Missed Some Great Expat Links on Twitter? (April 30 edition)

Hi Everyone, I hope you are enjoying a wonderful week. Here are some expat links I have tweeted recently that might interest you...

Choosing Between Making Money & Doing What You Love (HarvardBiz)
http://bit.ly/HpmDVU

Do Expats Need To Balance The Fun Of Now With The Security Of Later?
http://on.ft.com/H3VDJo

10 Things To Know Before Traveling To South East Asia
http://bit.ly/H0h1Oq

New Australian Magazine "International Traveller" Is Looking For Travel Story Contributions (Prizes To Be Won)
http://on.fb.me/IJ6wSk

Living In The UK? New Subscription-Based Group For Professionals Relocating To London
http://www.provisita.com/

20 Business Lessons Learned While Riding Across Africa (by sometimes-expatriate-sometimes-repatriate Kiwi Natalie Sisson)
http://bit.ly/HF72QJ

Take A Look Around The World's Most Expensive Apartment
http://shar.es/r3VTn

Travel Friends, Forever Friends
http://bit.ly/H1ZFSW

Expat Case Study: How Long Would Your Money Last If You Retired Today?
http://bit.ly/I98eKS

Meet The Expat Chefs Who Left Their 5-Star Jobs To Set Up Their Own Restaurants In India
http://bit.ly/HvnzpE

Are Expat Women Safe in Kuwait?
http://bit.ly/JXg8gt

World's Strangest Theme Parks [In Pictures]
http://bit.ly/Iobnu2

A Sad One... Isolation Takes Its Toll On Expat Execs
http://bit.ly/HuUDzv

One from us... If younhaven't yet downloaded a sample from our Expat Women: Confessions - 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, just click here and happy reading!

Videos of the week (not expat-related, but brilliant)...
A Day Made of Glass (by Corning):
Video 1 http://bit.ly/Ki1uuj
Video 2 http://bit.ly/Iz4Fgr

And finally, a quote that I adored from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie this week...
"Everything will be alright in the end. And if it's not alright, it's not yet the end."

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Thanks for your support and I wish you a sensational day/evening! Andrea @andreaexpat

Expat Women Sponsor (Barclays Wealth International) Launches iInvestTM

Hi Everyone, If you have money to invest, you may be interested in the following iInvestTM press release, from one of our valued Expat Women Gold Sponsors, Barclays Wealth International.

Press Release: Barclays Wealth iInvestTM

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management firm and the UK’s largest, has announced the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM, a new international investment service for Barclays Wealth International clients. Barclays Wealth iInvestTM enables clients to invest in products across a range of global markets and asset classes, from one single investment account, in GBP, US or EUR currencies.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is available to UK non-domiciles, UK expats, foreign nationals and residents of Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and Gibraltar, who have a minimum of £50,000 to invest.

International investment advisers will provide clients with expert advice to help them build bespoke portfolios that are tailored around their individual investment profile.

Barclays Wealth iInvestTM clients can place money in products that invest in:
• shares
• bonds
• commodities
• exchange traded funds
• managed funds
• structured products

Commenting on the launch of this new offering, Mark Richards, Managing Director, Barclays Wealth International and Wealth Intermediaries, said: “In this current environment where interest rates are lower than the rate of inflation, investors are seeing savings being eroded in real terms. With little expectation that interest rates will rise higher than inflation any time soon, Barclays Wealth iInvestTM provides an opportunity potentially to boost returns through diversification. There is a strong case for investing across geographies and the launch of Barclays Wealth iInvestTM is in direct response to client appetite for access to products that provide returns from shares, bonds, exchange traded funds, managed funds and structured products across the globe.”

Please note the value of investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested.

To find out more information on Barclays Wealth iInvestTM please visit http://www.barclayswealth.com/international/investments.htm or call +44 (0)1624 684496