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. […]
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 […]
The Great Reset is in Full Swing
If the past couple of weeks have not convinced you that we are living in the age of the “Great Reset”, then nothing is going to open your eyes. Public unions all around the Mid West US are now in full tilt protest. Treasury bond auctions are coming up short. Oil is now at $102 […]
Are You a Beast of Burden?
Reading the headlines over the past two weeks was like riding a roller coaster with no seatbelt – exciting to say the least. We read about the turmoil in Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Libya and pretty much the rest of the Middle East. In about one week we have seen oil spike from $83 per barrel […]
Can I Buy You a Drink?
Sometimes I feel like we are living in George Orwell’s “1984”. Over the past few weeks we have now heard Obama and Geitner call for a major overhaul of the US tax code with an emphasis on LOWERING the corporate tax rate. Wait a minute. Didn’t we just spend the last few months listening to […]
