Good News For US Canadian Dual Nationals – FATCA Post
September 18, 2014 By: Brian Mahany, Principal at Mahany & Ertl The United States and Canada have long enjoyed very close ties. That relationship isn’t likely to change in the near future, although FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – has angered many Canadians. Some equate FATCA with U.S. imperialism and say the […]
First World Problems
September 15, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I am often reminded by many Europeans on Facebook how much better they have it than the United States. They look down their noses at the apparent selfishness of America and her constituents. And yet, there are those who would beg to differ. I recently spoke with a […]
Bobby’s Interview w/ Jason Hartman
September 12, 2014 With Bobby Casey, Managing Director of GWP “On this episode of Jason Hartman’s JetSetter Show, he invites Bobby Casey from Global Wealth Protection to talk about alternative investments, asset protection and internationalization. In the interview, Casey brings up both business and personal issues related to your presence in a particular jurisdiction, how […]
Working Around the U.S.
September 8, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher “If President Obama and his successors continue with their heavy-handed approach of levying sanctions against every country that does something US policymakers don’t like, it will only lead to more countries shunning the dollar and accelerating the dollar’s slide into irrelevance.” — Aug 10, 2014, Ron Paul, former […]
Interview w/ Jake Desyllas on The Voluntary Life
September 5, 2014 With: Bobby Casey, Managing Director of GWP This is a great rundown on geo-arbitrage! Practical information you can use when assessing what might be right for you. Encouraging information pertaining to the international life. Take a listen… Check out Bobby’s interview with Jake Desyllas on TheVoluntaryLife.com, Episode 170! Click […]
The Truth About Paraguayan Citizenship
September 3, 2014 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director of GWP Comparatively speaking, Paraguay is one of the easiest and most affordable countries in which to obtain residency, a passport, and ultimately citizenship. Don’t cut corners. Do it by the book, and in a matter of a few years, you’ll have a legitimate passport and citizenship […]
Expat Expense: Brace Yourselves
September 1, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Immigration is still quite the hot topic in the United States, but so is EMIGRATION. Bobby did a piece on this not that long ago, discussing the economic impacts of both. Ultimately, the preponderance of evidence supports two facts: 1. Immigrants (legal or otherwise) provide MORE benefits than […]
Spain Raids Social Security Fund. Is Portugal Next?
August 29,2014 By: Gordon Haave, Managing Director at Agora Trust, Ltd. In my article last week, “Cypriot-Style Bail-in: Be Ready”, I discussed last year’s confiscation of a portion of depositors’ accounts in Cyprus. It hasn’t gotten that bad yet in Spain, but Using Google Translate on the Spanish website El Economista we learn that: “The […]
The American Stigma
August 25, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher These are some sad times… some sad and divided times. People are turning on one another over everything from race and religion to socio-economic status. Governments are waging wars against not just foreign governments, but their own citizens resulting in standoffs in suburban streets! And businesses are turning […]
Cypriot-Style Bail-In: Be Ready!
August 22, 2014 By: Gordon Haave, Managing Director of Agora Trust LLC Cyprus recently completed a bank bail-in for its troubled financial system. The terms are as follows: The German government is contributing 13 billion euros to help bail out Cyprus bankers and their Russian clients. What did Cyprus kick in? As part of the […]
