We discuss fees and charges in investing, both when you are getting advice from a licensed and regulated professional, and when you are managing your own investments on a trading platform.

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…

Karim Sabri, Managing Director at Expat Republic interviews David Bellingham and Edward Mainwaring-Burton from Black Swan Capital Europe. They discuss the key issues affecting expats in Europe today from using investment platforms…

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…

For expats that have moved between Europe & the UK and that have investments, pensions and other assets in one or both places this video is for you. We discuss how to manage your assets optimally, safely, and compliantly to meet…

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.

If you don’t already have plants in your home, there are health reasons for becoming a little more green-fingered. Plants don’t only add to your interior design but can help you be more productive, boost your health and ease stress.

The market instability in 2020 has been painful for lots of investors, but many people might have considered that their pensions would be shielded from much of the trauma. That may not be the case and there could be some unwelcome surprises…

In this video we interview Rob Gill, Managing Director of Altura Mortgage Finance in the UK. We discuss:
1) What the new stamp duty holiday in the UK means for investors
2) What is the expected near term future for interest rates…

This week we interviewed Rob Gill, the managing director of Altura Mortgage Finance in London, to discuss the key issues affecting expats and internationals living in Europe that either have a UK property or are considering buying one.

If you are a US citizen living in Europe or an ‘Accidental American’- one of those people caught in the complex web of US government taxes even though you don’t have a US passport- you will know how difficult it can be to manage your finances and assets.

This video is especially for Austrialians living in Europe. If you have superannuation or own a house in Australia you need to watch this. For more information go to www.blackswancapital.eu. In this video we cover three important areas:…

How much of your wealth do you hold in cash? And how much of your wealth shouldyou hold in cash? Two very important questions often with rather different answers. We will discuss the pros and cons of holding cash and what we consider…

Who would like more time? If you ask a group of international professionals in Europe this question, most will say they would like to have an extra couple of hours a day. But ask them what they would do with this time, it is usually to do more…

Now more than ever it is important to filter the vast flow of information we have all around us to be able to make good decisions regarding our investments. Traditional news channels like newspapers, television and radio…

In the world of investment, acronyms are everywhere. More frustratingly, they seem to change with the tides. The abbreviation of the moment is definitely ESG, but what does it represent and why could it be relevant to your portfolio?

At Black Swan Capital Europe, we see an important part of our job in supporting our clients to be the rational and objective consideration of market conditions. Though our focus will always be on target-based investment…

Edward Mainwaring-Burton, Director at Black Swan Capital Europe discusses what ESG investing is, why you should care about it and how you can incorporate it in your financial plan and investment portfolio. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, Governance.

The coronavirus crisis has had a huge impact on all of us. As we emerge from lockdown with restrictions easing across Europe, many internationals in are seeing the way they live and work has changed quite dramatically…