Tag: FACTA
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Risk Onshore vs Safety and Security Offshore
Common sense tells us that safety and security for the future requires three unchained investment account components that you control: a) Unchained Jurisdiction-transferrable b) Unchained Custodian-changeable c) Unchained Investment Account-changeable [box]Is your common sense about safety and security a truth or consequence?[/box] There are two definitions of common sense I can see here: Common sense…
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Invest Offshore Newsletter Number 99
January global markets were an omen for a year of dramatic change, like a very loud wake-up call for anyone who thought we could live in a world of perpetual economic growth. It’s time to invest offshore. Sovereign debt is perhaps the most misunderstood issue in all of finance, even by the supposed experts. The…
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Capital Controls Are Here Again
I believe the U.S. dollar will lose its role as the world’s premier reserve currency. When that happens, capital controls will have an effect on you. This is why it’s crucial to your financial future to understand what capital controls are, how they are used, and what you can do to protect yourself. Why Governments Impose…
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IRA/ 401k assets in the U.S. or Offshore?
Where is the best financial home for your IRA/ 401k assets? The U.S.A? or Offshore? Outcome: Your centralized investing in a tax free trading environment by means of a U.S. IRA/ 401(k) Trustee registered Self Directed IRA foreign investment account; which means you roll your 401(k) and IRA assets into this specific Self Directed IRA.…
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American’s Living Abroad and FATCA
An American’s Living Abroad, or an Expat as they’re commonly known, now faces radical changes in how they file annual income tax reports because of the new FATCA (foreign account tax compliance) regulations. Amongst the more common questions and concerns relates to owning offshore mutual funds (held but not sold). This brings us to the…
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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…