That doesn't apply in every country on the planet right? If he marries and it goes pear shaped it's a
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split - oh look again like every other country on the planet. Apart from in Thailand the courts are kinder on the male than they are in the West by a very long way
Having lived in Thailand many years I would recommend the following :- ignore everything Peter Edgworth and his bar stool muppets tell you. He's just one of the few that couldn't hack it
Theres not a country on the planet (perhaps not incl Africa) that you could just walk in and open a bank account without solid proof of who you are. The fines for laundering can run into the billions!
Is it insured? I wanted to put valuables in one of these secure sites and when I asked what their insurance cover was, they said it's actually illegal to insure the areain Thailand! I walked.
Gold is not a great investment, over decades maybe, but it provides no income unlike equities where you get an income and keep the capital. Then there's the time to make back what the shop has shaved off the price and charged you.