This week, Black Swan Capital Europe is proudly announcing our sponsorship of community-driven local rugby team Rugby Club, The Smugglers Velserbroek, in North Holland. We are big fans of rugby for the fitness benefits, camaraderie and…

In a year of economic uncertainty, market volatility and higher inflation, it may not be surprising if you find yourself worrying about finances more than you usually would. We are having more discussions with clients about this and are helping them to…

As goal based financial planners, we spend a lot of time speaking with our expat clients about their objectives and setting frameworks, plans and investments in place to help them to get there. One of the objectives we frequently speak about is purchasing a property.

There was once a Greek messenger named Pheidippides that was given an important task in 490BC. He was sent from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated, a total distance of 26 miles and 385 yards.

In November, world leaders will meet at Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh for the UN climate change conference, otherwise known as COP27. The two-week summit will see world leaders, politicians and experts gather to discuss the climate crisis and how to tackle it.

We are in a complex global financial market in 2022. We have always believed that when there is heightened volatility and market uncertainty, whatever the cause, that we can add value to our clients and the broader international community by being accessible.

“Birds do it, bees do it, even over-educated fleas do it”. Cole Porter was talking about falling in love. When we move into a serious relationship and begin sharing our lives, we inevitably merge ways of living, attitudes and beliefs, and goals and aspirations.

They say that one of the most frequently discussed topics amongst the Dutch is the weather, and having lived in the Netherlands for almost a year now I can fully understand why – the weather here is very unpredictable. It can be freezing in the morning…

We are often asked about our Black Swan Capital approach to investment management and our financial planning approach across market cycles. In response to this, we present here seven key questions that all expats and international…

Earlier this year, Spain’s National Police Agency smashed a crime ring that used identity theft to target victims’ bank accounts, according to one media report. It revealed that criminals posed as bank employees and used fake messages to obtain personal…

In this article we will discuss the markets and our outlook, but first a reminder… to ourselves and you, our readers. The great challenge for most investors is to manage the conflicts of short duration volatility with long term goals. It is a known reality that…

Equity participation schemes and stock-based income, once the privilege of senior executives and startup founders are becoming ever more common for employees right throughout the corporate pyramid. Should you be contributing more of your salary…

According to a 2020 study, around 50 million Americans participate in some form of running or jogging. Besides it being associated with many physical, mental and emotional benefits, running is a very accessible sport. You don’t need to travel anywhere…

It was one of cinema’s most enduring characters, Forrest Gump, who said: “My mama always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” While this is true to a large degree, there are several life events that happen…

Money can have a substantial impact on our wellbeing. With energy prices and the broader cost of living increasing, there are more people asking their medical professionals to help with the associated stress. The uncertainty of higher inflation, volatile markets…

As we head into the second half of 2022, in a year of volatile markets, it is a good point in time to revisit some core principles when it comes to investment management. We discuss ten timeless rules for expats when it comes to managing their investments…

Try to think of a word that follows “too much of” that signifies a good thing. Harder than it sounds, isn’t it? The natural tendency is to think that more of a good thing is always better, but the reality is that you can get too much of anything.

A recent study published in FTAdviser has revealed the perhaps surprising fact that the number of people reaching the age of 100 is expected to increase by 78% in the next 20 years. In 2021, 16,000 people in the UK were 100 years old or more.

The fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is being felt particularly hard in the eurozone, where the resulting price hikes in goods and services is expected to push inflation up to 8.6% in June 2022, Eurostat reveals. The European Central Bank (ECB) has also indicated…

This article about market cycles. We are in a volatile market this year and in times like this that it is both most important to be focused on the long term, and most difficult to not be impacted by short term market movements.