The chance to live and work abroad is an enriching experience, bringing excitement and satisfaction in many ways. It also causes challenges and some of these have been notably intensified during the pandemic. For example, travelling…

The new year resolution is a rather cliché topic for this time of year, so we won’t write an article about that. Many people have gone into 2021 with a sense of renewed optimism, notwithstanding that most of Europe remains in COVID-lockdown

For our first article of 2021, we are taking a serious look at the economics of Covid-19 and lockdowns, and what it might mean for our societies and therefore for us. With much of Europe in some form of lockdown, analysing the direct…

As we come to the end of an extraordinary year, we want to wish you the very best of Season’s Greetings, however you are celebrating this time of year and the launch into 2021. Thanks for being with us and we look forward to continuing…

As we approach the winter solstice, with shorter days and the nights drawing in from mid-afternoon, the season can affect our mood. If you’re suffering from the winter blues, there are some things you can do to improve your outlook.

Several of our clients are in the fortunate position of participating in employer share schemes. As many schemes enter their last trading window for 2020, we discuss some of the key issues and considerations for employer share scheme…

Black Swan Capital is delighted to announce that we have been awarded two European Best Practice Adviser Awards for 2020 by International Adviser. We won both the excellence in marketing and excellence in business strategy categories. I

We are often asked by clients about investment opportunities they might have received from a friend, a special offer or even directly from a company promising high guaranteed returns (over 6% fixed per year), low/no fees or risk and easy access to their money.

As Coronavirus continues with many European countries enforcing stricter lockdown restrictions as we head into winter, we think it is an important time to talk about emotional wellbeing. 2020 has already been a year that has been defined…

It is impossible to avoid news about the US election at the moment. Wherever you live and whatever your nationality, I’m sure you have at least some understanding of the ongoing tussle between Republican President Donald Trump and…

Although Brexit has officially already happened, we are in a one-year transition period where many of the rules in the new post-Brexit environment are still being worked out. A recent consequence of this is that a number of UK expats…

As we enter the final quarter of 2020, we are reviewing the global economy and investment markets. We look back at the prior quarter and the full year to the end of September. We also look forward beyond the end this extraordinary year…

The Black Swan Capital core investment principles
Anyone that has worked with us will know the core principles that drive the advice we provide to expats in Europe. Here are our six principles that we apply to all our clients and…

If you are an American expat in Europe, you will know how difficult it is to manage your finances and stay on track with your goals. We know what it is like and we specialise in helping Americans all over Europe to be able to manage their assets and investments…

By Expat Republic interview with Edward Mainwaring-Burton
Our Director, Edward Mainwaring-Burton was interviewed recently by Expat Republic on the subject of the best foundation financial and investment advice for expats in Europe.

It is always tempting to follow the herd and put your money into an investment that has just risen; it may show a short-term performance that looks attractive. But it often does not pay off as we have seen many times over the last two decades…

Change is a constant. When living as an international professional, you have the added complexity of keeping up to date with the changes in the country in which you are living as well as your home country. There are some recent important…

When we speak with a new client, we always ask about their long-term succession & estate planning. It’s a complex area and in this article, we summarise why it should be a priority for every expat. It might not seem the obvious line of discussion…

In this article, we want to discuss a very important subject – fees and charges. Most people realise that nothing is for free and that to get expert service or advice, there is a cost involved. What people tell us they want is that fees are…

A recent ruling by KiFiD, the Dutch financial services complaints bureau, places more pressure on all Accidental Americans in the Netherlands. What is KiFiD? KiFiD is the complaints institute for financial services in The Netherlands.