Retirement: The “Crisis du Jour”
March 14, 2016 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP There’s a marvelous book called “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” by Max Weber. If you get a chance, it’s one of the few sociological reads that speak to the once great American brand of capitalism. It doesn’t have much to with religion per […]
Government Intrusion & The Erosion of Economic Freedom
February 8, 2016 By: Bobby Casey, Managing Director GWP In a not-too-surprising turn of events, the United States has slipped out of the top 10 most economically free nations. I say “not surprising” because it’s been a downward trend for the past seven years for the US. The “Obama recovery” is a hoax. Without economic […]
Is Residency in Panama Right for You?
September 10, 2015 by Bobby Casey When considering the various options for internationalizing your life, the question of “where” is always at the top of that list. However, “where” can have many variations in meaning, depending on your personal situation. For example; Where should I live? Where should I establish foreign residency? Where should I […]
What to do with Your Cash Now?
July 30, 2015 by Bobby Casey We live in some strange times. Governments around the world are drowning in debt and yet the media portrays the global economy as recovering. Stock markets are like riding a roller coaster, drunk and on acid. Currency markets are wild with the US Dollar showing mystical strength and one […]
US Treasury Inherits $847,215 from World’s Dumbest Couple
by Bobby Casey Today, I want to introduce you to what may possibly be the world’s dumbest couple. Last month, a cashier’s check totaling $847,215.57 was made out to the US Department of the Treasury. Peter and Joan Petrasek had drafted identical wills naming “the government of the United States of America” as their sole […]
One Simple Trick for Asset Protection and Estate Planning
May 13, 2015 by Bobby Casey In my teens through my early 30’s I used to race motorcycles. Even before that and up until this day I continue to ride motorcycles. However, when I raced I was always my own mechanic. I remember one day working on a motorcycle that wouldn’t start. I was dumbfounded. […]
Is My 401k or IRA at Risk?
by Bobby Casey In short, yes. Your 401k and/or your IRA is at great risk. If you have significant savings in your private retirement accounts, there is a very real risk of hugely diminished returns or even confiscation. Who here reading this article believes the government is the best allocator of capital? ….crickets None of […]
Free Stuff!
January 26, 2015 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Reading some of the recaps of the State of the Union Address from President Obama, I felt like I missed a very benevolent episode of Oprah! I could just picture him pointing at members of the listening audience shouting, “YOU get a free ride through college! YOU get […]
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 […]
An American Warning Part 2
March 28, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I was chastised on the thread of “An American Warning” for advising folks that the treatment of the Native Americans is how we can expect to be treated as we socialize necessary services like health insurance or care. I was told I was “fear mongering”. Fear is based […]
