Touchstone Education Expands Into North America to Support International Demand for Property Investment Education

Touchstone Education, the property investment education company co-founded by Paul Smith and Aniko Smith, is expanding its global operations to serve a growing international demand for structured property investment training. The company is broadening access to its online programmes, live group coaching, and deal-focused education model for students outside Europe, including those in North America.

Expanding Access to Established Training

While the organization is busy expanding its international presence, its focus remains on offering a consistent educational framework. This expansion helps students in their own territories to access Touchstone’s programmes, which encompass the online Wealth through Property course and the 12-month Wealthy Academy programme. 

The company’s growth has been built on a model designed to grow and serve students across multiple regions. Touchstone has been able to integrate digital coursework with live group coaching and specialized deal clinics, with an aim of educating students about the practical side of property investment. These training modules cover several investment strategies, including residential property, serviced accommodation, commercial property, and joint ventures. Each is composed of material that can apply to a number of diverse market conditions.  

A More Structured Education

At the root of the company's growth is a curriculum built directly from Paul Smith's personal investment history, not theory, but strategies he implemented with his own capital across more than four decades before teaching a single paying student. Smith purchased his first London property for under £10,000 at the age of 17 in 1981. He built his portfolio alongside a full-time corporate career that took him from a Ford Motor Company factory floor to Managing Director of Allied Distillers, a multi-billion-pound operation spanning 26 sites across more than 100 countries. His final corporate redundancy came in 2004, at the age of 39. He has never worked as an employee since. The curriculum Touchstone teaches, lease options, rent-to-rent, serviced accommodation, commercial property, joint ventures, reflects strategies Smith used personally across those decades, adapted for students at every stage of their investment journey.

A Foundation Built on Expertise

The company's curriculum is influenced by the professional background of its leaders. Founder Paul Smith transitioned into the property sector after exiting the corporate world. His personal experience, which includes the initial purchase of a property, followed by the development of a diverse portfolio, has contributed to the practical angles the company offers. His background in navigating market cycles and property management is also the basis for the training modules.  

As a result of Smith’s influence, the company utilizes a “three-legged milking stool” concept, which emphasizes diversifying income streams in order to balance financial risk. The curriculum guides students from one strategy to another, along with offering access to Touchstone's course library. Students are also exposed to real investment opportunities. Notably, the programme includes a money-back guarantee if students don't generate returns equal to or greater than their tuition fees. 

"Property is where you earn the right to invest," Smith explains. "It is the most accessible vehicle for building your first million in net worth, because the bank helps you buy it, you can improve it, and you can do it in parallel with your existing career. Once you have built that foundation, you diversify into other asset classes and geographies. That is the full arc Touchstone teaches: creation, protection, and legacy. We are bringing that framework to North America because the principles are universal, and American investors deserve access to a system that has been validated by tens of thousands of students across more than 150 countries."

About Touchstone Education

Touchstone Education is a Liechtenstein-based property investment education company co-founded by Paul Smith and Aniko Smith. The company provides online courses, live group coaching, deal clinics, and structured training programmes designed to help students learn property investment strategies, including residential property, serviced accommodation, commercial property, and joint ventures. For more information, visit touchstoneeducation.com.

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