Using your IRA to invest in real estate offshore was a popular topic of discussion at my Global Property Summit earlier this month. As I’ve been reporting for many years, it’s possible to invest your IRA funds outside the United States. However, to do so, you have to find an IRA custodian that allows for […]
Some recent reader emails have me scratching my head. Some readers rail against me for writing about ways both to save taxes and to protect assets by moving them offshore. These readers seem fully to believe that these activities are illegal. The only thing I can think is that they are mis-merging ideas. Hiding assets […]
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 […]
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 […]
