Offshore Banking 
Save Money with Free International Forex Wire Transfers
by Ian Cragg, TorFX If you live outside of the U.S and have made a forex wire transfer, you’ll no doubt have wondered at the end of it when you check your bank statement why you have been charged $50 simply to send your money from Europe back to the U.S, or why the amount [...]
NPR Questions My Morality
by Bobby Casey A few weeks ago I read an article on NPR’s blog about how the authors decided to look into the world of offshore companies and offshore asset protection. Overall, it was a decent article, but there was some misinformation. After sending a brief email to the authors regarding their article, they immediately [...]
Ready for Next Year’s Tax Increase?
by Micheal Cobb The upcoming elections in the United States will cost you dearly. No matter who wins, tax increases are certain. By allowing the “Bush era” tax cuts to expire, each party will blame the other for inaction. But your taxes will go up. If you have assets of as little as $1,000,000, these [...]
Why Bank Offshore?
by Jon Hanna According to the World Bank, more than half of the world’s wealth (over 6 trillion USD) sits in Tax Haven banks. Offshore bank accounts are not just for safekeeping money. They give you the ability to invest in commodities, foreign stocks, government bonds, international currencies, and mutual funds which may not be available [...]
Russian Market Declines on Risk-off Sentiment
By Alexei Medved Since my May column, the Russian market got hit badly. The popular US$ denominated RTS index fell 10.2% from 1489 to 1337. The developing financial crisis in Europe pushed investors into the “risk-off” mode, hence all of the risky assets that were sold. This led to strong selling pressure on the Russian [...]
The New Zealand Finance Company – A Tax Free Offshore Banking Solution
by Evgeny Orlov, Barrister – Equity Law The 21st century has seen an escalating regulation of the banking industry, whereby it has become much more difficult to obtain a banking license with increasing government controls and requirements. The use of the word “bank” creates immediate compliance issues, including capital/lending ratios, minimum founding, capital requirements and central [...]
The US Dollar Over the Last Month
by Ian Cragg The US dollar has seen various changes of fortune over the last month. Worries persist in the Eurozone and have caused the Dollar to remain a safe haven for worried investors. This month has seen the currency’s fortunes vary as poor economic data released by a number of nations effects the currency markets. [...]
The Retirement Plan that Pays 9% Fixed Interest
by Richard Benkert Credit Unions in Panama pay up to 9% fixed interest on retirement plans I know, it “sounds too good to be true” to earn 9% fixed interest on your retirement plan. That’s what everyone says when they hear 9% fixed interest. How can anyone pay such high rates? The answer is simple: [...]
Are You Ready for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)?
by Michael Davis, Banker Trust How to minimize the impact of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will require banks either to give up details of their US clients or to withhold 30 percent on all receipts from the US. This is driving many Americans with dual citizenship [...]
Develop Your Own Geo-Arbitrage Strategy
by Bobby Casey, Global Wealth Protection LLC The world has gone mad. On a weekly or monthly basis we are being inundated with stupid legislation drafted by parasitic elected officials. It feels like we have a weekly ‘shit hits the fan’ scenario at this point. You can’t help but read about the 6 year old [...]
A Viable Personal Protection Plan
by Michael Guard, Capital Conservator WARNING: The following scenarios are scary, but are by no means certain. However, they are not far-fetched. The world’s financial system is teetering on the edge of complete collapse, and there are many directions the future could take. These are just a couple of possibilities. Scenario 1: Fearing the inevitable [...]
Is a Seychelles Offshore Company Right for Me?
by Bobby Casey One of the most commonly requested products in offshore asset protection planning is the formation and maintenance of an offshore company. If you believe what you read on the internet (yes I know, you are also reading this on the internet), the options are virtually unlimited and everyone proposes they have the [...]
A Warning on the Use of Stolen Bank Data
by David Finzer Why government should not encourage the theft of financial information Criminal activity, including common theft, has always been profitable – but crucially has also always been frowned upon by governments, until fairly recently anyway. The more recent trend of stealing confidential bank information has become a thorn in the side of the [...]
