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The Cornerstone Guides

Twelve deep, sourced guides — the foundation everything else builds on.

Retire

Retiring in France: The Complete Money Guide

Visa income rules, pension taxes by nationality, healthcare, savings strategy.

📗 Guide · ~14 min
Invest

Luxembourg Life Insurance for Internationals

Triangle of Security, portability, FAS & FID — plus the growth simulator.

📗 Guide · ~12 min
Invest

Assurance Vie, Explained for Expats

France's favourite account — real tax rules and inheritance superpowers.

📗 Guide · ~13 min
Property

Buying Property in France as a Foreigner

Process, costs calculator, non-resident mortgages, bare ownership, pitfalls.

📗 Guide · ~15 min
Estate

French Inheritance Law & Tax for Expats

Forced heirship, the 60% trap, the calculator, and the escape hatches.

📗 Guide · ~13 min
Taxes

French Taxes for Expats: The Plain-English Map

Residency tests, the 31.4% flat tax (2026), social charges, treaties, official sources.

📗 Guide · ~14 min
Move

Moving to France: The Financial Checklist

The before/after money moves — impatriate regime included.

📗 Guide · ~13 min
Invest

French SCPI: Real Estate Income, Hands-Off

Quarterly income from €5,000 — SCPI vs REIT, non-resident taxes, risks.

📗 Guide · ~12 min
USA

Investing in France as an American

PFIC, FBAR, FATCA — the traps, the clean lanes, the treaty good news.

📗 Guide · ~13 min
Australia

Australians in France: Money & Super

Superannuation, Age Pension abroad, CGT at departure, your French toolbox.

📗 Guide · ~13 min
UK

British in France: Pensions, ISAs & Money

The lump sum decision, dying ISAs, QROPS, S1, and the 2025 IHT reform.

📗 Guide · ~14 min
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English Home: Investing in France

Who I help, the eligibility matrix by residency & nationality, all guides.

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