Investment guides
To understand an investment before you decide
What income from an asset is, how its return is measured, and where it comes from.
Each guide explains one topic with a worked example. Go straight to the one that answers what you want to decide.
Getting started
- Passive income: what it is and what it isn'tWhat passive income is, what it isn't, and how much capital it takes to cover your expenses, with a worked example in pesos.Read the guide
- What to invest in with little money in ColombiaWhat to invest in with little money in Colombia: what to sort out first, common options with their term and liquidity, and a 1,000,000 peso example.Read the guide
- How to compare a CDT with other optionsCompare a Colombian CDT with a savings account, a fund or a private project with 5 questions: effective rate, taxes, inflation, access and risk. With a worked example.Read the guide
- How to evaluate an investment projectHow to evaluate an investment project step by step: who's behind it, which documents to read, how to test the numbers and how you'd exit. With an example.Read the guide
- How to calculate a project's returnWork out a project's return step by step: cash flow, ROI, payback, IRR and NPV, with a worked example laid out year by year.Read the guide
Real estate
- What is fractional real estate investing?Fractional real estate investing gives you a share of one project. See what that share is, how income and costs reach it, and a worked example in pesos.Read the guide
- How to start investing in real estate with little moneyHow to start investing in real estate with little money: buying an apartment vs. a small participation, with notary, registration and yearly costs.Read the guide
- Investing in Medellín real estateInvesting in Medellín starts with the model: long-term rent, short-term rent, coliving or a participation. See what to check and a worked example in pesos.Read the guide
- How a short-term rental apartment makes money in MedellínOccupancy, nightly rate, commissions, housekeeping and the operator: one month of a short-term rental in Medellín, peso by peso, down to what the owner keeps.Read the guide
- Investing in colivingInvesting in coliving: what it is, how it differs from renting and short stays, its income and costs, and a 12-room worked example in pesos.Read the guide
- How to invest in Miami real estate from ColombiaHow a Colombian buys an apartment in Miami: steps, costs, taxes in both countries and the effect of the dollar, with a sample year in dollars and in pesos.Read the guide
Solar energy
- Solar energy investment in ColombiaSolar energy investment means taking part in a specific project. See how one is developed, where its income comes from, what it costs and its risks.Read the guide
- Power purchase agreements: how they work as an investmentWhere a solar project's income comes from under a PPA: who's involved, which clauses to check and a worked example in Colombian pesos.Read the guide
