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		<title>The Last Refuge of Sense and Sanity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panama could be the last refuge of sanity, sense, and free-market values in the Americas today.

Thanks to a booming economy anchored by the Panama Canal and a new, business-minded president, Panama is looking more like the America many attendees remembered from the “good old days” than the one they actually live in now.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Dan Prescher<br />
Event Insider for <em>International Living</em></p>
<p>It may have been a sign of the times&#8211;health care was on everyone’s mind at our just-completed 2009 <em>Live and Invest in Panama</em> seminar.</p>
<p>No wonder, with the growing storm over health care reform in the U.S.</p>
<p>Many of our 235 attendees in Panama City told me they had no idea what kind of U.S. health care system would be waiting for them when they got back.</p>
<p>Some didn’t want to go back at all. In fact, several decided to stay…to act on what they heard during our three days of presentations and make a better life for themselves there in Panama, starting right then.</p>
<p>They were thrilled with what they learned about the Panamanian medical system. Local physicians and expatriates report it’s just as advanced as that in the U.S.&#8211;with many American-trained doctors and even a Johns Hopkins-affiliated hospital. Only the costs for care, medications, and insurance are significantly cheaper than what you’re used to paying.</p>
<p>As one attendee told me after listening to Panama expert and IL legal counsel, <strong>Bob Bauman</strong>: Panama could be the last refuge of sanity, sense, and free-market values in the Americas today.</p>
<p>Thanks to a booming economy anchored by the Panama Canal and a new, business-minded president, Panama is looking more like the America many attendees remembered from the “good old days” than the one they actually live in now.</p>
<p>And the opportunities are great when it comes to living a better life at a lower cost in any of Panama’s stunning tropical beach or cool-weather mountain communities.</p>
<p>As our resident foreign real estate expert, <strong>Ronan McMahon</strong>, told us during his presentation, a recent history of overbuilding in the country’s capital means a market in which those who know where and how to look can find remarkable deals today.</p>
<p>If you’re considering your best options for comfortable, easy living overseas and you missed this event, don’t despair.<br />
Some years back we began recording our conferences at the request of attendees who said there was just too much good stuff to remember. They begged us to provide a complete and comprehensive recording so they could go home and review the content at their leisure.</p>
<p>Today we do. And we’re happy to offer you the same recording package they receive.</p>
<p>It comes with not only a full audio record of every session from every speaker, but also all their Power Point slides, handouts, special reports, and more. We call it our Fast Track Panama Package, and it really is the next-best thing to being there in person.</p>
<p>If you’re trolling for an affordable, easy place to live outside the States&#8211;where you can enjoy all the comforts of home for a fraction of what you’re used to paying&#8211;Panama should be at the top of your list.</p>
<p>The 2009 <em><a title="Order Fast Track Panama Package" href="https://www.web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/onepageorderform.html" target="_blank">Fast-Track Panama Package</a></em> hands you the most efficient, cost-effective way to get a current, right-from-the-ground look at what your best options are there today.</p>
<p>P.S. The full price to attend this sold-out event was $1,195&#8211;but you can reserve a copy of our 2009 <em>Fast Track Panama Package</em> in your name today for just $349&#8211;a small fraction of what it would have cost you to be there in person.</p>
<p><a title="Order Fast Track Panama Package" href="https://www.web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/onepageorderform.html" target="_blank">So grab your 2009 <em>Fast Track Panama Package</em> today for just $349, here now.</a></p>
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		<title>&#8220;What&#8217;s the Ugly Underbelly in Panama You&#8217;re Not Telling us About?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life in the mountains, the city and the beach in Panama. Healthcare and health insurance in Panama. Taxes in Panama. Business opportunities in Panama.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for <em>International Living</em></p>
<p>Aug. 12, 2009<br />
Kobbe Beach, Panama<br />
Live from <em>IL</em>&#8217;s <strong>Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</strong></p>
<p>“So give me the downside…what’s the ugly underbelly here you’re not telling us about?”</p>
<p>I’m Suzan Haskins and this is the last note you’ll receive from me from our 2009 <em>International Living </em><strong>Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</strong> at the gorgeous Playa Bonita Resort, just outside the capital city.</p>
<p>I overheard the conversation above between a gentleman from Arizona and <strong>Anne-Michelle Wand</strong>, an expat who moved to Panama a few years ago.</p>
<p>Anne-Michelle has been living her dream life, splitting her time between the mountains of Colorado and the beaches of Hawaii. At least she thought it was her dream life…until she visited Panama. She quickly sold out of the U.S. and moved to Panama.</p>
<p>“I have a house in the mountains of Boquete, beachfront property in Bocas del Toro, and a condo in Panama City…the perfect golden triangle,” she says. She couldn’t be happier, and no matter how hard she’s looked, I heard her tell the man from Arizona, she has yet to find anything ugly about Panama.</p>
<p>Even <a title="Rainelda Mata-Kelly" href="http://www.liveandinvestinpanama.com/meet-the-panama-experts/rainelda-mata-kelly/" target="_self"><strong>Rainelda Mata-Kelly</strong></a>, our expert attorney here in Panama couldn’t dampen the crowd’s spirits…and she talked about taxes! You’re not liable to pay many of those at all in Panama…if you buy a new home here you’re eligible for a property tax exemption of as much as 20 years!</p>
<p><strong>Low Cost, High Quality Health Care (Including Pioneering Anti-aging Treatments)</strong></p>
<p>Health care reform. It’s the big debate in the States right now. It’s something everyone cares about. Everyone has an opinion. Usually, a strong one.</p>
<p>“I don’t like what’s going on in the U.S. right now,” a doctor from Texas told me over cocktails. He and his wife are thinking of moving to Panama with their two youngest high school-aged kids. He’s ready to bail out on his health care career and do something else. Become a part-time farmer, maybe.</p>
<p>He…like many others at the<em></em><em> International Living</em> <strong>Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</strong> the past three days&#8230;is pleased with what he’s learned about health care in Panama.</p>
<p>There are excellent hospitals here, including the brand new state-of-the-art <strong>Punta Pacifica Hospital</strong>, affiliated with the U.S.’s well-respected Johns Hopkins Hospital. The latest technology is there (even more than in many hospitals in the U.S.), and most of the doctors speak fluent English.</p>
<p>And it’s all very inexpensive, as expat after expat has mentioned: $10-$30 for a doctor’s visit, $5 for blood tests.</p>
<p>According to <strong>Dr. Michael Sigler</strong>, who took the stage yesterday, some procedures and treatments (especially anti-aging and preventative) are available in Panama that you just won’t find in the States or Canada…</p>
<p>Health insurance, too, is a fraction of the cost it is back home, said <a title="Dorothy De Sing" href="http://www.liveandinvestinpanama.com/meet-the-panama-experts/dorothy-de-sing/" target="_self"><strong>Dorothy De Sing</strong></a>, from Alianza Insurance. Cheaper still…in a revolutionary move, many Panama hospitals offer private facility-specific plans. Pay a small monthly plan fee and your preferred hospital becomes your major provider for all of your medical needs.</p>
<p>A personal note here: My husband and I have been living outside the U.S. for nearly a decade now. We’ve been more than happy with the top-quality health care we’ve received overseas…and ‘care’ is the key word here. We’re not treated like numbers or cases or checkbooks, but like people with issues and concerns that matter.</p>
<p><strong>Start Your Own Business in Panama<br />
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Also today, we’ve learned about construction techniques and costs here (would you believe $60 per square foot?). And we learned how to get our pets to Panama…our household goods…and even the things we buy on eBay and Amazon.</p>
<p>I have yet to meet anyone here at the conference who isn’t thinking seriously about making Panama their home…even some of the presenters who came from other countries are talking about Panama and considering a move here.</p>
<p>After all, it has a stable government, a strong economy (the official currency is the U.S. dollar), a great health care system, and daily living costs are low. And you can drink the tap water.</p>
<p>Today we learned how easy it is to set up a business in Panama. Businesswoman (and yes, expat) <strong>Mirella Rugulott</strong>o offered resources and contact information for help in setting up a business anywhere in the country. This is ‘need-to-know’ information for my doctor friend or anyone who decides to come here and wants to make a living.</p>
<p><strong>Want to learn more about the good life in Panama? Here’s how…</strong></p>
<p>If you’ve been reading these dispatches these past several days, you know the motherlode of information that’s been shared here in Panama this week. We’ve heard from scores of highly respected professionals&#8230;attorneys, business owners, tax specialists, financial advisors, expats who live here, and others who know from whence they speak. By my tally, there have been 40 different presentations on everything from health care … to how to find Panama’s best real estate bargains … to some sound investment opportunities.</p>
<p>We’re putting together a complete package of nearly everything (minus only coffee breaks and cocktail parties) that&#8217;s happening at this event. We&#8217;re making audio recordings of all 40 of the presentations.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re also making copies of the handouts, PowerPoint and visual presentations. And we’re including the complete dossier we gave to each attendee when they arrived here in Panama for the seminar.</p>
<p>It’s our <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong>. And we guarantee it will help you fast track your plans of moving to…or investing in… Panama.</p>
<p><strong>Reserve your Fast Track Panama Package NOW &#8212; at the Lowest Price Possible</strong></p>
<p>We’re offering the <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> for a short time only at a tremendous discount. The full price to attend this sold-out event was $1,195&#8211;but reserve now and you can have the entire <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> for only $349… a tiny fraction of what attendees paid to join us here in Panama City.</p>
<p>Even those in attendance at the seminar are excited about the<strong> Fast Track Panama Package</strong>.</p>
<p>“Thank God you’re offering these recordings,” a seminar attendee from Minnesota told me. “There’s just too much to process…all the speakers have been so excellent! When we get home we’re going to listen to each one of the presentations again, and then talk about them…and then listen to them again!”</p>
<p><a title="Fast track panama package" href="https://web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/location.html" target="_blank">Reserve your Fast Track Panama Package here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>As Always, Our International Living Guarantee: If This Information… These Tips and Secrets… Don&#8217;t Work, You Pay Nothing</strong></p>
<p>We guarantee that the information in our <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> will help you make your Panama dreams come true…whatever they are. If you don’t agree, we&#8217;ll return every penny you paid.</p>
<p>You have nothing to lose: Call us at any time in the future&#8211;next month&#8230;next year&#8230;or next decade&#8211;and tell us the information didn&#8217;t help you. (Or don&#8217;t tell us anything. Just ask for your money back.) We&#8217;ll give you back your $349.</p>
<p>If you’re serious about tapping into the opportunities Panama offers you, I urge you to <a title="Fast track panama package" href="https://web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/location.html" target="_blank">reserve your <strong>Fast Track Panama Package </strong>now</a>.</p>
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		<title>Day 2: Protect Your Retirement Plan from Gov&#8217;t &#8220;Panic Scenarios&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for International Living
Aug. 11, 2009
Kobbe Beach, Panama
Live from the Live and Invest in Panama Seminar 2009
What would you think if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lots of folks were standing, but no one was walking out during today’s session of the International [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for <em>International Living</em></p>
<p>Aug. 11, 2009<br />
Kobbe Beach, Panama<br />
Live from the Live and Invest in Panama Seminar 2009</p>
<p>What would you think if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?</p>
<p>Lots of folks were standing, but no one was walking out during today’s session of the <em>International Living</em> <strong>Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</strong>.</p>
<p>It’s a sold-out event. And everyone here is more than excited about today’s <strong>opportunities in Panama</strong>, <a title="Did you know Panama prices were so low?" href="http://www.liveandinvestinpanama.com/2009/08/an-incredible-first-day-did-you-know-panama-prices-were-this-low/" target="_self">as I told you yesterday</a>.</p>
<p>I’m <strong>Suzan Haskins</strong>, reporting from the seminar at the beautiful Playa Bonita Resort just outside Panama City. If you’re like me, and you grew up listening to music from the likes of The Beatles…and you still have (even just a tiny bit) of idealism left… keep reading. I want to introduce you to some friends of mine.</p>
<p>But first…let me tell you about today’s session. It started this morning with <strong>Greg Adams</strong>, from <strong>Sovereign International Asset Management Company</strong>. All eyes were on his list of the private companies, programs and sectors recently nationalized (or proposed to be) by the U.S. government: G.M., Fannie Mae, AIG, executive compensation plans, the health care industry, the financial industry.</p>
<p>And next…our retirement plans?</p>
<p>If you take away only one thing from this article, let it be this:</p>
<p><strong>It’s time to take personal responsibility for your happiness and your financial well-being.</strong></p>
<p>Lend me your ears and I&#8217;ll sing you a song, and I&#8217;ll try not to sing out of key.</p>
<p>If anyone is singing out of tune these days, it’s the U.S. government. That’s what Greg thinks. And from the reaction he received, most of the audience agrees with him.</p>
<p>“Congress is holding hearings on overhauling our retirement system,” he said. “The option of nationalization came up and the committee chairman said that ‘nothing was off the table’.” And that includes a mandate about what types of vehicles you can or cannot invest in with your personal IRA and pension funds…the money you’ve worked hard all these years to earn and save.</p>
<p>Greg believes there are three &#8220;<strong>panic scenarios</strong>&#8221; that may occur:</p>
<p>#1 &#8211; The government will tell your bank to purchase U.S. treasuries with 50% of your retirement plan or worse…like 100%</p>
<p>#2 &#8211; The government will tell your banker to stop any transfers outside the U.S. to offshore accounts</p>
<p>#3 &#8211; The government will tell your banker to confiscate all gold or other real-value assets in your plan &#8220;for the sake of the country.&#8221;</p>
<p>Greg also believes that a window of opportunity is, for a short time, still open to p<strong>rotect ourselves against these possibilities</strong>.</p>
<p>“There are six things you probably don’t know about your IRA account, but you should,” he said. “You can take your IRA offshore, you can open a non-U.S. bank account, an LLC, or a non-U.S. annuity. Or you can buy international real estate with it…”</p>
<p>Can you guess where this is going? If you want to start a new life beyond the U.S.&#8211;in a place like <strong>Panama</strong>&#8211;you need to know this. Act now and you can move your money to Panama, and <strong>you can use your IRA funds to buy real estate here</strong>.</p>
<p>This is the kind of invaluable, need-to-know information we’re getting at this <strong>Live and Invest in Panama conference</strong>.</p>
<p>Oh I get by with a little help from my friends…</p>
<p>I’ve been attending these conferences for a number of years now, and most of the people taking the stage here are friends of mine. Like Greg Adams. And real estate investment expert <strong>Ronan McMahon</strong>. And attorney and family trust expert <strong>Joel Nagel</strong>. At conferences like this, we get a chance to catch up, but more than that, I get to listen to them talk about things they’re experts at…things they’re passionate about.</p>
<p><strong>Tuey Murdock</strong>, for instance, from <strong>First American Title Company</strong>, knows all the ins and outs of real estate title issues. She should&#8211;she’s been doing this for 34 years now….advising individuals (and major corporations) about how to identify solid real estate opportunities, and importantly, how protect those investments in the long run.</p>
<p>“There are different rules when buying real estate outside your home country,” Tuey says, “and it can be risky. But it doesn’t have to be… as long as you do a few simple things….”</p>
<p>And yes, Tuey told us exactly what those things are…she’s good at that. (And I say that fondly…she’s a very good friend, after all&#8211;and if your friends can’t tell you want to do, who can?)</p>
<p><strong>You Can Learn What the Rest of Us Have Learned Here in Panama…</strong></p>
<p><a title="Did you know Panama prices were so low?" href="http://www.liveandinvestinpanama.com/2009/08/an-incredible-first-day-did-you-know-panama-prices-were-this-low/">As I told you yesterday</a>, we’re recording this conference. All 40 of the presentations. We&#8217;re also making copies of the handouts and PowerPoint presentations.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve yet mentioned the theme of this conference. It’s “<strong>The Hidden Affordable Panama.</strong>” And the goal is to uncover some of the still undiscovered opportunities this country has to offer. Believe me, we’re doing that…in spades.</p>
<p>Today, Ronan McMahon told us more about where to find <strong>the country’s best real estate buys</strong>. <strong>Rainelda Mata-Kelly</strong> told us <strong>where and how to get a mortgage</strong>…some banks are more flexible than others and Rainelda told us exactly which banks to approach and what kinds of information to furnish them. (Importantly, she also told us what information should not be divulged.)</p>
<p><strong>Jeff Duda</strong> talked to us about how to find the <strong>best rental apartments in Panama</strong>…and how to vet rental management companies and find reliable renters for any rental properties we might own here.</p>
<p>This is all invaluable information for anyone contemplating a move to Panama. And you can get every bit of it…</p>
<p><strong>The Next Best Thing to Being Here (and at a Fraction of the Price)<br />
</strong><br />
The full price paid to attend this sold-out event was $1,195&#8211;and those who traveled here to Panama had to pay another $1,500 (or more) for airfare, hotel, meals, ground transportation, etc.</p>
<p>Certainly they’ve gotten their money’s worth. It’s an invaluable experience to be able to ask personal questions and spend one-on-one time with our expert speakers and advisors, to rub shoulders with Panama expats and network with fellow attendees…</p>
<p>But it’s not always possible to attend a conference. We understand that. And we want you to have the same opportunities as those of us here in the audience in Panama. So we’re making the information from this seminar available to you at an incredibly affordable price. Order now, in fact, and you’ll get it at the lowest price possible.</p>
<p>We guarantee our <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> will help you fast track your plans of moving to…or investing in… Panama. And we’re offering it to you now for only $349… a mere fraction of what attendees paid to join us here in Panama City.</p>
<p>To sweeten the deal, we&#8217;re throwing in a $100 voucher toward any future <em>International Living</em> event or seminar you may be interested in. (We do want you to join us at one of these events very soon!)</p>
<p>To complement your <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong>, we’ve created a special report, called <strong>Property and Lifestyle Secrets of the Hidden Affordable Panama</strong>. In it, you’ll find insider information about exactly where to buy bargain real estate in Panama…places outside the mainstream. You’ll also get insider tips (from lifelong Panama residents) of how to stretch your dollars when you live here…where to shop, where to eat, how to qualify for discounts you might not otherwise be aware of, and more.</p>
<p>(By the way, Panama has the world’s best retirement program. You’ll learn all about it, and how to qualify for it, when you order our<strong> Fast Track Panama Package</strong>.)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/location.html">Reserve Your Recordings Here</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s what’s included in your <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Audio recordings of all our Panama experts’ presentations</li>
<li>Copies of all PowerPoint presentations</li>
<li>Copies of all hand-outs and visual aids</li>
<li>Plus your special bonus report, “Property and Lifestyle Secrets of the Hidden Affordable Panama.” (This report is only available to conference attendees and to you when you order the Fast Track Panama Package.)</li>
<li>And…a $100 voucher toward any of our future conferences anywhere, any time. There is no expiration date on this voucher!</li>
</ul>
<p>I&#8217;ll send the information about how to obtain your <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> as soon as we&#8217;re finished making copies of the recordings, the handouts, the PowerPoint presentations, etc.</p>
<p><strong>And Remember: If You Don’t Feel This Information Is as Valuable As I Say it Is, You Pay Nothing</strong></p>
<p>This is your best chance to learn everything you need to know to make a move to Panama, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>A low-risk investment that may bring big returns and qualifies you for a Panama resident visa</li>
<li>The best places in Panama to buy a second home in exciting Panama City, on the beach, or in the temperate mountainous countryside</li>
<li>How to start that business you&#8217;ve been dreaming about (Don’t miss best-selling author Winton Churchill’s presentation on this topic.)</li>
<li>Why a Panama trust or other offshore vehicle is the best way to protect your hard-earned investments…</li>
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<p>As always, we guarantee this product. The information in our <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> will help you make your Panama dreams come true…whatever they are. If you don’t agree, we&#8217;ll return every penny you paid.</p>
<p>You have nothing to lose: If you don’t think the <strong>Fast Track Panama Package</strong> is as valuable as I say it is, call us at any time in the future&#8211;next month&#8230;next year&#8230;or next decade&#8211;and tell us that. We&#8217;ll give you back your $199. And your $100 conference voucher, good toward any future event, is still yours to keep.</p>
<p>Would you believe in a love at first sight?</p>
<p>Before I sign off, I want to tell you about a presentation made today by<strong> Steve Johnson</strong>. He and his wife, Linda, have been friends of ours for a couple of years now. Steve and Linda made the move to <strong>living in Panama full-time</strong> just 10 months ago.</p>
<p>“We came to Panama on an <em>International Living </em>tour a couple of years ago,” Steve said, “and we fell in love with the place right away. But you need to do your homework.”</p>
<p>Steve gave our audience an unvarnished view of what he and Linda have gone through in the last year.</p>
<p>“We sold everything we owned, and we moved down here with two cats, a big dog, and a couple of suitcases,” Steve said. “And we had the same concerns you do…what about health insurance, home insurance, visas… can we get internet, phone service, can we get all the sports channels? Yes, you can get it all…”</p>
<p>Steve offered some very important tips about how to adjust to your new life in Panama. And he ended with this thought: “The added bonus is the friends you’ll make….with people you’d never be friends with back home. You learn from each other, you rely on one another, and you come to be like family.”</p>
<p>Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends…</p></blockquote>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for International Living
Aug. 10, 2009
Kobbe Beach, Panama
Live from IL&#8217;s Live and Invest in Panama Seminar
There’s a constant droning in my ears. It can’t be stopped. Can’t be relieved.
Yesterday, on the way into the Panama City from Tocumen Airport, it was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. Not only that, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for <em>International Living</em></p>
<p>Aug. 10, 2009<br />
Kobbe Beach, Panama<br />
Live from IL&#8217;s Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</p>
<p>There’s a constant droning in my ears. It can’t be stopped. Can’t be relieved.</p>
<p>Yesterday, on the way into the Panama City from Tocumen Airport, it was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think. Not only that, I was on visual overload. I almost didn’t recognize the place.</p>
<p>Gone were the riverside shantytowns that used to border the highway. Instead, scads of workers in yellow reflective jackets (they call them ants) were busily cleaning trash from the roadside. And gone, too (or so it seemed), were the honking taxis and smoke-spewing, lane-careening <em>Diablo Rojo</em> buses that used to clog the thoroughfares and add to the chaos.</p>
<p>In just one year, since my last visit, the new <em>Cinta Costera</em>, built to bypass frantic Balboa Avenue traffic, has been completed. Instead of crawling along in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the drive from the airport to the gorgeous Playa Bonita beachside resort was an unimpeded pleasure. We buzzed right along.</p>
<p>But that’s not the only “buzz” I’m talking about.</p>
<p>I’m here in Panama for the<em> International Living</em>&#8217;s <em><strong>Live and Invest in Panama Seminar</strong></em> with nearly 250 readers with a thirst for learning what this country is all about and 50 presenters and exhibitors who can’t wait to tell them.</p>
<p>Why, of all the places in the whole wide world, are all these people so interested in Panama?</p>
<p>I couldn’t help wondering that. I mean…there are other places that are closer to home. Places that are cheaper…more exotic…</p>
<p>But, if nothing else, I’ve learned anew that there’s no place else like Panama.</p>
<p>Panama has always had a lot going for it. And according to those who took the stage today…despite a global recession and even despite the air being let from this country’s real estate balloon…there’s never been a better time to pay attention to Panama.</p>
<p>Why? First, there’s the &#8220;general buzz&#8221;:</p>
<p><strong>Low Cost of Living.</strong> You can live very well for $1,200-$2,200 per month in Panama City, and for $890-$1,200 per month in the “interior”&#8211;outside the city in a beach or mountain community. That’s according to International Living&#8217;s Panama editor and lifelong Panama resident Jessica Ramesch. (A loud frenzy of whispers from the audience…yes, a buzz…ensued after she showed a photo of a brand new house selling in David for $30,000.)</p>
<p>Speaking of real estate… yes, the market has faltered in Panama as it has elsewhere in the world. But armed with some insider insight, there’s still room to prosper…</p>
<p><strong>Active Panama Real Estate Opportunities. </strong>“Although Panama is a small country, there is a huge diversity of real estate opportunities. Panama has it all.” So said Ronan McMahon, Editor of International Living’s Real Estate Trend Alert. Ronan has researched real estate markets around the world, and he’s still keen on Panama.</p>
<p>“Three or four years ago, the opportunities in Panama were in pre-construction,” Ronan said. While that’s no longer true, Ronan gave us eight tips for how to succeed in today’s Panama real estate market, including exactly where to sniff out the deals and exactly how much to pay in each of these places. He told us about one in particular…an island in the Pacific… “It looks like the Caribbean, but it’s not…it has white-sand beaches, turquoise waters…but today, you can buy a fully outfitted villa at 1999 prices.&#8221; Again, the audience was abuzz….</p>
<p>What’s behind it all? Political stability and economic security…a rarity in the Americas these days. During the first coffee break, I chatted with attendees&#8211;two of whom have already bought retirement or vacation homes here in Panama. They both said the same thing: “We’re here to stay. There’s too much uncertainty anywhere else, including at home. But Panama’s the greatest. And the new president here is making things even better.”</p>
<p>Their comments were still ringing in my ears as I checked my e-mail.</p>
<p>One of my news feeds was about the “LatAm Five”&#8211;Latin America’s five star countries. Front and center: Panama, where the economy is “experiencing fast growth and growing importance.” What a difference a few thousand miles makes, huh?</p>
<p>Panama is expected to post Latin America’s highest GDP growth rate this year. Even though residential projects are being impacted by the global recession, say analysts, both local and foreign investors are bullish on Panama, thanks in part to the new government of supermarket mogul Ricardo Martinelli, who assumed the presidency just last month.</p>
<p>What a concept, huh? And it matches what International Living experts and expats here at the seminar are saying: Panama may be the best place in this hemisphere to live or invest these days.</p>
<p><strong>Your Inside Track to all the Information Shared at this Seminar<br />
</strong><br />
I’m Suzan Haskins, and for the next few days I’ll be reporting to you from here in Panama. I’ll be your eyes and ears both inside the conference hall and behind the scenes.</p>
<p>I’ve been an <em>International Living</em> editor for nearly a decade now. I’ve attended a lot of conferences in a lot of different countries. And despite what’s going on in the rest of the world right now…despite the sharp left turns by many governments in this part of the hemisphere and the downbeat of recession…things are straight ahead and positively upbeat in Panama.</p>
<p>By all accounts, President Martinelli is smart, market-friendly, and will continue the positive trend of the economy. Already a wealthy man, he’s refused to take a salary. And he’s urged other &#8220;financially comfortable&#8221; members of his administration to do the same.</p>
<p>As Ricardo Diaz, from Panama’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry told us, it’s a new era. “I am from the new government. We’ve been in power for only about the last 30 days. Panama has been known as a country of transit. That’s changing. Two words being uttered by business analysts everywhere are ‘China and Panama.’ We’re going to exceed all expectations. It’s an exciting time to be here.”</p>
<p>There was that buzz again…</p>
<p>The air was electric. You could feel it. People are excited to be here. And why not? Panama is a teeny tiny country, but it has a world-class city, lush green mountains, some of the world’s most beautiful beaches. And it’s incredibly inexpensive.</p>
<p>It has financial stability, political stability, and maybe most importantly, it’s populated by stable people.</p>
<p>As former U.S. Congressman Bob Bauman (who also researches and writes about the world’s best privacy and tax havens) says, “Panama is the most American-like country in this hemisphere. But Panama is not going to be told by the U.S. government what to do. The president here has advocated some very good policies…stay tuned.”</p>
<p>Stay tuned, indeed. If you’re looking for the perfect place to live or invest, keep your eyes on Panama. Just try to keep the buzzing out of your head. Because if the information we heard today is any indication, the volume is going up.</p>
<p><strong>Your No-risk Way to Learn What we’re Learning<br />
</strong><br />
There&#8217;s so much more from today’s session to share. There’s far too much, in fact, to put into this e-mail. (And there’s more to come in the next two days.)</p>
<p>But… there&#8217;s a way that you can get every bit of the important information from the Live and Invest in Panama Seminar…</p>
<p><strong>It’s the next best thing to being here…</strong></p>
<p>You can have all the most important information and benefits from this event…</p>
<p>Ronan McMahon identified eight places in Panama where you’ll find extraordinary real estate bargains&#8230;</p>
<p>Attorney Joel Nagel explained asset protection…. “It’s not a scheme to evade taxes,” he said, “it’s a way to protect what is already yours.” And he outlined seven ways to do just that.</p>
<p>Panama attorney Rainelda Mata-Kelly gave us the inside scoop on the country’s visa options, including a complete rundown on her favorite…one that’s easy to get and favorable to both you and the country. “We expect this president to be more lenient,” Rainelda said, “and he may even lower the investment amount requirement for (for instance) the &#8216;person of means&#8217; visa.&#8221;</p>
<p>And what about healthcare? This topic is on the agenda for later this week, but in one of today’s more sobering moments, expat Harry Hunt told us about a healthcare scare he had…his doctors here in Panama ordered a CAT scan early on…something that just wouldn’t happen in the States. He believes they saved his life.</p>
<p>Is your head buzzing yet? Mine still is. But listen up…</p>
<p>We’re putting together a complete package of nearly everything that&#8217;s happening at this event.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re making audio recordings of all 40 of the presentations.</p>
<p>We&#8217;re also making copies of the handouts, PowerPoint and visual presentations. And you get the complete dossier we give to each attendee when they showed up here at Playa Bonita for the Live and Invest in Panama Seminar. Everything but a rum punch cocktail. (And if we could figure out how to send you that, we would!)</p>
<p>We call it our Fast Track Panama Package. And we guarantee it will help you fast track your plans of moving to…or investing in… Panama.</p>
<p><strong>Reserve the Fast Track Panama Package at the Lowest Price Possible</strong></p>
<p>The full price to attend this sold-out event was $1,195&#8211;but you can secure yourself a copy of the Fast Track Panama Package for only $199… a mere fraction of what attendees paid to join us here in Panama City.</p>
<p>And to sweeten the deal, we&#8217;re throwing in a $100 voucher toward any future International Living event. Use it to attend next year&#8217;s Panama seminar (or any future event you may be interested in).</p>
<p>But, this is a limited time offer only.</p>
<p>Once the Fast Track Panama Package is available for download and the initial orders have been placed, we’ll increase the price to $349.</p>
<p>To recap, the discounted price includes:<br />
•    Audio recordings of all our Panama experts’ presentations<br />
•    Copies of all hand-outs and slideshows<br />
•    Plus a special bonus report, titled: Property and Lifestyle Secrets of the Hidden Affordable Panama (This report is only available to conference attendees and to you…when you order the Fast Track Panama Package.)<br />
•    And a $100 voucher toward any of our future conferences anywhere, any time. There is no expiration date on this voucher!</p>
<p>Reserve your copy today by completing our secure online form and save $150 on the Fast Track Panama Package.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/location.html" target="_blank">Reserve Your Recordings Here</a>.</p>
<p>But remember, we’ll only offer this low price until we have the recordings ready to deliver to you. At that point… we&#8217;ll charge the full price of $349.</p>
<p>There won’t be a more affordable time to reserve your copy. This special conference discount is only available until we’re ready to deliver the recordings to you.</p>
<p>After that, we&#8217;ll charge the regular price.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll send the information about how to obtain your Fast Track Panama Package as soon as we&#8217;re finished making copies of the recordings, the handouts, the PowerPoint presentations, etc.</p>
<p><strong>If This Information… These Tips and Secrets… Don&#8217;t Work, You Pay Nothing<br />
</strong><br />
As I said, we guarantee that the information in our Fast Track Panama Package will help you make your Panama dreams come true…whatever they are. If you don’t agree, we&#8217;ll return every penny you paid.</p>
<p>You have nothing to lose: You can call us at any time in the future&#8211;next month&#8230;next year&#8230;or next decade&#8211;and tell us the information didn&#8217;t help you. (Or don&#8217;t tell us anything. Just ask for your money back.) We&#8217;ll give you back your $199. And your $100 voucher, good toward any future event, is still yours to keep.</p>
<p>If you’re serious about tapping into the opportunities available in Panama, I urge you to reserve your Fast Track Panama Package now.</p>
<p>Just one caveat and one more guarantee: have your earplugs handy. Because when you listen to these recordings and hear about all that Panama has to offer, your head will be buzzing, too.</p>
<p>Until tomorrow,</p>
<p>Suzan Haskins<br />
Your Conference Insider, International Living</p>
<p>P.S. Remember, you get $150 off the regular price of the Fast Track Panama Package, and a $100 voucher toward any of our next events or conferences. But this special conference discount is only available until we’re ready to deliver the recordings&#8211;after that the price goes up.</p>
<p>Don’t wait. Because if you do, you’ll pay more. <a href="https://www.web-purchases.com/121SLIP9/W121K8R2/landing.html" target="_blank">Learn more about the Fast Track Panama Package now</a>.</p>
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