Offshore Banking

Can You Get A Mortgage To Buy Property Overseas? At this week’s Offshore Wealth Summit, the three dozen…

Two Steps To Creating Your Ideal Plan B In my inbox this weekend, I had this email from a reader: "Kathleen, I am…

You Still Have Time To Formulate Your Plan B—But Maybe Not A Lot The U.S. election season is winding down……

Day One, Flag One: What You Need To Know About Having A Bank Account Offshore "We're defined by our choices. So try…

Your First Lesson In Offshore Asset Protection—Remember, This Is Not Illegal Going offshore can be a big, scary…

My Day In Andorra Last week, I drove from Paris to Andorra to meet with my bank there. The bank came under…

Global Banking In Our Post-FATCA World "'Knock three times and ask for Roscoe.' "That's what offshore banking used…

This Isn't Woe Are We We got right to the point: Diversification. It's the surprisingly simple answer to the…

Your First Lesson In Offshore Asset Protection—Remember, This Is Not Illegal Going offshore can be a big, scary…

Offshore Banking For Virgins Relocating your assets to another jurisdiction can seem a big, intimidating, even…

Do You Believe In America? "Do you believe in America?" We were seated around a table at La Posta, one of our…

Going Offshore Primer Part 1--Remember, This Is Not Illegal Going offshore can be a big, scary idea. In fact,…

Sexy Banker Talk From Belize "Belize is a custom-made banking haven," explained Peter Zipper to the group convened…

Current Opportunities In This Land Of Rapacious Colonialists, Cutthroats, And Shifty Transient Traders Read…

Five Flags Geography I'm reviewing and clarifying my ideas related to the Five Flags theory of diversification in…

Secrets And Struggles Of Banking Offshore Lief and I sat in the lobby of Barclays bank on rue de l'Opera for two…

How To Survive And Thrive In The Face Of What's Coming As promised, at 8 a.m. this morning, Lief Simon took center…

What You Need To Know About The HIRE Act "Long the champion and beneficiary of free trade and the free flow of…

How And Why To Open A Bank Account Overseas I recommended that you consider opening what I term an international…

IRS Inc. The writing has been on the wall for me since the TSA agent grabbed the Converse sneakers out of my then…

The World Map This First Of The New Year Looking at the world map as we launch New Year 2012, here's what we see:…

Spreading Your Life Around, Country By Country, Flag By Flag To diversify your life internationally, as I am most…

Not Only For The Absurdly Wealthy Or The Ridiculously Criminal In the 70s and 80s, only the absurdly wealthy or the…

The 5th R, Jungle Rescues, And 2012 Survival Parties—Live From Belize "I told you about Harvey Kidman," writes…

This Train Is Roaring Down The Tracks "You have about 15 months to make your plan," concluded international tax and…

This Train Is Fast Approaching...But You've Still Got Time To Get Out Of The Way Like many Americans, you may…

Private And Safe In This Panama Vault It's more difficult all the time to obtain a safe deposit box overseas. Many…

TIEA's And WikiLeaks--What's Going On In Panama? Panama is much discussed on the international stage these days,…

What Was Panama Thinking? "Why did Panama do it?" was the question on everybody's mind throughout our Emergency…

Offshore Taxation, Banking, And Asset Protection "You have about 25 months to make your plan," concluded…

International Banking "When choosing an international bank, you have an important fundamental distinction to…

Planting Flags "The times they are a-changin'..." In the face of the kinds of market, economic, and political…

Retire Overseas Glitches, Part 1--Demystifying Foreign Banking "My husband and I are two months into our move from…

Why More Americans Than Ever Are Seeking Options And Safety Offshore The number of American expatriations each year…

Offshore Banking For Virgins Relocating your assets to another jurisdiction can seem a big, intimidating, even…