Episode 79: Investment Migration and the $500K Portugal Golden Visa with Daniel Twomey

October 19th, 2026  |  23 mins 49 secs

asset protection, estate planning, financial independence, golden visa, international planning, investment migration, plan b strategy, portugal golden visa, second citizenship

This week on the Scholar Wealth Podcast, Stephan talks with Daniel Twomey, COO of La Vida Golden Visas, about investment migration and the growing demand from Americans for second residencies and citizenships. They walk through the Portugal Golden Visa and its 500,000 euro investment into private equity funds, how programs compare across Europe and the Caribbean, Malta’s new citizenship by merit framework, and the US EB-5 program. Daniel also covers the biggest misconceptions clients bring to the process, from documentation requirements to language testing.