Are Your Goals Big Enough?
First of all I want to apologize to my regular readers. I have been writing this weekly newsletter now for a couple of years and last week was the first week I have not produced an article. I was in Montreal for an annual event called G2. G2 is an alumni group of business owners […]
I’m Not Chicken Little
Last night I was working a bit on the computer on a couple of new projects. I found years ago that running multiple monitors dramatically increases my productivity. I keep various tasks on the monitors eliminating the need to switch back and forth. It really is a time saver. On one of the monitors I […]
The Black Crow Event
Happy Cinco de Mayo mi amigos! (Sorry, this was last week’s newsletter). As you are all most likely aware, today is the day to celebrate drinking beer and eating fish tacos…and oh yeah, the Mexicans defeating France in 1862. But never mind that nonsense; let’s have another pitcher of Dos Equis. This is how most […]
Uncle Ben’s Free Gift
While at a social event yesterday with a group of about 40 entrepreneurs, I was bombarded with questions regarding the economy, investing, and ‘geo-arbitrage’. On the topic of ‘geo-arbitrage’, a good friend of mine, Phil, has asked me on several occasions what is the appeal of moving abroad. Over the last 2 years, I spent […]
Offshore Asset Protection Pt 2
In last week’s newsletter titled “Are We Slaves to the State”, I discussed the morality of taxation and a very short window of opportunity to save yourself an enormous amount of money on estate taxes. At the same time you can allow your heirs to opt out of the US tax trap with your estate. […]
Are We Slaves to the State?
It’s that time of year again; the season that everyone loves to hate; tax time. Personally, I don’t completely despise paying taxes as much as I despise the complications of tax reporting and the use of tax dollars. Don’t get me wrong, our current tax system in the US has reached a point where it […]
On the Path to Socialism???
Over the past couple of years we keep hearing various media outlets and bloggers debate about whether or not America is on the path to socialism. Many people talk about the destruction of privacy from Bush’s Patriot Act, while others discuss the nationalization of the healthcare system from Obamacare. According to dictionary.com, the definition of […]
Why Jobs Suck
Yesterday I had a phone conversation with a friend of mine, Mike, who also was a former employee at a company I sold a few years ago. It had been awhile since we last talked so it was good to catch up. Mike worked for me for several years after I bought his company and […]
The Procrastinator’s Doctrine
Over the past week I have spoken to a few existing and potential clients who still seem reluctant to ‘pull the trigger’ on completing their own asset protection plan. Yesterday, I spoke to a woman who mentioned that she realizes it is something she needs to do, but is struggling with the idea of spending […]
5 Steps to Eliminate Investment Risk
Like many of you, I am an investor and a trader. If you are also in the markets today, you are surely finding it to be increasingly difficult to locate safe places to stash your cash. In the past year we have seen silver go from $16/oz to $36/oz. We have seen gold go from […]
