Obamacare: Exceptions Leading to Failure
December 26, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Obamacare was supposed to be the crown jewel of the Obama administration. But as time has passed and the law incrementally unfolds, it is becoming clear that this precious stone is really just worthless gravel. The only thing propping up the ACA right now are a bunch of […]
A Comprehensive Introduction to Crypto-Currency
December 23, 2013 By: Greg Simon, Contributor from knowmadiclife.com What is a crypto-currency? A crypto-currency is simply a digital medium of exchange. The most widely know and used crypto-currency today is bitcoin. Crypto-currencies are different from government fiat currencies in many ways. One critical main difference between government fiat currency and crypto-currency is denationalization. Crypto-currencies […]
Biometric Surveillance State
December 19, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Think of every well-intended use of facial recognition (biometric) technology. Identity protection? Or even identifying a potential criminal? In light of the revelations shared by Edward Snowden, I think there is a growing and healthy skepticism of surveillance technology. The inconveniences and uneasiness people are experiencing have many […]
How to Live Without Worry of Inflation
December 18, 2013 By: Mark Morgan Ford Let’s talk about “inflation”—one of the best-known but least-understood economic terms in common parlance. Technically, inflation is “a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.” Is that bad? It’s good if you have a fixed-rate mortgage or […]
Sticky Note: Why Go Off-shore
December 17, 2013 By: Paul Seymour, Director of Client Services I typically receive about 8-10 inquiries per day from potential clients who are interested in getting their assets out of harm’s way in the US or EU. Many of them start with the phrase, “this is somewhat new for me, so please explain…..” So, as […]
Sun, Sand and Second Passports
December 12, 2013 By: Bobby Casey Today (December 11th) is a down day for me after a busy week in St. Kitts at the Liberty Forums held at the Marriott in Frigate Bay. I am sitting here today writing this with a wonderful ocean breeze drinking a mango colada (don’t judge me, it’s my off […]
China’s Recent Monetary Moves
December 9, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher The Yuan has overtaken the Euro in trade finance usage in October, making it the second most used currency in trade finance. There have been some changes going on in China’s monetary policies. Some of which have resulted in some interesting news for the Yuan. Chinese currency had […]
Gringo Motorcycle Diaries: Medellin to Manizales
December 5, 2013 By: Paul Seymour, Director of Client Services I’ve got to relate a story about the first, miserably failed attempt to get down the road. The whole trip got off to a very auspicious beginning. As I said, I bought an old 650 cruiser. A 2002 Suzuki Freewind, to be exact. Reason being, […]
The True Value of Bitcoin: What You Really Need to Know
December 3, 2013 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director My buddy and fellow freedom-loving protagonist, Stefan Molyneux recently released this video dissecting the benefits and usage of Bitcoin. I must admit, I am woefully ignorant about this subject but I personally found this video HUGELY educational and eye-opening. For example, I knew Bitcoin is used as […]
Tax Breaks Are NOT Subsidies
December 2, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Let it be known that I oppose ALL bailouts, bail-ins, subsidies and welfare. I don’t care WHO gets it. It could be a poor little old lady in Harlem… or a big corporation like Solyndra. I don’t like stealing from one to give to another. I like people […]
