At Black Swan Capital, we work with a number of US citizens and American connected people living in Europe. We know that managing your finances can be particularly complicated. As
I have lost count of the number of times a client has asked me what return they can expect from an investment or told me that they demand a certain
If you thumbed through a newspaper in December 1999, you would likely find a story about the impending chaos that would be caused by the Y2K phenomenon. Much of the
We live in the information age. There is no shortage of data, in fact, we have access to more information than we can process. When you spend as much time
If you were to invest €50,000, how quickly do you think you could realistically double your money? If you have savings goals in mind and you want to have an
If you are fortunate enough to be receiving a bonus at this time of year, whether that is in cash, company shares or both, it is important to think about
A little over three years ago, towards the end of 2019, the world first heard of Covid. It wasn’t long before governments and health authorities across the globe realised that
With much news over the last week about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and discussion around Credit Suisse, it is important to understand what has happened, and what it
For all US citizens living in Europe and for the many accidental Americans – more on this term below – it’s US tax reporting season. This is a good time
Whenever we write about investment markets and the economy- and this has been true for me for 25 years- there is always something happening that has an influential impact on
Everybody is talking about Artificial intelligence right now, so we decided to take a slightly unusual approach with this week’s article. Our guest columnist is an experience-based, web-connected chatbot that
Research by pension provider Aviva makes for interesting reading. It reveals that fewer than two-thirds (61%) of British adults aged between 18 and 24 have heard of the term “pension”.
There is a body of research that highlights consistently that women are found to have more concerns about retirement and meeting their income needs than men. Looking at some of
While it may not be an obvious link, an article by Reuters explains that the milder than predicted weather at the start of 2023 could be helping Europe’s economy. It
New year resolutions have been around for a while now – they date back to over 4,000 years ago when the Ancient Babylonians would celebrate the new year during the
For all Americans- US citizens, and anyone that is US connected, or think they might be, this is for you. We are very pleased to be part of the 2023