Americans – The Global Black Sheep

The past couple of weeks have been a mad scramble for a handful of my clients. This is primarily due to a call I received two weeks ago from one of my favorite offshore banks. The call went something like this; “Hi Bobby, this is ‘Mike’ calling from ‘We hate FATCA bank’. I want to […]
American Asset Protection…Really?

You are probably reading the title thinking I have lost my mind. Your thoughts are probably something like this; “He promotes offshore asset protection as a necessity in these tumultuous times. How can he rationally recommend asset protection structures in the US?” While it is true, I do think offshore companies, offshore banking, offshore trusts […]
Money Grubbing Bureaucrats Among US

Last week’s article titled, “The Criminalization of Cash – Orwellian Reality”, generated some interesting feedback. Most of it was supportive, which was to be expected since the majority of my readers subscribe because they agree with the viewpoints represented. However, one subscriber had a very different perspective. Actually he went so far as to threaten […]
The Criminalization of Cash – Orwellian Reality

I don’t normally put out this many articles in one week, but this week has been very unique. For starters we launched our offshore conference, ‘Global Escape Hatch – Panama 2012‘, where you can learn from experts on such topics as; international investments, offshore banking, asset protection, 2nd passports, data privacy, and more. We also […]
Kung Fu Steve Goes to Panama

Yesterday I have a very good conversation with one of my business partners. Steve and I are putting together our conference, ‘Global Escape Hatch – Panama 2012‘ coming up in September. We have known each other now for just a few years, but he is one of the brightest, most energetic guys I know. If […]
Happy Legal Theft of Americans Day – 79th Anniversary

Yesterday I had an interesting debate regarding a post I put on Facebook (yes, I know it’s the destruction of privacy, Satan, mark of the beast, blah blah). Many of you may have seen it if we are already connected there, but for those of you that haven’t seen it, this presents a disturbing trend […]
Senate Amendment Allows IRS to Revoke Passports

by Brian Mahany, Esq. Each day we lose more and more of our fundamental rights. Many of these rights were given up in the name of “national security.” It’s a very slippery slope. Scholars have debated the erosion of civil rights caused by the passage of the Patriot Act. A recent unanimous amendment to a […]
How to Boil a Frog, by Politicus Bumpkiss

How to boil a frog, by Politicus Bumpkiss: Allow many tax breaks to expire quietly like; Alternative minimum tax (AMT) — A series of temporary legislative “patches” over the last several years has prevented a dramatic increase in the number of individuals subject to the AMT–essentially a parallel federal income tax system with its own […]
The Golden Age of Entrepreneurship

Today’s asset protection newsletter may be a bit philosophical for some, but bear with me it has practical implications. Or don’t bear with me – the delete key is on the top right. On my radio show this week, “Global Escape Hatch”, I discussed my views on corporate statism and how I am extremely optimistic […]
That Would Never Happen in the US

The past couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind trip mostly back in the US with meetings and visiting with family and friends. I even had the opportunity to speak at an event about offshore asset protection and developing your own Geo-Arbitrage strategy. I am wrapping up the trip today and heading […]