The street cats at the end of the video always make me smile lol. The 2 months I was in Chiang Mai I had to work the same shift as my USA coworkers - so 9pm-5am local time. Naturally everyone else was asleep, so I'd go out into the lobby of my building and hang out with the two strays that would come into the building every night. The one always insisted on coming into my apartment just to lay down and hang out. Good memories!
If you have a lump sum, annuities are an option, there are many different types, would probably be part of a portfolio, also would suit older people in their 60’s/70’s, a steady income for the rest of your life, without worrying about the markets etc!
In this park there is a duck boat. Swan boat on the lake free There are basketball, futsal, techball, volleyball, sebak takraw, badminton, tennis, exercise equipment. It's all indoor and free to play. There is also a bicycle track, playground, pet park, activity area, Skywalk to watch the sunset, various types of birds and insects, flowers, and a museum and exhibitions as well. And near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, inside there are trade shows and activities throughout the year. There is an inexpensive food court in the basement, which is next to the MRT subway.
You encouraged me to run a detailed cashflow analysis on my 6 rental properties. I am so hapoy I did. I could leave right now if I kept a budget like you. If I picked up part time work occasionally, I can definitely do it. You are inspiring. 🎉
went for walk in nice park...had fruits and nice healthy food ... met nice people who always smile and welcome ...had foot massage....this is what we need .....thanks for sharing the happy place 🙂
When the value of an underlying stock depreciates, the dividend yield, expressed as a percentage, increases if the company maintains or raises its dividend payout. This is because dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the stock’s current price. For example, if a stock is priced at $100 and pays a $5 dividend, the yield is 5%. If the stock price drops to $80 but the dividend remains at $5, the yield becomes 6.25%. However, the actual dividend payment (the cash you receive) remains the same unless the company changes the dividend.
Hey great video! BKK my second home too. If you are still there take the BTS to Ari. My fav area. Great cafe there, Shamballa Somtam. Mostly locals great food and cheap. Do a walk in Queen Sirikit park. Lots to see there. And the No. 9 coffee Roastery on a little alley in Ari is great ☕️☕️
Thanks for sharing , and Aloha from Maui 🤙😎. 5+ wks to go before back in Thailand, as long as the world lets me.😊 Glad I rescheduled from sep+ oct plans, giving all the flooding rains where I was heading to in Chiang Mai areas.
I put some hot sauce that was on the table in a Birra restaurant in T.J.once and my body woke me up at midnight. It was a week until things got back to normal. Yes, go easy. My little voice warned me, but it needed a little flavor. Lesson learned.
Your food dish looked tasty. I liked the pork skin she was cutting off it was so tender. Hey thanks for the video. By the way Timothy Ward is in your neck of the jungle.
If venturing further into the Benchakiti Park, you will have a long skywalk branching out over a "manucured" wetland! Has an art installation feel to it. Won't that be a perfect backdrop for your walk & talk?
Thanks for another great video. I was wondering how long you’re going to be in Thailand, I will be there October 28 and would love to meet you and buy you lunch
Another great video brother, i to am retired and travelling around south east asia.. im 35.... live completely off dividends... i will give u a good ticker symbol to look into, SVOL... its treated me so well the last 3 years since inception.. one of my core holdings .. all the best.. im in na nang vietnam atm but Thailand in 2 weeks i come 😎. Life is great
@@RetireandGo yes I am, I don't plan on moving back to Australia anytime soon, cost of living is ridiculous, one of the most expensive countries in the world now, I retired in 2020 when crap hit the fan and never looked back.....now days so many good funds to make income. You are enjoying life aswell. That's how it's supposed to be. No stress..no worries 😎. Keep on keeping on. Looking forward to the next update. I'm to shy to do youtube videos ahah. Hat off to you sir
Try Terminal 21 foodcourt for good food. 100 baht can get two or three different dishes for a meal. Many choices to pick. I go there a lot in Bangkok. Suda restaurant is across the street from Terminal 21, Or try MBK Center. It's rainy season now so rain everyday off and on. I also walk in Benchakitti Park. I also like Lumphini and Bencahsiri.
I have enough, but have thick golden hand cuffs. So I just calculated what 1 year is as a percent of my remaining active life (now until turning 75), 5.26%. And compared that to what my net fully loaded compensation (including 401K match, health care) is of my net worth, 5.25% (partially minimized due to market highs though). So 1 year costs more in time than I increase my net worth. That's it, I'm out - I have a plan for early next year.
The DOW and S&P 500 is at an all time High as of 09/19-20/2024. The same goes for S&P/TSX in Canada. Yes, dividends are decreasing based on the elevated price of shares. It's also a great time to right-size and take some capital gains appreciation. As always, great content and very informative about Thailand.
I am sitting in the sidelines for the next six month, stock market will be rough. May buy reverse index when I have the chance. Putting most money in high interest term meanwhile. Everything taste good in Thailand. Eat fruit all the time when I went there because it’s healthy and so cheap. Try mangosteen too.
Your dividend explanation is wrong. If you paid $100 per share with a $2.50 dividend your yield is 2.5%. If the stock collapses to $50 YOUR yield which is calculated on your cost basis of $100 is still 2.50% To earn 5% as you state an investor would have to buy more shares at the collapsed price of 50$
Depends on the pay out rate. If the annual divedend is $2.50, then yes it is 2.5%. But many companies pay out quartertly (some semi annually), so 2.50 would be 10% if paid quarterly. I think having an investment mindset and process is most important when thinking about theae things. Numbers come second.
Hi Chris, how would you describe the air pollution in Bangkok, is it much worse than western capital cities like NY and London? Thanks for another great video, cheers :)
What would you say is a good amount of money to have invested to live the life style that you are living now? Work on age 55.Hope to run into you when i am in Thailand end of October.@RetireandGo
Would you share roughly what budget you live on, and whether your dividends cover those expenses or if you have to liquidate some shares to fund your lifestyle. I would also be very interested to know how you feel about liquidating stocks, if you do that, and what your strategy is for liquidation. (When things are doing well, regular selling, when you need the money or something else)
@@RetireandGo that’s amazing. What a life on such a modest income. I’m assuming you choose typical dividend stocks yielding 2-4%? By the way, you should investigate using your voice for paid voiceovers. You’re a natural.
I am no stock expert. But you might want to make sure you are reinvesting in profitable companies. No point of reinvesting in companies if profits and market shares are falling, pretty soon, they gonna cut off dividends or worse bankrupt. Typical market pull backs are ok, such as investing in MSFT.
An investment performance is measured by total return. ROI. Price appreciation + dividends. Yes "dividend investing" looks comforting because you don't sell shares, but it is a form of investment myopia. Sorry for the troll-like post.
given you came from Penang, but were in Bangkok previously, after your visitor visa expires, how long until you can enter the country again on another visitor visa?
I don’t believe there is a time away requirement. Just a few months ago I did a visa run from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and back the next day. Given that I am at retirement age, perhaps Thai immigration is more relaxed. Also arriving at an airport helps because it’s a more “elite”form of transportation. From my experience, land border crossing may be more scrutinized and troublesome. However others recommend staying away for a week or so.
@@RetireandGo When we first moved from the US earlier in 2024, we were experimenting on "slow travel" i.e. stay until the tourist visa expires and move on to the next nearby country. We were in Taipei, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Penang), and now Thailand (Chiangrai and Bangkok). However we find it a bit too much on a government visa schedule rather than ours. It is a bit exhausting to be always planning for the next stay and on the alert for the visa expiration date or needing to extend. We feel that having a home base or "base camp" and travel from it is more relaxing and be driven by our desire and schedule. Hence I applied for the Thai long term resident (LTR) visa for retirees a few months ago and received it in less than two months. I applied for it by myself while in Bangkok, but it can be done outside of Thailand too. The fee is 50,000 baht (about USD $1.500) payable on the day of issuance of LTR visa. So no money out of pocket until this visa is being issued, and no need of visa agent or lawyer. This LTR visa is offered by the Thailand Board of Investment (partial URL //ltr.boi.go.th/) and they are my proponent with the other Thai agencies, such as Thai Immigration. This visa has the less reporting requirements to Thai immigration. It is multi-entry and valid for 5 years and renewable for another 5. It is exempt from the new Thai tax law. It is more affordable than the Malaysian MM2H retirement visa. This year we plan to visit Japan and other parts of Thailand, and next year to the Americas on our schedule from the "base camp" in Thailand. However you being a TH-camr, your parameters are perhaps different. Nevertheless the Thai LTR visa may be a good contingent option to have. It's quite affordable now, but most likely less so in the future, like the Malaysian MM2H.
When dividends are not reinvested, the compounding effect is lost, resulting in reduced long-term growth potential. Dividends are subject to taxation upon receipt, resulting in a tax burden that diminishes the available capital for future investments. That is unless you can manage to stay under the long-term capital gains threshold for taxes. This mandatory distribution also restricts control over cash flow, as dividend income must be distributed, potentially incurring tax liabilities, even if deferring income for tax planning or reinvesting it for growth would be more advantageous.
Market not down at this time? Appears close to all time highs. Anyway....... The dividends come in monthly or quarterly without fail. Even in the big market dump in 2020, I received 85% of my dividends. In the past few years, the dividends have returned to what they were, or even much higher! Be consistent in your investments whether high or low. In fact, when the market is down it is the best time to invest as you are buying on sale and it will really help your future dividends.
If Thailand is your home, it's about time to learn Thai for "How much is this? " ( Ni tao rai krup?) and how to count. Those two things will cover most situations. 😊
Some Comments. You could not do anything different with the woman who robbed you. Sometimes it's just your time. Would have been much more expensive had the police come. Very cool that you had a good, honest cab driver in Saudi. When you arrived at the famous Saudi prison you must have been a little worried! The military also prepares one for paper work and bureaucracy. Thanks for the tips. LYB, RIO and AWR especially. So true about not freaking out when the market goes down. If you know the numbers and why you have what you have you can take it with grace. Is the balance sheet healthy, do they have enough to weather a downmarket without declaring bankruptcy. A person might live 20 years or more in retirement, so investing is necessary to keep up with inflation. Year 2000 & 2008 seemed like the end, but they were once in a lifetime opportunities! Ones that i did not capitalize on as i should have. You learn as you roll on. Thanks!
@@RetireandGo The language barriers you face may also be a good topic to talk about. Not something you talk about much and important for people travelling throughout SE Asia.
@@tarlkoroban3733 yeah, AI is going to make languages be a non issue People wear EarPods They hear their language but in the speaking person’s actual voice! Crazy
I have no clue why TH-cam is deleting some of my comments. This is a short version of the one I posted to your comment about visiting Denmark: There is no way you can stay within your travel budget if you visit Denmark. In 2023, the highest price level for consumer goods and services among the EU countries was observed in Denmark (43 % above the EU average). The average salary in Copenhagen is 624,000 Kr = USD 93.099.
It is worth to travel around Europe by train- relatively inexpensive and so many beautiful places to visit Switzerland and Norway are just out of this world. You can buy a Rail Pass that gives you unlimited train travel to more than 30 countries in Europe.
do you talk about what stocks you hold? i too do the same have stocks etfs, covered calls,i did work as a analyst for a bit and i like travel to just trying to build up more,we can chat more about it if you like
A friend of mine work as an accountant for 30 years, many of his clients are multi millionaire and business owners, imvestors. He doesnt know any of them include himself make money from the stock market, buying and selling shares each week or each year It the biggest lie for investors in modern times, only god know how many people lost their money in the stock market like gambling in the Casino . Share is for long term investment 10 years or more or for personal saving for retirement.
The world is crazy. Here I am, watching everything unfold with a plane ticket and 2,000 dollars in my pocket. That's all I have to go back and try to live, though I'm not sure how, in Thailand, my true passion. At almost 40 years old, I can't wait to see how I'll manage. Some illegal gigs here and there, without knowing how to make it work. Well, good luck to everyone!🫡
Between you and Kevin, I get the walking motivation/inspiration, and the investing pep talk.
Very nice !
Have a great weekend :-)
I appreciate all your time and effort putting these informative and fun videos and Thank-You for your service sir!
I appreciate this feedback
Thank you
I really enjoy following you, it's always inspiring. Thank you and enjoy your days!
Thank you for this :-)
Thanks! you have such good advice! I loo forward to each one!
I appreciate this
I enjoy bringing you these videos
The street cats at the end of the video always make me smile lol. The 2 months I was in Chiang Mai I had to work the same shift as my USA coworkers - so 9pm-5am local time. Naturally everyone else was asleep, so I'd go out into the lobby of my building and hang out with the two strays that would come into the building every night. The one always insisted on coming into my apartment just to lay down and hang out. Good memories!
Thank you for this story
They are sweet cats true
What a healthy perspective about life and investing. The ups and downs are part of journey. Safe travels. Mahalo.
Yes true
Thank you :-)
Thanks for the encouragement
You are most welcome :-)
If you have a lump sum, annuities are an option, there are many different types, would probably be part of a portfolio, also would suit older people in their 60’s/70’s, a steady income for the rest of your life, without worrying about the markets etc!
Nice! Thank you for the input
In this park there is a duck boat. Swan boat on the lake free
There are basketball, futsal, techball, volleyball, sebak takraw, badminton, tennis, exercise equipment. It's all indoor and free to play. There is also a bicycle track, playground, pet park, activity area, Skywalk to watch the sunset, various types of birds and insects, flowers, and a museum and exhibitions as well. And near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, inside there are trade shows and activities throughout the year. There is an inexpensive food court in the basement, which is next to the MRT subway.
The duck boats are great
Goodness foot massages feel so good. I can't even imagine living without one. 💔
True! I agree
You encouraged me to run a detailed cashflow analysis on my 6 rental properties. I am so hapoy I did. I could leave right now if I kept a budget like you. If I picked up part time work occasionally, I can definitely do it.
You are inspiring. 🎉
It is my mission to inspire you in the spirit of bodhisattva
:-)
i am doing the same thing with my rental properties. I'm thinking about diversifying into dividends as well. so i can one day soon leave....
@@tomfigley very nice
thanks coach another banger
Thank you kindly :-)
So true: Once you served in the military little things like weather and coffee do not matter that much!
Haha so true
Great points about consistency. Good times or bad, stick to the plan!
True! Long term investing
Thank you very much. inspiring
You are most welcome :-)
went for walk in nice park...had fruits and nice healthy food ...
met nice people who always smile and welcome
...had foot massage....this is what we need .....thanks for sharing the happy place 🙂
This was so nice to read
Thank you for sharing
When the value of an underlying stock depreciates, the dividend yield, expressed as a percentage, increases if the company maintains or raises its dividend payout. This is because dividend yield is calculated by dividing the annual dividend by the stock’s current price.
For example, if a stock is priced at $100 and pays a $5 dividend, the yield is 5%. If the stock price drops to $80 but the dividend remains at $5, the yield becomes 6.25%. However, the actual dividend payment (the cash you receive) remains the same unless the company changes the dividend.
Thank you for this !
Good information
This all filmed on an iPhone 12? Wow looks good !
It has amazing cameras :-)
@@RetireandGo and just using the phone’s microphone?
@@DuaneBernier sometimes a lapel mic
Hey great video! BKK my second home too. If you are still there take the BTS to Ari. My fav area. Great cafe there, Shamballa Somtam. Mostly locals great food and cheap. Do a walk in Queen Sirikit park. Lots to see there. And the No. 9 coffee Roastery on a little alley in Ari is great ☕️☕️
I need to visit more areas for sure
That’s a beautiful park. The crows by the buddha are wild.
Yes true
Thailand has these visions you don’t expect
Thanks for sharing , and Aloha from Maui 🤙😎. 5+ wks to go before back in Thailand, as long as the world lets me.😊
Glad I rescheduled from sep+ oct plans, giving all the flooding rains where I was heading to in Chiang Mai areas.
Oh my nice changes for sure
Aloha !!
I put some hot sauce that was on the table in a Birra restaurant in T.J.once and my body woke me up at midnight. It was a week until things got back to normal. Yes, go easy. My little voice warned me, but it needed a little flavor. Lesson learned.
Oh yes I understand
Heartburn gets me
Your food dish looked tasty. I liked the pork skin she was cutting off it was so tender. Hey thanks for the video. By the way Timothy Ward is in your neck of the jungle.
Yes I really like his channel :-)
I'd like to hear more about your military stories.
Maybe some stories in future videos :-)
Walking under rain, beware to catch a cold 😅
Yes true ! No colds
I need to be careful
If venturing further into the Benchakiti Park, you will have a long skywalk branching out over a "manucured" wetland! Has an art installation feel to it. Won't that be a perfect backdrop for your walk & talk?
That skypark looks so nice
I need to go there
Thanks for another great video. I was wondering how long you’re going to be in Thailand, I will be there October 28 and would love to meet you and buy you lunch
Very kind of you
You will be there for Halloween haha
That should be fun
@@RetireandGo I did not think of that LOL
Another great video brother, i to am retired and travelling around south east asia.. im 35.... live completely off dividends... i will give u a good ticker symbol to look into, SVOL... its treated me so well the last 3 years since inception.. one of my core holdings .. all the best.. im in na nang vietnam atm but Thailand in 2 weeks i come 😎. Life is great
Thank you for this
You are living your best life !
@@RetireandGo yes I am, I don't plan on moving back to Australia anytime soon, cost of living is ridiculous, one of the most expensive countries in the world now, I retired in 2020 when crap hit the fan and never looked back.....now days so many good funds to make income. You are enjoying life aswell. That's how it's supposed to be. No stress..no worries 😎. Keep on keeping on. Looking forward to the next update. I'm to shy to do youtube videos ahah. Hat off to you sir
Any specific stock picks to watch of those sectors you listed?
I can only talk about what I invest in
I like PICK, ET, KMI, SBLK, MRK
Appreciate that. Iam looking to build up my dividend portfolio now too. Just starting out.
Try Terminal 21 foodcourt for good food. 100 baht can get two or three different dishes for a meal. Many choices to pick. I go there a lot in Bangkok. Suda restaurant is across the street from Terminal 21, Or try MBK Center. It's rainy season now so rain everyday off and on. I also walk in Benchakitti Park. I also like Lumphini and Bencahsiri.
Oh my yes that food court is so good
time in the market beats timing the market they say.
Yes I love that one :-)
Picked a second job, 5 yrs to go!
Nice ! Plan
prepare
Invest
:-)
As a veteran, do you have any VA disability percentage? That can also help a lot with retirement as well
Absolutely I agree
My rating is not very high but it helps
Also with some medical etc etc
It’s all helps :-)
I have enough, but have thick golden hand cuffs. So I just calculated what 1 year is as a percent of my remaining active life (now until turning 75), 5.26%. And compared that to what my net fully loaded compensation (including 401K match, health care) is of my net worth, 5.25% (partially minimized due to market highs though). So 1 year costs more in time than I increase my net worth. That's it, I'm out - I have a plan for early next year.
AI might give us 30 percent more life! Can you imagine ?
What if you had an additional 30 years active healthy ?
@@RetireandGo Is that 30% more life, or 30% more ACTIVE life? I'm not willing to bet having 30% more ACTIVE life on the elusive promise of AI.
@@nunuvyurbiz123 I’m hoping
So :-)
I think by 2030 AI will develop life extension
The DOW and S&P 500 is at an all time High as of 09/19-20/2024. The same goes for S&P/TSX in Canada. Yes, dividends are decreasing based on the elevated price of shares. It's also a great time to right-size and take some capital gains appreciation. As always, great content and very informative about Thailand.
Thank you :-)
Yes I’m holding growth and big tech and buying dividend stocks
Beautiful place! Does it feel safe?
Oh yes very !
I am sitting in the sidelines for the next six month, stock market will be rough. May buy reverse index when I have the chance. Putting most money in high interest term meanwhile. Everything taste good in Thailand. Eat fruit all the time when I went there because it’s healthy and so cheap. Try mangosteen too.
I totally understand
The market is ripping
Good luck. Best investors buy stock at new highs. Not at lows. There is a reason they are cheap!!
Your dividend explanation is wrong. If you paid $100 per share with a $2.50 dividend your yield is 2.5%. If the stock collapses to $50 YOUR yield which is calculated on your cost basis of $100 is still 2.50% To earn 5% as you state an investor would have to buy more shares at the collapsed price of 50$
Thank you !
Keep investing !
Thank you for the clarification 🙏
You are correct but tbf I think he was talking about a higher yield on new investments, so he is also correct.
Depends on the pay out rate.
If the annual divedend is $2.50, then yes it is 2.5%. But many companies pay out quartertly (some semi annually), so 2.50 would be 10% if paid quarterly.
I think having an investment mindset and process is most important when thinking about theae things. Numbers come second.
Okay Karen
Hi Chris, how would you describe the air pollution in Bangkok, is it much worse than western capital cities like NY and London? Thanks for another great video, cheers :)
I’m here right now
Traffic pollution I would rate fair
Not heavy
What stocks in particular and or sectors do you favor at this time?
Thanks
@@59jaguar industrial metals
Transportation
Pharmaceuticals
Energy
Chemicals
Pipeline infrastructure
May massage in Soi23 is the cheapest in BKK. They have an "army" of Burmese masseurs
I appreciate this information!
What would you say is a good amount of money to have invested to live the life style that you are living now? Work on age 55.Hope to run into you when i am in Thailand end of October.@RetireandGo
I love that pork. I eat it a few times a week. And my thai girl cooks it for me. Im in pattaya right now
I love it too. I ask them to add some collagen rich skin !
Oh nice !
Yes I love it
Where are you staying there in the Big Mango? Do you rent by the month?
I’m in nana city hotel
It’s about 30 dollars a day
A little more than some places but nice
Check out the previous video for a full review
Would you share roughly what budget you live on, and whether your dividends cover those expenses or if you have to liquidate some shares to fund your lifestyle. I would also be very interested to know how you feel about liquidating stocks, if you do that, and what your strategy is for liquidation. (When things are doing well, regular selling, when you need the money or something else)
Yes of course
I make $2000 a month in income from investments
I live on $24,000 a year :-)
@@RetireandGo that’s amazing. What a life on such a modest income. I’m assuming you choose typical dividend stocks yielding 2-4%? By the way, you should investigate using your voice for paid voiceovers. You’re a natural.
@@ThePolishedapple very kind of you !
@@RetireandGo yeah I know I sound like a total weirdo.
Any tips on what dividend stocks to buy?
I Checked out diversified stocks like SCHD first
Then I moved to individual stocks
Investing is for a lifetime.
I completely agree
I am no stock expert. But you might want to make sure you are reinvesting in profitable companies. No point of reinvesting in companies if profits and market shares are falling, pretty soon, they gonna cut off dividends or worse bankrupt. Typical market pull backs are ok, such as investing in MSFT.
Darn good point !
Stock market correction? S&P is up 1.5% over last week &1.8% over last month
Yes true a nice rally !
These videos are made with time delay to go live :-)
What anabolic are you taking or discuss on your channel ?
Is this your business?
An investment performance is measured by total return. ROI. Price appreciation + dividends. Yes "dividend investing" looks comforting because you don't sell shares, but it is a form of investment myopia. Sorry for the troll-like post.
I appreciate your opinion
Have a great day
given you came from Penang, but were in Bangkok previously, after your visitor visa expires, how long until you can enter the country again on another visitor visa?
I don’t believe there is a time away requirement. Just a few months ago I did a visa run from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and back the next day. Given that I am at retirement age, perhaps Thai immigration is more relaxed. Also arriving at an airport helps because it’s a more “elite”form of transportation. From my experience, land border crossing may be more scrutinized and troublesome.
However others recommend staying away for a week or so.
Great question
If possible in 2025 I’m trying for one country one time
But maybe Thailand more than that
Thoughts ?
@@RetireandGo When we first moved from the US earlier in 2024, we were experimenting on "slow travel" i.e. stay until the tourist visa expires and move on to the next nearby country. We were in Taipei, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur and Penang), and now Thailand (Chiangrai and Bangkok). However we find it a bit too much on a government visa schedule rather than ours. It is a bit exhausting to be always planning for the next stay and on the alert for the visa expiration date or needing to extend. We feel that having a home base or "base camp" and travel from it is more relaxing and be driven by our desire and schedule.
Hence I applied for the Thai long term resident (LTR) visa for retirees a few months ago and received it in less than two months. I applied for it by myself while in Bangkok, but it can be done outside of Thailand too. The fee is 50,000 baht (about USD $1.500) payable on the day of issuance of LTR visa. So no money out of pocket until this visa is being issued, and no need of visa agent or lawyer.
This LTR visa is offered by the Thailand Board of Investment (partial URL //ltr.boi.go.th/) and they are my proponent with the other Thai agencies, such as Thai Immigration. This visa has the less reporting requirements to Thai immigration. It is multi-entry and valid for 5 years and renewable for another 5. It is exempt from the new Thai tax law. It is more affordable than the Malaysian MM2H retirement visa.
This year we plan to visit Japan and other parts of Thailand, and next year to the Americas on our schedule from the "base camp" in Thailand.
However you being a TH-camr, your parameters are perhaps different. Nevertheless the Thai LTR visa may be a good contingent option to have. It's quite affordable now, but most likely less so in the future, like the Malaysian MM2H.
When dividends are not reinvested, the compounding effect is lost, resulting in reduced long-term growth potential. Dividends are subject to taxation upon receipt, resulting in a tax burden that diminishes the available capital for future investments. That is unless you can manage to stay under the long-term capital gains threshold for taxes. This mandatory distribution also restricts control over cash flow, as dividend income must be distributed, potentially incurring tax liabilities, even if deferring income for tax planning or reinvesting it for growth would be more advantageous.
Thank you for this !
Have a great day
Market not down at this time? Appears close to all time highs. Anyway....... The dividends come in monthly or quarterly without fail. Even in the big market dump in 2020, I received 85% of my dividends. In the past few years, the dividends have returned to what they were, or even much higher! Be consistent in your investments whether high or low. In fact, when the market is down it is the best time to invest as you are buying on sale and it will really help your future dividends.
Yes I agree I got paid right through the crashes :-)
If Thailand is your home, it's about time to learn Thai for "How much is this? " ( Ni tao rai krup?) and how to count. Those two things will cover most situations. 😊
I appreciate this
I think you should start a channel teaching basic phrases
I don’t see many like that
You could do skits to show the situation
@@RetireandGo There's heaps .. LOL
Meow! 😻
Haha yes :-)
Some Comments. You could not do anything different with the woman who robbed you. Sometimes it's just your time. Would have been much more expensive had the police come. Very cool that you had a good, honest cab driver in Saudi. When you arrived at the famous Saudi prison you must have been a little worried! The military also prepares one for paper work and bureaucracy.
Thanks for the tips. LYB, RIO and AWR especially. So true about not freaking out when the market goes down. If you know the numbers and why you have what you have you can take it with grace.
Is the balance sheet healthy, do they have enough to weather a downmarket without declaring bankruptcy. A person might live 20 years or more in retirement, so investing is necessary to keep up with inflation. Year 2000 & 2008 seemed like the end, but they were once in a lifetime opportunities! Ones that i did not capitalize on as i should have. You learn as you roll on. Thanks!
Very well said
I learned from the experience
I now move my money more carefully
It was a good learning opportunity for me
Bull market top is in 9/19/2024 will be in the history books biggest top ever!
It is? You seem very sure.
It’s going to take off !
Do you have a home in the States?
I sold it
Bought dividend stocks
I maintain a rental property as part of my investments
Many malaysian buy hotel in south thailands..cabaret business black money..
Interesting
I see some yes
Great vids but I think you should make at least a small effort to use the local language. Khoob khun krap is 'Thank you' in Thai.
I appreciate it ! Thank you
@@RetireandGo The language barriers you face may also be a good topic to talk about. Not something you talk about much and important for people travelling throughout SE Asia.
@@tarlkoroban3733 yeah, AI is going to make languages be a non issue
People wear EarPods
They hear their language but in the speaking person’s actual voice! Crazy
Crypto is doing great :)
Nice! Make that money !
I have no clue why TH-cam is deleting some of my comments.
This is a short version of the one I posted to your comment about visiting Denmark:
There is no way you can stay within your travel budget if you visit Denmark.
In 2023, the highest price level for consumer goods and services among the EU countries was observed in Denmark (43 % above the EU average).
The average salary in Copenhagen is 624,000 Kr = USD 93.099.
It is worth to travel around Europe by train- relatively inexpensive and so many beautiful places to visit
Switzerland and Norway are just out of this world.
You can buy a Rail Pass that gives you unlimited train travel to more than 30 countries in Europe.
A rail pass would be perfect !
do you talk about what stocks you hold? i too do the same have stocks etfs, covered calls,i did work as a analyst for a bit and i like travel to just trying to build up more,we can chat more about it if you like
I will have some stock videos coming soon with individual stocks :-)
@@RetireandGo 👍
A friend of mine work as an accountant for 30 years, many of his clients are multi millionaire and business owners, imvestors. He doesnt know any of them include himself make money from the stock market, buying and selling shares each week or each year
It the biggest lie for investors in modern times, only god know how many people lost their money in the stock market like gambling in the Casino . Share is for long term investment 10 years or more or for personal saving for retirement.
Long term investing
Yes I agree :-)
The world is crazy. Here I am, watching everything unfold with a plane ticket and 2,000 dollars in my pocket. That's all I have to go back and try to live, though I'm not sure how, in Thailand, my true passion. At almost 40 years old, I can't wait to see how I'll manage. Some illegal gigs here and there, without knowing how to make it work. Well, good luck to everyone!🫡
Wow ! An adventure! Go go go !