Month: January 2016
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How to Invest Offshore Post FATCA
For years, people have invested offshore to protect their investment. This was money that the government could not tax and could not attach to you. Many considered it the safest way to store your money. Recently, however, things are changing. FATCA, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, makes it harder for people to invest in offshore…
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The Constitutional Solution
The Arthur Fixed Group, in association with ST Credit Associates, invites your inquiry by Skype: stca.ch or email: a@stredit.ch for an initial no-obligation consultation concerning any of the issues addressed in The Art of Speculation during Civil War – Sun Tzu Meets Jesse Livermore (see below), available at Amazon. Reading the book prior to the…
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Millions of Boomers Are Making This Big Retirement Mistake
After several years of rising returns, 401(k) and IRA investors will be reminded with their next statements that investments in the stock market don’t always go up and in some cases they may have made a retirement mistake. The S&P 500 is down more than 10 percent over the past month, and volatility is on…
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New Tax system is hostile to Trusts
The tax system is generally hostile to foreign trusts. The hostility is understandable– trusts interfere with the government’s ability to impose or collect tax. As a result, the laws are slanted against foreign trusts. Income is taxed punitively. The right paperwork must be prepared “just so” and filed on time, or massive penalties can result.…
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The Big Short Movie
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Adam McKay. It is based on the 2010 book of the same name by Michael Lewis, about the financial crisis of 2007–2010 brought on by the build-up of the housing market and credit bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling,…