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No book on low-cost investing should be written without a nod to John Bogle. Referred to by many as Saint Jack, he created the first low-cost index fund. The firm he founded, Vanguard, is now the largest mutual fund provider in the world. What's especially cool is that he didn't profit from its growth. Run much like a nonprofit firm, it's testimony to altruistic goodness gone positively viral.

I hope this book does justice to his low-cost, diversified mantra for investors.

I would also like to acknowledge investment writers Ian McGugan and Scott Burns. They're the best personal finance writers I know. And they continue to coach my writing. If this book reads clearly, with a dash of humor, it's largely thanks to them.

The expats profiled within these pages also deserve my heartfelt thanks. You let me pry into the good, bad, and ugly aspects of your personal financial lives. And this book is far more instructive (and, I hope, entertaining) because of your generosity.

Saintly financial advisor Tony Noto also helped greatly with my section on American individual retirement accounts (IRAs). I'm not sure if your clients know, Tony, how fortunate they truly are.

My agent, Sam Fleishman (the man who appears never to sleep) worked tirelessly to ensure I was given a strong publishing contract. Thank you, Sam. Now get to bed.

Finally, to my lovely wife Pele: You tolerated my mission, working as my editor and time manager – pulling me away from the manuscript when life needed living.