Emerging Markets and Long-Term Offshore Investing

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 … Read more

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

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 … Read more

American Debt…How Far Can We Go?

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 … Read more

Offshore Hedge Funds and FATCA

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 … Read more

Offshore Banking Intermediaries

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 … Read more

Spread Betting with Malcolm Pryor

Malcolm Pryor is an esteemed figure in the world of financial spread betting. He gave up his day job in 2002 to trade full-time, and has subsequently held seminars, created DVDs, performed consultancy work, manages a website, and wrote The Financial Spread Betting Handbook. Reading his tome is often undertaken by people who have just … Read more