Investments 
The Only Way to be Profitable in the Next 15 Years
by Jeff Schneider, PassportIRA If you have spent much time watching headlines or reading news, it’s no secret that pessimism has really taken over. Financial institutions are failing, businesses of all sizes are shutting their doors, and unemployment is stubbornly high. Debt is a big part of the problem, as many of these institutions and [...]
The Importance of a Diversified Cash Portfolio
by Sam Mattera, Benzinga In these uncertain economic times, investors would probably like to maintain a large position of cash and cash equivalents. Although equity markets in the US have been trending up for most of the fourth quarter, volatility has run fairly high, and the specter of another financial calamity hangs ominously around the [...]
A Christmas Story
by John Thomas, The Mad Hedge Fund Trader The U-Haul Indicator When I was growing up in Los Angles during the fifties, the most exciting day of the year was when my dad took me to buy a Christmas tree. With its semi desert climate, Southern California offered pine trees that were scraggly at best. [...]
QE to Infinity and Beyond
by The GoldMoney News Desk At Jim Sinclair’s MineSet, one commentator offers a pithy summary of this week’s long-term refinancing operation (LTRO) measures from the European Central Bank: “Today the ECB provided a nearly half trillion euro loan to European banks. More than 500 European banks took this 3 year loan at 1% interest. The [...]
Two Ways You Pay the IRS More Than You Should
by Jeff Schneider, PassportIRA Obviously, our goal is to pay the least amount as possible. But often it becomes easy to miss out on the big picture if you focus on year to year tax planning. A tax attorney we frequently work with often uses the analogy of having a ‘partner’ in everything we do. [...]
Gold Price Set for Hyperbolic Increase
by Alasdair Macleod, GoldMoney I recently posted an article for GoldMoney showing how US True Money Supply (TMS) appeared to be growing at a hyperbolic rate, and that gold was also on a hyperbolic course. The difference between hyperbolic and exponential is a hyperbola’s rate of growth increases with time, while exponential growth does not. [...]
Protect your Real Estate Assets Like the Uber-Rich
By Bobby Casey In my consulting business, I frequently work with real estate investors who are interested in creating a bulletproof asset protection plan to shield themselves from predatory litigation. From my viewpoint, real estate investors have one of the highest risk profiles of any business person. Clearly the world is more litigious today than [...]
Send Your Portfolio Around the World
From the comfort of your own home this holiday season By Sara Nunnally, Editor, Inside Investing Daily Ah, the holidays… Turkey, ham and all the eggnog you can stomach. For me, that’s not much! But it’s time to get into the holiday spirit. It’s also time to start preparing for the new year. One of [...]
Protect Your Retirement Now
by Jon Hanna, Panama Offshore Legal Services, Inc. Money is a very interesting subject. Apostle Paul said “The LOVE of money is the root of all evil.”. George Bernard Shaw says “The LACK of money is the root of all evil.”. Some people see making money as a game. Donald Trump says “Money was never [...]
Hedgefund Manager’s Report from China
by John Thomas – The Mad Hedgefund Trader I am writing this from the back of a taxi in Hong Kong’s Central district. My meetings with assorted bankers, hedge fund managers, Taipans, and the press stretched on longer than expected, with the result that I am now stuck in rush hour traffic on the way [...]
Investing as a Retiree in a Zero Interest Market
by Paul Quintaro, Benzinga Things are tough for retirees. Many may have lost a significant portion of their savings in the stock market crash of 2008. Even worse, most of those investors may have been too fearful to re-enter the market—numbers show that many retail investors still have not returned—and thereby missed out on the [...]
Offshore IRA’s: Here’s the Scoop
By Jeff Schneider, PassportIRA Not a day goes by without speaking with someone seeking to diversify their assets into foreign jurisdictions. It’s one of the most rewarding parts of working with clients who have made the decision to take control of their hard earned savings. However, there are many misconceptions when it comes to how [...]
The Transatlantic Panic
By James Turk In recent months the European sovereign debt crisis has acquired a transatlantic scope. The political posturing in the summer surrounding the debate to increase the US government’s debt limit has highlighted the fragility of its financial position. That awakening in turn led to the US government losing its triple-A status as well [...]
