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Aaron The Swiss Variable Annuity is also a contract with a Swiss insurance company. But as with any variable annuity, the return on your investment varies depending on the underlying investments you select. The Swiss Variable Annuity offers various sub-accounts managed by the Swiss insurance company through which the annuity contract is written or by specifically … Read more
The Swiss Fixed Annuity is a contract with a stable Swiss insurance company that guarantees your principal and all interest payments. It has a flexible duration, and may be liquidated at any time. It is one of the very few interest-bearing investments in Switzerland not subject to Swiss withholding tax. Principal and interest are guaranteed … Read more
Financial success may make any investor a potential magnet for litigation. Wealth has never been as vulnerable as it is today. Indeed, loss of assets through lawsuits and legal awards as well as government action is spreading all over the world. To deal with these unprecedented threats to your wealth, The Sovereign Society, in conjunction … Read more
The Swiss government on Monday decided that a modification of the law on nationality would come into force on January 1, 2006. Explaining the new procedure, the justice and police ministry said that cantons and municipalities would only be allowed to charge for the real processing costs. Charges in the thousands of francs would no … Read more
BOSTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – An exchange-traded fund that holds shares in 38 U.S.-listed Chinese companies was launched on Thursday, the first China ETF to solely invest in Chinese companies that trade on U.S. stock exchanges. China exposure for U.S. PowerShares Capital Management, of Wheaton, Illinois, said its PowerShares China ETF is based on the … Read more
In theory, if maximum asset protection is your stated goal, nearly all moveable and liquid assets should be transferred physically to fund the offshore APT as soon as it is created. That includes cash and evidence of intangible assets such as stocks, bonds and other securities. These should be placed in the custody of the … Read more
Whenever you hear the term ‘sector rotation’ in equity markets, you can be sure there are important things changing in the macro picture. As you know, the big picture today is one of a return to global economic growth, and higher commodity prices and interest rates. Now, it’s pretty hard to have economic growth without … Read more
In my view, sticking to the common myth that bonds should be bought and then stored in a safety deposit box is a foolish way to invest. Bonds are investment instruments that must be traded like you would trade a stock. To most of you, a bond is a secure, mostly stagnant investment that provides … Read more
Legality The single most important consideration when evaluating the usefulness of an alternative citizenship is that it be legal in every respect. That fact may seem obvious, but the proliferation of fly-by-night passport fraud operations requires not only this reminder, but strict adherence to it when making second passport plans and decisions. If you are … Read more