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 […]
The United Corporate Statism of America

In today’s asset protection newsletter: Discussion about 2013 federal budget proposal and its implication for your wealth Reminder about today’s webinar discussing real estate asset protection strategies Travel plans for those interested in meeting face-to-face Early notification about our offshore conference “Global Escape Hatch – Panama 2012” New product for Real Estate investors seeking asset […]
Who Really Owns Your Shares

by Jeff Berwick Do you own stocks in a brokerage account? You may be surprised to find out that you don’t. Your brokerage owns them. It is one of the dirtiest little secrets in the brokerage business. And 99.9% of people have no idea it is even being done to them. It’s called “street name […]
Are You One of the Wage Slave Sheeple?

Every week I talk to people who are interested in making the move abroad for various reasons. Some are bored and tired of the corporate rat race; some are looking for love in all the right places. Others are disgusted with the state of economic affairs in the US and just looking for a new […]
Economic Doomsday? Or Opportunity of a Lifetime?

After two weeks, I am finally home from my eastern European road trip. It was a whirlwind trip with visits in Lithuania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland. The trip was mostly pleasure, but there were a couple of meetings along the way. In future articles I will discuss some of the opportunities that arose […]
Global Escape Hatch

I want to begin this newsletter by wishing all of my friends, family and readers around the world a happy holidays. There are a myriad of winter traditions celebrated around the world on a variety of days ranging from Saint Nicholas Day on December 6th, Hanukkah from December 20-28th, Catholic or Protestant Christmas on December […]
A Free Man’s Perspective

Interview with Paul Rosenberg – Cryptohippie Bobby: Hi Paul, thanks for joining me today. I appreciate you taking the time to share with me and my readers. Let’s get started, shall we? Ok, I am very familiar with your company, Cryptohippie. I am a devoted customer of yours and find this product to be a […]
Protect Your Assets Like the Uber-Rich

Asset Protection for the Real Estate Investor In my consulting business, I frequently work with real estate investors who are interested in creating a bulletproof asset protection plan to shield themselves from predatory litigation. From my viewpoint, real estate investors have one of the highest risk profiles of any business person. Clearly the world is […]
Are You a Fascist Troll Lurking in the Shadows?
Asset Protection – Is the US a Fascist Police State? This week I want to share with you two separate news items that are both frightening and disgusting. The first one occurred just about two weeks ago and involves a court case where the CA appeals court approved cell phone searches during traffic stops. The […]
I’m Buying Call Options on Entrepreneurship

Asset Protection – Entrepreneurship Over the past week I have been working with one of my asset protection clients developing a strategy for him to minimize his risk. He is a commercial real estate entrepreneur with a fairly large 8 figure net worth. Every time I work with successful entrepreneurs like him I can feel […]