More Incestuous than a West Virginia Coal Town
A couple of days ago, a very good friend of mine, Greg, emailed me about the recent emails I have been sending out to my readers. Essentially, he said I was screwing up. His complaint was the recent emails promoting the products of other companies and how it was diluting my message. Greg is a […]
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 […]
US Senate sends budget increase to the White House
According to this article that appeared today in the Yahoo Finance pages, the Senate has approved a $1.1T spending bill that includes big increases in many government programs including health, education, law enforcement, and veterans’ programs. Apparently our policymakers don’t understand basic economics. What would happen in your business or household if you continued to spend […]
