The Dead Hedge Fund Manager Bounce
If you read my letter last week, you know I have now escaped from America. Last week we moved to Riga, Latvia. It was a hellish plane ride riddled with delays, running through the airport baggage bouncing behind, barely making connections, and lost luggage. You name it, it went wrong. Now that we are settled […]
Fixing a Syphilis Problem with More Unprotected Sex
I am currently sitting at my desk at 1:20am writing this newsletter. While I am certainly no early bird and frequently work into the evening, it’s a rare occasion for me to be writing at this late hour. But this has been a very interesting week. Over the past week I probably have spent more […]
Armageddon, the Apocalypse or the Rapture?
Unless you have been living in a cave in Siberia for the past week, you are aware of the US congressional deadline to raise the debt ceiling by August 2nd. If you listen to the politicians and the media you would think Armageddon, the Apocalypse or even the Rapture is on the horizon. I’m surprised […]
Expat Hank Bails on America
I had a very interesting conversation with a reader this week. ‘Hank’ is an American citizen living in Ecuador and running a local business exporting raw materials around the world. Hank was very familiar with asset protection and international taxation issues and had previously worked at a law firm assisting international clients with these issues. […]
Hey Look! A Chicken…
This week I need to apologize in advance. I am warning you; this article is very disjointed to the point that any high school English teacher would scold me for the lack of flow. Most likely it would earn a solid F on the grading scale. Regardless, I have several things to discuss with you […]
Wealth Fortress Trust
Strangely enough, it seems that QE2 came and went with very little fanfare. Much like the Y2K fear, it seems to have been overblown in the markets with even treasury bonds showing slight gains. The markets have shrugged off bad economic data and with minor glimpses of hope in the housing sector; everyone seems to […]
Homeless and Happy
The past week has been a roller coaster. I failed to produce my weekly newsletter due to some other things that took precedence over hammering out my weekly drivel. Last week the biggest distraction was preparing for the sale of my house and moving. The buyers looked at the house, and 2 days later made […]
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 […]
