably easiest U.K. does allow up to 120 day stays unlike most Schengen countries limit of 90
I very enjoyed this episode. It’s what we’re looking for as we retire next year. I had done a bit of research on emigrating to some of these countries, and found that it can be quite difficult. Is immigrating to a country different from retiring there? I was especially interested in immigrating to Norway, but learned that they have some requirements, most notably that you had to be proficient in the Norwegian language. Ireland is looking good to me now, since I am of Irish heritage, and they speak a version of the English language. And, again, is immigrating to Ireland different from attaining citizenship to Ireland? My wife is from South Korea. I would gladly retire there with her, but, she’s not into it. Korea is a beautiful country, with great infrastructure, excellent health care, and very affordable, outside of Seoul.
a few countries are easier as a retiree instead of worker, they’re less concerned if you’re not coming in and would “take” a job from one of their own citizens
My dream would be Switzerland or New Zealand. There’s no place quite as beautiful on earth. But I can’t seem to find a way to qualify for a visa for either one. Moving there is no easy task. Money or no money. It’s just not easy.
I’m from Norway and the price you mentioned is so true. I actually thought it would be more expensive 😂. It is really expensive to live here, trust me. 😅 However you should have mentioned that it’s not easy to emigrate to Norway.
What, the freedom to hate? The freedom to burn biooks? The freedom to terrorize librarians, doctors, and nurses? The freedom to engage in terrorism by making death threats to anyone who says a peep? The freedom not to wear seatlbelts? The freedom not to pay taxes? The freedom to pack assault weapons into a suburban Chili's? Please distinguish between freedom and free-DUMB and civility.
I only saw one country where someone might be able to retire on their social security. While they may have a good quality of life in those countries few would be able to afford retirement in those countries.
People missing on Poland, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Italy, Spain, south of France. Great weather, the healthcare system is decent enough, pretty safe and with 3000$ you can live way beyond comfortable, with 5000, you'll feel like royalty.
not so sure about Poland or Hungary these days, very close to Ukraine and Poland has taken in thousands of refugees, also their leaders seem to be embracing autocratic ways definitely Italy, Spain, Portugal
I know very smart, affluent people who looked into Tuscany. Quickly learned that the mafia often gets involved in adding its slice to your mortgage for protection,,,from THEM. They examined it a bit and switched to Provence. So, you want to consider that, look into it, before you make your move to purchase a house.
Are you taking into consideration places that will not let you retire in? Like Norway, you can only live there IF: You have immediate family, a waiting job or you're getting married to a Norwegian. You can't just retire there. LOL
I retired in NZ. Healthcare is OK. Housing is off the rails expensive. Food has gone up considerably in the two years I've been here and it's a serious problem for most. NZ if very heavily reliant on China and you see far too much very low quality chinese goods because of it. You should be an outdoors kind of person if you want to live here. If you have an expensive medical condition that will be viewed as a drain on their system, you will not be approved.
Thanks for insisght on China. That is a concern. There is a pretty compelling argument around that China is in for a hard collapse in the coming years due to its dramatically, rapidly aging population. Its economy is also propped up by an enormous amount of debt. And you've got western countires disentangling themselves from it economically. That will take years because so many companies have put operations that. Heck, some, like Tesla, just barely got there. I don't think Musk is leaving soon.
True, but it's expensive lol. It's also cold. I actually love cold weather, I would prefer it if the world was in a constant snowfall. However generally the older population doesn't like the cold too much.
Love London. Been there ten times. But it has become ridiculously expensive. I could probably afford it if I lived on the outskirts, but, within a few months, the charm would become overwhelmed by the daily disgust with how expensive every little thing is. When you're only there a week or two, you can live it up and enjoy it, but month after month, year after year? Throwing gobs of money for everything would just become a sad way to end out your life.
On my retirement I can’t afford Norway, but I can afford Switzerland. I have friends in both countries. Yet, here I live in Winchester, Ca, a town you have never featured on your videos. Ahem!
I went to Norway last year and learned that living in an expensive country won't hurt your wallet if you make the right choices such as avoiding eating out often and just get groceries instead. My lifestyle would allow me to live comfortable in Norway with half of what was said in this video assuming my health is good when I get old.
We are giving New Zealand consideration. We love visting there. Auckland is wonderful and we found it pretty reasonable pricewise compared to the West Coast of the US.
I still want to retired in the Philippines where I can stretch my dollars and can afford to hire a full time care giver to take care of me. Filipino speak English cuz it is their second language.
Thailand 🇹🇭 is the best. Low cost of living. Good low cost medical care. Beautiful beaches. Top tourist destinations Krabi, Phuket, HuaHin, ChiangMai, Bangkok. Fee, no visa for 60 days then Retirement visa. Good low cost housing. Very safe country, it's Travel hub for Asia.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I’ve been there and will be visiting again in March. The “brogue” differs from place to place, but mostly there is no problem for Americans to understand them, and the Irish “lilt” is really quite lovely.
WTF - with the exception of Czech Republic and Portugal, list seems to be countries according to overall economy for those with money, rather than for retirees with average incomes. I think most of us looking to retire abroad are doing so wanting to maintain a decent quality of life when our incomes are more limited, not to eat dog food in Norway or Switzerland. Perhaps its not so important when one is working full time, but climate is also a factor to take into consideration when one gets older and most on this list have crappy weather much of the year! In any case, World Bank is probably not the best go to source for most of us to get retirement advice.
I thought retirees wanted to live in a warm climate. Not where is the same cold as in Midwest USA (I know there is few exceptions in this video like NZ ).
Not so sure he is right about taxation of world wide income Ireland. If you are domiciled and resident here they tax worldwide income. Though there is a no double taxation agreement with the USA
Lists like these oversimplify retirement choices. Individual preferences, financial situations, and personal priorities vary greatly. There's no one-size-fits-all 'best' country.🤨🤨🤨
Taiwan might be doable, but most retirees from the US are married to Taiwanese or have been working in Taiwan for a long time in order to get a residency visa.
I had to look up whether there is a Pugtickle, Arkansas. I would definitely live in a city named Pugtickle just to say that I live in a city with that name.
when you say how much you need, are you talking about before or after taxes. That is quite a different amount and Im sure im not the only one wondering,
In Norway, no pension for natives unless enrolled in classes to benefit society. Incarcerated inmates sent to bucolic farms. Richest Norwegians are grocery store chain family. Government is weaning off North Sea oil income. Royals related to UK Windsors.
If affordability is a thing then Spain folks...followed by parts of Mexico followed by rural New Zealand maybe. Most Americans of retirement age only speak English so good luck being 75 in Czechia.
Am I missing the point here? Thought these are suppose to be the best countries to retire in and, so far they are all more expensive than the States! Maybe focusing on cheaper countries than the States is more usefull.
I know, right. Someone with the right capital and information and connections could make a fortune building up a large off-ramp program helpping people flee this emerging crap-hole.
I just sold a property in Portland and I'm thinking to put the cash in stocks, I know everyone is saying its ripe enough, but Is this a good time to buy stocks? How long until a full recovery? How are other people in the same market raking in over $450k gains with months, I'm really just confused at this point.
diversifying your investments is the safest way to handle it. One way to lessen the effects of a market crisis is to distribute investments over a variety of asset classes, such as international equities, bonds, and real estate. It's critical to look for expert advice.
A lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their own emotions. I remember couple summers back, after my lengthy divorce, I needed a good boost to help my business stay afloat, hence I researched for licensed advisors and came across someone of utmost qualifications. She's helped grow my reserve notwithstanding inflation, from $275k to $850k.
That does make a lot of sense, unlike us, you seem to have the Market figured out. Who is this coach?
Sharon Lee Peoples is the licensed fiduciary I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.
I just looked her up on the internet and found her webpage with her credentials. I wrote her a outlining my financial objectives and planned a call with her
Def want an affordable worldwide version of this video!
Yes plz🎉
Yep. Ease of immigration would also be nice to note on all of them as well.
How bout you make more money
South East Asia is going to be up there for half of the list, and latin world countries the other half.
@@gangstagummybear3432 gross!
I just moved from the Florida Panhandle to Tokyo Japan and my cost of living is now 50% less than in Florida.
It’s so cheap here. Better food, better life, and a trillion more things to do than in FL.
I've always liked how clean and civilized it is. Well-planned transportation and not as expensive as they make it out to be.
Interesting. I alway heard that Tokyo and Japan in general were very expensive.
Great food, great people.
But...
Earthquakes and tsunamis kinda scare me. Just be careful.
See you soon Meguro
Lol, sounds highly opinionated to me.
Hello. I have something to say about retiring in the Czech Republic. My husband and I tried it five years ago.
Absolutely, one must learn the language. Especially out side of Prague. Also, one absolutely must have personal connections to help navigate everything if one lives outside of Prague. To get a driver’s license is near impossible if you don’t know the language extremely well.
Finding a doctor or dentist to take you as a new patient is near impossible 2:55 out side of Prague. What good is inexpensive healthcare if you can not be seen? I had to fly back to the US to get a crown replaced. And I had to pay full price because I no longer had US health insurance. But hey, at leastI got it done. Anything outside of Prague is very difficult for a foreigner. My husband is Czech and US .dual citizenship, and he had to struggle to get anything. The layers of bureaucracy that we had to go through to get my residence is astounding. We had been married 32 years in the US, but it took over nine months for me to obtain residency (and that was only for five years, and only provisionally, based on whether my husband lived. I could have found myself as a seventy year old widow with property I could not sell, booted out of the country. Finally, it was too much, even for my husband. We retreated back to the US. We could only afford a house in the rust belt (not our area). We had given up our lovely property in the Pacific Northwest, but can no longer afford that area.
Be very careful about the laws and customs of the countries you are trying to go to. My 80 year old husband was quite surprised by the resistance and difficulties of what he had considered his own country. Btw, I was really in danger of being deported. No matter what we did, or how we tried to comply, we were continually being told “your papers are not in order”. I aged five years during my one year in the CzechRepublic.
Thank you for the reality check.
Hello. Foreigner(3rd country) here. I totally agree with the comment above. After 6 years in Czech republic we decided to move somewhere else. Prices are crazy, economic situation is terrible, people are mad because of it. It is worth mentioning that Czechs hate foreigners.
@@legionivo what surprised us so, was that my husband was also a foreigner. He had escaped after the Russian tanks rolled in, but when Communism fell, he got dual citizenship. Sadly, he tried to go home to a country that was no longer his.
Loved all those countries as a tourist but I feel much better when I arrive to our home in a little lake in South Florida. Less than one mile to a Walmart or Walgreens opened 24 hours, easy accessibility to great hospitals and doctors makes our lives better than the second best, our 14 years of military life in Europe.
Your expirience might be very different from any other EU country as there is EU regulation and laws, healthcare has EU wide programms etc. So for a non EU citizen it might be more difficoult
New Zealand does not want old people. You need to do more homework about what they actually make you pay to live there. To become a citizen in most of these places is almost impossible, and takes many years...years a lot of retirees don't have. Just to live there is doable, but you must pay separately for healthcare coverage. Granted, it is less than in US, but not free anywhere. Many require capital investment of a lot of money just to be permanant resident.
Underrated comment.
New Zealand allowed their fake leader to poison the population🎪🔍💉🧠🧫🩸🤖💻📲🔋👹✋🏽😡
They don't want you in New Zealand unless you are young and rich! I've known this for years and am surprised that you didn't!?! If you did it wouldn't be on a best place to retire video. I thought that your research was better than what this video would indicate! And if you think any of the countries with good public Healthcare are going to let you take advantage of you are sadly mistaken and should find another form of income besides You Tube videos! Just Saying.
If it less than $2500/mo for a couple's healthcare it is better than what we paid before Medicare. Apply for private healthcare in you 60s and see how much it costs you.
@@racerj2.03Yeah seems to be if your in your 20s&30s and from uk, canada, aus it seems they want you
Please do a video with the most affordable places to retire to with decent healthcare.
North Carolina. Around GSO.
One of your older videos inspired my family to actively look for a house outside of the United States. Thank you Briggs. We bought a house in Italy. Keep up the excellent videos!
iceland. 🇮🇸❤️🇮🇸 i love my country.
I love it too. Love from the state of Massachusetts USA.
I will be visiting your country next year! Can’t wait!
I’m Australian and I was surprised to see us there because we are so expensive and our weather is scorching right now
It's freezing in Melbourne lol! Damn I wish we could just have a nice spring without one hot day every couple of weeks and then freezing again.
@@eljj7968 that sucks here up in coffs we need cold and water
@@Andrewtate-te9cp We got plenty of that! Cold and rainy right now. Wish we could swap some weather lol
@@eljj7968 haha our water supply lowest in 5 yrs
And Australia has become super woke.
I would love to a see an eastern countries videos also.
Yes please do affordable places to retire -- only one would actually help me -- this video was just dreaming!!!
yes by region or continent
Switzerland would be my choice, although it’s almost impossible to get citizenship. Great balance of freedom and social order - something seriously lacking in the USA.
Iceland is incredibly expensive, y'all. A simple (but delicious) lunch of fish stew and some fresh veggie sides at a cafe in Reyjkyavic will set you back about $45.00. Working age adults work 2-3 jobs to survive. Beautiful and amazing place, but incredibly expensive.
Have read many fiction books and TV series (try "Trapped") set in Iceland and have always been attracted, but the weather cannot be underestimated. I once heard someone say, "the only thing between Iceland ant the north pole is...WIND!
Countries around 2k a month to retire would be interesting. This was good to see though thank you
$2K or less per month cost-of-living and or on "Social Security". :)
😂 retirement to half of these countries you need a lot of money. Ireland tax is 48% I believe. Switzerland tax is not as high if you live away from Bern, Zurich or Geneva. The Czech Republic doesn't offer a retirement visa. 3 ways you can get in work, naturalization, school. I would choose a country like Malaysia or even south America. Uruguay, Costa Rica.
Mexico would be an interesting and ( NOT ) tourist town or expensive coastal towns. Some of the most beautiful old Mexico towns with history in the mountains have a ( lower-cost-of-living ) than these European cities and towns... :)
Absolutely need to factor in the ability to and ease of actually retiring in these places. They can be beautiful and even affordable (for some), but if the process is forbidding, then, that may not be a solution.
Great video!
Would love to see from the East view point and the most affordable countries.
I living auckland new zealand and yeah its terribly expensive with a crime rate thats sky high.. and yes its so expensive you get stuck in a poverty loop as Auckland is where the good jobs are. Also, every major city in NZ are just as expensive as Auckland. And if you move here and your not wealthy then forget about buying a house. The average house price is over a million bucks nzd which is over 700k u.s. So you will rent till you die or buy a shack in the middle of nowhere.. your better off retiring in the states. You know that crime i talked about, well its illegal to defend yourself here. If kill or injure a burglar in your house then you go jail not them. Well sorry for the bad news but thats how it is.
I agree, the liberals ruined NZ culture just like in America.
Thanks for being Real.. 👋😎💪👍
Auckland is not the only city in NZ. Christchurch for instance is much cheaper. Wellington is a compact, safe city.
You should move back to the states where you can shoot all the guns you want with very very sky high crime rates. The thing is you won't because NZ is better.
@@chrisj8764 But " If kill or injure a burglar in your house then you go jail not them." it's not good !!!!
How about doing a video about safe foreign countries, where US citizens can retire to on $1000 per month.
I retired to Thailand. I know that there are a lot of videos saying you can retire to Central America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia on $1000/mo but don’t believe it. You are still going to live a pretty limited existence in these countries at that income level.
that would be a 1 minute video. Unfortunately, that budget won't get you very far. Maybe Mexico?
The guy's comment about learning the language probably applies just about anywhere you might move. I know citizens of many countries are usually fluent in English today, but it just seems like most people would be more welcoming of those who make the effort to learn the local language. And I can't imagine being comfortable not being able to understand the people around me every day.
Thank you for this one! I would be interested in the Eastern too.
Since Americans are limited to 3 months per visit to New Zealand, how is it possible to retire there? It was my understanding that one must have a certain occupation in order to be able to get the proper visa to move there.
Can you do a video of where most people at actually retiring? The places on this list are not realistic to most people due to their high cost. How about popular countries that are affordable? For example, I don’t know anyone who retired to the places on this list but I know multiple people who moved to Thailand and others who moved to Mexico, Costs Rica; and Ecuador. Can you do a video on places like that because if I do retire outside the US, most likely it will be in Southeast Asia or South America not Europe.
🛬🇲🇽🏖️
Please make a similar video for Asia - best countries for retirement
it’s impossible almost impossible to emigrate to Iceland 🇮🇸 unless you marry someone or go as a student
Love the country though
Exactly, same with Norway. He didn't think of that.
@@martharunstheworld
yep, most of Western Europe unfortunately
Italy, Spain, maybe France are possible but Portugal probably easiest
U.K. does allow up to 120 day stays unlike most Schengen countries limit of 90
If you need to marry an Iceland woman to retire there, is bigamy legal? :)
I very enjoyed this episode. It’s what we’re looking for as we retire next year.
I had done a bit of research on emigrating to some of these countries, and found that it can be quite difficult.
Is immigrating to a country different from retiring there?
I was especially interested in immigrating to Norway, but learned that they have some requirements, most notably that you had to be proficient in the Norwegian language.
Ireland is looking good to me now, since I am of Irish heritage, and they speak a version of the English language.
And, again, is immigrating to Ireland different from attaining citizenship to Ireland?
My wife is from South Korea. I would gladly retire there with her, but, she’s not into it.
Korea is a beautiful country, with great infrastructure, excellent health care, and very affordable, outside of Seoul.
a few countries are easier as a retiree instead of worker, they’re less concerned if you’re not coming in and would “take” a job from one of their own citizens
Ireland sounds great except for that North Atlantic island weather.
Look for countries with retirement or Golden visas. Oftentimes (such as in Ireland) you are fine with resident visas.
Exactly why we love it there!@@izzytoons
My dream would be Switzerland or New Zealand. There’s no place quite as beautiful on earth. But I can’t seem to find a way to qualify for a visa for either one. Moving there is no easy task. Money or no money. It’s just not easy.
I’m from Norway and the price you mentioned is so true. I actually thought it would be more expensive 😂. It is really expensive to live here, trust me. 😅
However you should have mentioned that it’s not easy to emigrate to Norway.
Living in Southern California, none of these prices seem very expensive...
Right?! I grew up in Redondo Beach.
Really Great Topic and Good Info!!
Thanks Ruth
You can live comfortably with half of the money in most of those countries. 4000+ in the Netherlands is a lot of money.
Thanks for another great vid.
Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Thailand! I have only been living here some 38 years so I guess its alright!
Apparently personal freedoms do not factor into how the world bank does its rankings, but then it is the world bank.
You do know you yanks rank low on that shit as well 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
how so? All of those countries are very free.
What, the freedom to hate? The freedom to burn biooks? The freedom to terrorize librarians, doctors, and nurses? The freedom to engage in terrorism by making death threats to anyone who says a peep? The freedom not to wear seatlbelts? The freedom not to pay taxes? The freedom to pack assault weapons into a suburban Chili's? Please distinguish between freedom and free-DUMB and civility.
I only saw one country where someone might be able to retire on their social security. While they may have a good quality of life in those countries few would be able to afford retirement in those countries.
68 yo here. Love the Ed Sullivan reference.
When I win the lottery I'll move to the Cayman Islands.
Take me with you.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I'll buy you a house in Possum Spleen, Kentucky.
People missing on Poland, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Italy, Spain, south of France. Great weather, the healthcare system is decent enough, pretty safe and with 3000$ you can live way beyond comfortable, with 5000, you'll feel like royalty.
not so sure about Poland or Hungary these days, very close to Ukraine and Poland has taken in thousands of refugees, also their leaders seem to be embracing autocratic ways
definitely Italy, Spain, Portugal
I know very smart, affluent people who looked into Tuscany. Quickly learned that the mafia often gets involved in adding its slice to your mortgage for protection,,,from THEM. They examined it a bit and switched to Provence. So, you want to consider that, look into it, before you make your move to purchase a house.
Retirement planning made easier. Could you dive deeper into healthcare and visa requirements in these countries? Thanks for the valuable insights!
Are you taking into consideration places that will not let you retire in? Like Norway, you can only live there IF: You have immediate family, a waiting job or you're getting married to a Norwegian. You can't just retire there. LOL
Isn't there a Norwegian language requirement as well. Getting married can be worked out, if they allow bigamy. HA!
I retired in NZ. Healthcare is OK. Housing is off the rails expensive. Food has gone up considerably in the two years I've been here and it's a serious problem for most. NZ if very heavily reliant on China and you see far too much very low quality chinese goods because of it. You should be an outdoors kind of person if you want to live here. If you have an expensive medical condition that will be viewed as a drain on their system, you will not be approved.
Thanks for insisght on China. That is a concern. There is a pretty compelling argument around that China is in for a hard collapse in the coming years due to its dramatically, rapidly aging population. Its economy is also propped up by an enormous amount of debt. And you've got western countires disentangling themselves from it economically. That will take years because so many companies have put operations that. Heck, some, like Tesla, just barely got there. I don't think Musk is leaving soon.
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Yes do a Eastern video please.
no Portugal 🇵🇹 ??
Good catch.
Safety as well as affordable living please!
Only 2 of these are on my retire list but they are lower on my list due to the price
Do a video on eastern countries
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Very true.
True, but it's expensive lol. It's also cold. I actually love cold weather, I would prefer it if the world was in a constant snowfall. However generally the older population doesn't like the cold too much.
@@deutschegeschichte4972 how is london cold ??? it barely gets snow half a inch ??
Cold lol@@deutschegeschichte4972
Love London. Been there ten times. But it has become ridiculously expensive. I could probably afford it if I lived on the outskirts, but, within a few months, the charm would become overwhelmed by the daily disgust with how expensive every little thing is. When you're only there a week or two, you can live it up and enjoy it, but month after month, year after year? Throwing gobs of money for everything would just become a sad way to end out your life.
Great information. I really love all of your videos. Thanks for doing this.
You are so welcome! Thank you.
On my retirement I can’t afford Norway, but I can afford Switzerland. I have friends in both countries. Yet, here I live in Winchester, Ca, a town you have never featured on your videos. Ahem!
I would choose Switzerland.... absolutely. Great great country. In so many different ways.
They won't let you retire to Norway anyway.
Just 10K a month? Not too many military retirees have those type of pockets. 🤔
Norway 🇳🇴
I went to Norway last year and learned that living in an expensive country won't hurt your wallet if you make the right choices such as avoiding eating out often and just get groceries instead. My lifestyle would allow me to live comfortable in Norway with half of what was said in this video assuming my health is good when I get old.
We are giving New Zealand consideration. We love visting there. Auckland is wonderful and we found it pretty reasonable pricewise compared to the West Coast of the US.
I might live outside the country part-time when I'm an empty nester ☺ Have three kids 12 and under
I still want to retired in the Philippines where I can stretch my dollars and can afford to hire a full time care giver to take care of me. Filipino speak English cuz it is their second language.
Easy now on Arkansas. It is a lot better than most places in this country. Especially NWA.
Yes, Eastern countries also.
Thailand 🇹🇭 is the best. Low cost of living. Good low cost medical care. Beautiful beaches. Top tourist destinations Krabi, Phuket, HuaHin, ChiangMai, Bangkok. Fee, no visa for 60 days then Retirement visa. Good low cost housing. Very safe country, it's Travel hub for Asia.
I want to see Scotland, but retire in Iowa.
Love Scotland to visit. Perfect setting for MacBeth. Too gloomy to live there.
they sound like great places to live, but I don't have that kind of money on my Social Security.
Do they speak English in Ireland?
Sort of. I mean yes, but if you are from the US it can be a little hard to understand sometimes.
They do speak English, they also speak Irish Gaelic however it's not nearly as common. Most of their population doesn't even speak Irish Gaelic.
@@deutschegeschichte4972 I knew that. I was just being facetious.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs I’ve been there and will be visiting again in March. The “brogue” differs from place to place, but mostly there is no problem for Americans to understand them, and the Irish “lilt” is really quite lovely.
@@WorldAccordingToBriggs By the way, I was joking when I asked.
GREAT VIDEO
WTF - with the exception of Czech Republic and Portugal, list seems to be countries according to overall economy for those with money, rather than for retirees with average incomes. I think most of us looking to retire abroad are doing so wanting to maintain a decent quality of life when our incomes are more limited, not to eat dog food in Norway or Switzerland. Perhaps its not so important when one is working full time, but climate is also a factor to take into consideration when one gets older and most on this list have crappy weather much of the year! In any case, World Bank is probably not the best go to source for most of us to get retirement advice.
I thought retirees wanted to live in a warm climate. Not where is the same cold as in Midwest USA (I know there is few exceptions in this video like NZ ).
Spot on.
Portugal doesn't make the list?
The US is collapsing. After staying in Asia why would I live anywhere else? So many places. Easy to get to and at a 1/3 of the price as the US
Yes east.
Please do an Eastern country list, thanks!
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Most of these are hella expensive and have harsh winters no thanks.
Norway looks like Washington State used to look like before everyone moved here.
I was wondering about some of the other countries on that list that aren't in the top ten, but I'm having trouble finding it. Do you have a link?
Not so sure he is right about taxation of world wide income Ireland. If you are domiciled and resident here they tax worldwide income. Though there is a no double taxation agreement with the USA
Dude, Norway is so expensive, they charged us to watch this video... We need cheaper places list, stat.
I thought I was the only one who woke up with neck pain once I hit 35😂 that cracked me up!
Lists like these oversimplify retirement choices. Individual preferences, financial situations, and personal priorities vary greatly. There's no one-size-fits-all 'best' country.🤨🤨🤨
would like to know about thailand, taiwan, indonesia, singapiore, etc for retirement.
Taiwan might be doable, but most retirees from the US are married to Taiwanese or have been working in Taiwan for a long time in order to get a residency visa.
Iceland? i hear there's a girl behind every tree. Problem is, there are hardly any trees.
I had to look up whether there is a Pugtickle, Arkansas. I would definitely live in a city named Pugtickle just to say that I live in a city with that name.
I'm retiring in Mexico by the beach😃
lets try 10 cheapest period
All Europe countries this I don't like, I personally perfer Asia , Middle East and South America over Europe
This video is only looking at Western countries. I would also be interested to see a retirement video on the rest of the world.
Yeah, Asia is amazing!
when you say how much you need, are you talking about before or after taxes. That is quite a different amount and Im sure im not the only one wondering,
In Norway, no pension for natives unless enrolled in classes to benefit society. Incarcerated inmates sent to bucolic farms. Richest Norwegians are grocery store chain family. Government is weaning off North Sea oil income. Royals related to UK Windsors.
The Czech Republic is the only place on this list less expensive than say Tennessee or Texas. Would cut my COL in half.
Why no mention of anywhere in Asia or South America?
Are taxes included in the monthly average cost?
yes
Yes! Eastern countries please! 👍
What about retirement visas?
Bermuda 🇧🇲 is the most expensive
I thought those numbers were wrong. They weren’t
I would love for you to rank countries in the Americas for retirement.
Watch out gasoline is going to be $8 dollars 😅😅 a gallon in America
If affordability is a thing then Spain folks...followed by parts of Mexico followed by rural New Zealand maybe. Most Americans of retirement age only speak English so good luck being 75 in Czechia.
Best affordable countries to retire please.
Mostly expensive countries
As a resident of Pug Tickle Arkansas, I resent that comment.
I can't afford any of these.
Yes to eastern countries
Am I missing the point here? Thought these are suppose to be the best countries to retire in and, so far they are all more expensive than the States! Maybe focusing on cheaper countries than the States is more usefull.
We have in the past and we will do cheapest video again. Not everyone is looking for the most affordable.
I'll take any video that I can learn where I can live on less in US or not
Forget retirement I’m ready to leave the U.S now!
I know, right. Someone with the right capital and information and connections could make a fortune building up a large off-ramp program helpping people flee this emerging crap-hole.
Why not leave? You only live once.
I will stay here in the United States.