Is It Time to Shrug?
by Steve Hilgart, Director of Conference Operations and Marketing Warning: Several sarcastic parenthetical comments ahead… continue at your own risk. The presidential elections are like a train wreck. You don’t want to see it, but you can’t look away! Everywhere I look I see fear and uncertainty. It’s been foretold that a democracy only lasts […]
I Have Seen the Promised Land…
by Steve Hilgart, Director of Conference Operations It seemed impossible. I couldn’t travel the world and experience all life has to offer… After all – I was working 16-18 hour days, 7 days a week. And it wasn’t the right time anyways – I had only met this nut case (Bobby Casey) a few years […]
Nuts and Bolts of Asset Protection
This week I will take a break from the usual rants about government stupidity and my philosophical discussions about how people should act and the world should look. Instead, we will discuss some nuts and bolts of Asset Protection Planning. For the purpose of discussion, I will share with you a couple recent client (names […]
Spanish Prostitute in a Catholic Church
It seems the more stupidity the politicians of the world throw at us, the more creative we become. We are barraged on a daily basis with headlines about how new French President Hollande is going to tax the wealthy at 75%. Or Bill Clinton praising Mitt Romney as having a sterling business record. In response […]
Are You an Un-Patriotic, Immoral Tax Cheat?
For those of you that follow the stock market, you certainly are aware that Facebook went public yesterday at $38 per share giving the company a valuation of approximately $100B or about 100x earnings. Imagine if you were to buy a local small business – like a car repair shop. This shop earns about $100k […]
The Golden Age of Entrepreneurship
Today’s asset protection newsletter may be a bit philosophical for some, but bear with me it has practical implications. Or don’t bear with me – the delete key is on the top right. On my radio show this week, “Global Escape Hatch”, I discussed my views on corporate statism and how I am extremely optimistic […]
