Fine Art of Offshore Investing

Offshore investing is one of those things that should be approached with a modicum of caution. For a small investor, the benefits may be hard to realize, the risks difficult to calculate and guard against, and the opportunity for fraud incredibly high. Many people used to invest offshore to avoid high taxes in their countries … Read more

Agriculture as an Offshore Investment

When looking for bullet-proof offshore investment opportunities, there are few choices you can make. Just as in any onshore asset investment, offshore investments are also susceptible to market changes and volatility. Gold is an ever-increasingly popular choice as a near bullet-proof, recession-resistant investment choice, both for onshore investors and offshore alike. But if you’re specifically … Read more

Growing Popularity for “Alternative” Investment

For the average middle-class citizen investment opportunities in well-developed countries can be limited. Often investment regulations prevent even the most solvent upper middle-class citizens from investing in anything more than stocks and bonds. Often offshore investments seem intimidating and are not legal to market in many countries with high-tax bases. Private banking can require exorbitant … Read more

Is Silver Right for Offshore Investment?

As the world economy continues to struggle, and new tax regulations set about to seek and destroy the haven advantages traditionally enjoyed with offshore accounts, the topic often turns to the best way to protect your assets. Physical, tangible objects are certainly more quantifiable when it comes to value – as opposed to a certificate … Read more

The Specter of Things to Come

The road to ruin is on plain display and the playbook is easily seen at this juncture. Let’s take a look at how things will unfold. Contrary to popular outrage of the solution being imposed in Cyprus, it is the correct one once the insured depositors were protected. In this situation the elites suffered first … Read more

Jersey Tops Offshore Centers Ranking

Jersey has retained its top spot as the highest rated offshore jurisdiction in the latest biannual Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) despite an overall fall in the rankings for the Channel Islands amid fierce onshore competition. Among offshore territories, Jersey placed highest in 28th place, next followed by Guernsey (31st), the Cayman Islands (41st) and … Read more

Basra Pearls for Offshore Investment

Persian (Basra) Pearls Persian (Basra) Pearls are the world’s oldest, largest and rarest Natural Pearls. No other place on earth do oysters grow more Natural Pearls with such high quality and radiance, than in the Persian Gulf where the unique mix of fresh and saltwater, is one of the secrets behind their special luster and … Read more

Is Cyprus telling us to Buy Tech, Sell Financials

Is Cyprus telling us to Buy Tech, Sell Financials Over the last few weeks I have published a series of articles to help investors understand what will be the global economic drivers for the next ten years. These three drivers were: Growth of the world population Global Debt Monetary Easing & Inflation Now that we … Read more

As Cyprus Collapses, It’s a Race to the Mediterranean Gas Finish Line

Cyprus is preparing for total financial collapse as the European Central Bank turns its back on the island after its parliament rejected a scheme to make Cypriot citizens pay a levy on savings deposits in return for a share in potential gas futures to fund a bailout. On Wednesday, the Greek-Cypriot government voted against asking … Read more