The euro has been bashed since its inception. Now, Hungary’s central bank governor is promoting the idea of European countries being allowed to walk away from it. Hungary is meant to adopt the euro… but its leading banker has cold feet. György Matolcsy says it’s time for all Europe to admit that the euro was a […]
How To Beat Estate Tax And Probate When I bought an apartment in Portugal three years ago, my standard offshore holding structure ran into a snag. Portugal has a blacklist of tax-advantaged countries that includes Nevis, where my LLC holding structure is set up. Using that Nevis entity to hold title to the apartment would [...]
What If The Doomsdayers Are Right? Here’s How To Prepare For The Worst Last year my pregnant niece, her husband, and baby had to be rescued from a second-story window during Hurricane Harvey in Texas. They climbed out of the window, dropped down into a boat, and rode to safety. After the hurricane passed, they [...]
A reader emailed this week to ask: “How do I set up an offshore LLC?” That’s a loaded question that’s impossible to answer. Like most things in life, going offshore isn’t a one-size-fits-all program. Options are many and varied and must be considered in the context of an individual’s personal situation. It could be that […]
Back In The DR Where The Property Buys Are Better Than Ever I write from Santo Domingo, where I’m hosting this week’s Live and Invest in the Dominican Republic Conference. We have a sell-out crowd in the room, our biggest turnout for any DR event to date. I’m not surprised. This country has been at [...]
A few weeks ago I requested a certificate of good standing for one of my offshore entities from my registered agent. One of my banks has started requesting a new certificate each year as part of their client due diligence. Every year is overkill in my view, but it’s either provide the certificate or have […]
The left-wing parties are out of the running in France. The choice is down to Emmanuel Macron, a non-politician centrist, and Marine Le Pen, a legacy politician from the extreme right. Should Marine Le Pen win, she’s vowed to pull France out of the EU and shut the borders for immigration. Macron promises to reduce […]
You already know you can’t believe everything you read on the internet. You already know that if it sounds too good to be true it probably isn’t. So how is it so many people fall prey to scams and con men… I met my first con man almost 20 years ago. He was introduced by […]
Do Not Invest In A Panama Corporation (With This One Exception) When I first began spending time and money in Panama some 18 years ago, I remember the local attorneys talking to me about the need to put any piece of real estate purchased in Panama into a Panama corporation. As a rule, that’s how [...]
Diversify Offshore? What's The Point... I'm working today to finalize the list of speakers for my Offshore Wealth Summit to see who else I might be able to fit in. My team and I have put together a powerful lineup for this year's event, with more and more diverse speakers than ever before. However, as [...]
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