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  • Asset protection trusts and offshore investment

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    When discussing asset protection and offshore investments, the most widely known legal device for offshore planning or investment is an asset protection trust. Asset protection trusts resemble a typical trust as it legally exists in the United States only it’s located in a trust-friendly jurisdiction like the Cook Islands or the Bahamas. Certain jurisdictions (like…

  • Canada for Offshore Gold Storage

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    Invest Offshore with Gold in Canada Canada as an offshore tax haven? For sure, as long as you’re not a Canadian resident or citizens. Recently a leading Canadian newspaper published the article: A Canadian’s best tax haven? The U.S. The U.S. Is a Good Tax Haven for Canadians The U.S. meets virtually all of the…

  • Switzerland Offshore Investments as an Alternative Investment Strategy

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    By investing funds offshore of one’s home country, there is an immediate benefit of protection against the troubles of the country’s market or currency. Offshore investing can take many forms. Alternative investment vehicles often include a component of offshore investments, such as offshore real estate, or offshore farm land and agricultural production, or even offshore…

  • US And Switzerland Work Towards Closer Trade Relationship

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    US Trade Representative Rob Portman and Swiss Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss last Thursday signed the US-Switzerland Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement. This agreement establishes a new forum for the United States and Switzerland to discuss bilateral trade and related issues and examine ways to strengthen their economic relationship. “Today’s agreement will provide a vehicle…

  • Offshore accounts: No longer an easy option

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    I’ve spent a lot of time in Switzerland over the years, including two semesters of college. But not much in recent times, when most of my travel and living has been in less developed countries. I did, however, log a few days in Zurich before Christmas to renew some old acquaintances. Some readers may remember…

  • Swiss Asset Protection for Global Investors

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    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…

  • Becoming Swiss no longer costs a fortune

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    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…