Invest Offshore

Author: Aaron

  • Real Estate as an Offshore Investment Opportunity

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    Over the last few years, with the economic markets as shaky as they have been, many investors have turned to a very solid, tangible investment strategy – real estate. In fact, the ROI on real estate investment has been a better value than other traditional assets like stocks or bonds. There are several ways you…

  • Where to Begin with Offshore Investment

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    So you’re thinking of investing offshore, are you? Isn’t it a little risky? Isn’t an offshore account for someone doing something illegal? What about taxes? Where the heck do I even start? These are all very good questions and, if you’re unfamiliar with acquiring overseas assets, the very idea can seem daunting and maybe not…

  • Emerging Markets and Long-Term Offshore Investing

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    Emerging Markets and Long-Term Offshore Investing Some investors look at a long-term offshore investing strategy as too risky: get in, get out and be done without getting messy. We all know, however, it’s the sort of long-term planning where you’ll make the greatest financial gains. And if you’re already considering offshore investments as an addition…

  • Offshore Asset Protection for Expats

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    There’s a lot of talk in the offshore investment niche of being an expatriate or Expat. But what exactly is an Expat? And what does it have to do with offshore investing? There are many types of Expats, from globetrotting retirees to people working overseas for their employer. Expats can be people who’ve fled a…

  • Top 5 Reasons for you to consider the Regulator Asset Protection Structure

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    1. We suspect that a typical US provider would be proposing a life or annuity structure product and those are regulated individually by each state in the United States, have no Federal registration and are not always recognized by any foreign government. A typical U.K. provider would propose a UK life policy savings plan, but…

  • Singapore IFC the Offshore Banking Giant

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    When you think of Singapore do you think of a treacherous, disease-infested seaport where the downtrodden live in the streets and you can buy anything for the right price? Or do you think of a wealthy island nation with safe, clean streets and a prosperous and busy economy? About a century ago, Singapore was a…

  • American Debt…How Far Can We Go?

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    The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. American’s deserve better. I, therefore, intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt. ~ Barack Obama, March 16, 2006 The more things change, the more…

  • Offshore Hedge Funds and FATCA

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    Offshore hedge funds are structured outside the United States by foreign laws. Starting a hedge fund offshore used to give several advantages to managers who only deal with domestic hedge funds. Offshore hedge funds and investors have historically enjoyed a tax-free status, although this has changed under the implementation of FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliant…

  • Offshore Banking Intermediaries

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    Private investors and organizations have safely and routinely used offshore banking for years. Truth to tell, there isn’t much difference in the service and benefits between the bank down the street or one in Belize. The banks offering offshore accounts to foreigners are well established and offer online banking options, credit or debit cards and…