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By episode 5 in this Expat Finance series with wealth manager and financial advisor, Adrian Bliss, you should be feeling much better about your finances! This week, I have a couple of questions for you to check your understanding of financial jargon: First, what’s the difference between a private banker, stockbroker and financial advisor and who is most qualified to help you manage your wealth? And second, can you name the six basics options you have for allocating your precious assets? If not don’t worry! In this episode, Adrian explains everything you need to understand so that the next time you sit with an expert, you’ll be speaking the same language and understand the choices presented to you. For Show Notes on this episode and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/expatfinance. And as always, connect with Adrian at [email protected].

Aiyo... we've all felt 'em. Those dancing butterflies in our bellies that like to plague us right before we step in front of a crowd. Believe it or not, some nerves actually propel us towards our best, helping us deliver a killer presentation. But what do we do with those that hinder us, those that make us fudge our lines or, worse, completely draw a blank? In this Sticky Steps episode with Jeff Tan, he'll share some secrets to overcoming those pesky nerves, each and every time you speak. For Show Notes on this episode and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/stickysteps and email Jeff at [email protected].

Is Intellectual Property Right in China a joke? I mean, it doesn’t take long to form the biased conclusion that China is still a bit of an IP Wild, Wild West, right? Well, I was delighted and a bit surprised to be honest, to hear lawyer Patrick Dai’s take on intellectual property rights and the changes that are happening across China to ensure proper protection for those of us with IP that we’d rightly like to protect. In this episode he walks through the registration of trademarks and patents and the legal liabilities for infringement of IP in China. Find Show Notes for this episode and more at www.limitlesslaowai.com/startuplaw and feel free to connect with Patrick at [email protected].

Lack of regulation in China rightly causes concern for expat investors. How can you mitigate your risk as you look to expand your investment portfolio while abroad? In this episode with wealth manager and financial adviser, Adrian Bliss, he discusses some questions you need to be asking before you sign on the dotted line. For Show Notes on this episode and more, visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/expatfinance. And as always, connect with Adrian at [email protected].

In this week’s episode of Adjusting Well to Life in China, we’re going to walk through three quick life hacks that will help get you to the “I love my life in China” place faster than the average bear. For Show Notes on this episode and more visit us online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/adjustingwell. And as always, you can connect with email Ally at [email protected].

When you watch a pro athlete perform at her best, a musician nail a masterpiece live on stage, or a speaker flawlessly deliver a moving or motivational speech, what thoughts go through your mind? I know for me, the last thing I think about is how many thousands of hours of practice, practice and more practice are actually behind a short burst of their seemingly perfect delivery. In this Sticky Steps episode, Jeff gently reminds us that when it comes down to our presentation skills, practice truly does make perfect. What's the best way to practice to be most effective on stage? Tune in to find out. Get Show Notes on this episode and more online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/stickysteps and email Jeff with questions at [email protected]!

Hire slow, fire fast. Words to live by, but in China, it's not always that easy. In this episode on Start Up Law, Patrick talks through some common labor issues facing foreign employers in China and more importantly gives very practical steps you can take to protect your interests in the case of a hiring situation gone wrong. Find Show Notes on this episode and more at www.limitlesslaowai.com/startuplaw and connect to Patrick by email at [email protected].

As expats there are so many amazing opportunities and experiences that compete with our desire to save for the future. That holiday vacation… the new gadget… your home mortgage! In the long run, there’s no harm in waiting a year or two to start planning and really setting aside some cash, right? Wrong! In this episode with wealth manager and financial adviser, Adrian Bliss, he calculates for you precisely how much of your future wealth is at stake when you delay. Find Show Notes on this episode and more at www.limitlesslaowai.com/expatfinance and email Adrian at [email protected].

Do you know the subtle difference between jokes and humor? Which one should you use in your presentations? If you're not sure, then you definitely need to hear this episode in Jeff Tan's Sticky Steps series. If you take his well-seasoned advice to heart, you'll be able to lighten the mood of any talk you ever do and deliver a down-to-earth presentation that delights your audience. Find Show Notes on this episode and more at www.limitlesslaowai.com/stickysteps and email Jeff at [email protected].

Throughout history, the oral tradition of story telling has been utilized as a powerful tool of influence, helping speakers reach their audience in a tangible, human way. Today it's really no different, and yet, how many presentations have you sat through that were dry-as-a-bone, void of any engaging anecdote that brought home a critical point? I'm willing to bet the vast majority and probably because most speakers are afraid that story telling is inappropriate for their audience! Jeff Tan however begs to differ. He argues that from the board room, to the classroom stories can and should be integrated every time we address a crowd. In Episode 2 of Jeff Sticky Steps to Creating Killer Presentations Series, he shares with us just how to craft and deliver stories in a meaningful, relevant and tasteful way. See Show Notes for this episode and more online at www.limitlesslaowai.com/stickysteps and as always, message Jeff at [email protected].