Expat Investments options in uncertainty

When it is uncertain about the permanent place of expats, how do they really invest. No longer are expats having just one assignment. Often expats are being moved around every 3–4 years.

So an online solution which is portable and can be “taken with you” when you move is essential.
The best way to invest, according to a newsinterpretationresearch is:

1. In low cost funds
2. Investing 80% in long-term assets and 20% in something “sexier”.
3. Long-term beats market timing
4. Low-cost diversified index funds beat over diversification
5. Markets beat property long-term

Most DIY investors, whether expats or non-expats, fail for the same reasons.
If you are expat you should be investing in flexible assets, which is possibly supported by online solutions. Expats are the floating labour with global skillsets. They can travel from various countries on assignments and typically have no fixed destination to settle down. Hence they cant invest in real estate at any one location.