Mark Nestmann Biography

Since 1990, Mark Nestmann has helped hundreds of clients seeking wealth preservation and international tax planning solutions. He is the author of many books and reports dealing with these subjects and a popular public speaker.

Beginning his career as an investigative journalist in 1983, Nestmann now serves as President of The Nestmann Group, Ltd., an international consultancy assisting individuals to achieve their wealth preservation goals. He also is the Tax and Asset Protection editor for The Sovereign Society. Nestmann divides his time between offices in Vienna, Austria and Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2005, Nestmann was awarded a "Master of Law" (LL.M.) degree in international tax law at the Vienna University School of Economics and Business Administration in Vienna, Austria. Nestmann's research and thesis dealt with the subject of "exit taxes" imposed on individuals who change their tax residence from one jurisdiction to another.

SELECTED BOOKS AND REPORTS

  • The Lifeboat Strategy: Legally Protecting Wealth and Privacy in the 21st Century (2007) (interim update 2009)
  • Austrian Money Secrets (2007) (interim update 2009)
  • War and Emergency Powers…and the Threats They Pose to Your Wealth (2d Ed. 2008)
  • The Billionaire's Loophole: Closed at Last? (2d Ed. 2008)
  • 109 Ways to Protect What's Left of Your Privacy and Property Rights (2008)
  • Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (2003)
  • Practical Privacy Strategies for Windows PCs (2004)
  • A Critical Analysis of the Cook Islands as an Asset Protection Haven (2001)
  • Big Brother Goes Global: Financial Intelligence Units Exposed (2003)
  • Asset Protection 2000 (1999)
  • Privacy 2000 (1998)
  • How to Achieve Personal and Financial Privacy in a Public Age (1989)

PUBLICATIONS EDITED

  • The Sovereign Individual (1998-2006)
  • Asset Protection International (1997-1998)
  • Low Profile (1992-1995)

SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • "Will Your Wealth Preservation Plan Survive Global Depression?" (Total Wealth Symposium, Hamilton Bermuda, April 2009)
  • "Taxes and Reporting for Offshore Investments" (Offshore Advantage Academy, Cancun, Mexico, November 2008)
  • "Useful Offshore Legal Entities for You and Your Money" (Offshore Advantage Academy, Cancun, Mexico, November 2008)
  • "Tax Traps In International Investments ... and How to Overcome Them" (Total Wealth Symposium, Panama City, Panama, May 2008)
  • "Citizenship-By-Investment in Dominica and Austria… and a Little-Known Back Door to an EU Passport" (Total Wealth Symposium, Panama City, Panama, May 2008)
  • "The Lifeboat Strategy for Protecting Your Privacy" (Crisis & Opportunity Summit - Part II, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2008)

RECENT ARTICLES

  • "Could You be Imprisoned for Estate Planning?" (Mark Nestmann blog, June 22, 2009)
  • "Protect Your Home from Legal Predators" (The Sovereign Individual, June 2009)
  • "Feds Claim Right to Search Your Home Day or Night, without a Warrant" (Mark Nestmann blog, May 26, 2009)
  • "The Promise—and Pitfalls—of Bankruptcy" (The Sovereign Individual, February 2009)
  • "Spend the Next Few Years — or Decades —Legally Saying “No” to the IRS Thanks to Your Private Annuity." (The Sovereign Individual, December 2007).
  • "Change of Residence by Natural Persons in Light of the EC Freedoms," published in Aigner & Loukota, Source versus Residence (Linde Verlag, 2005)
  • "The Hidden Dangers of Windows XP" (Privacy Journal, June 2003)
  • "How Bermuda Avoided the Blacklists" (Offshore Finance Canada, Winter 2003)

CITED IN

  • Offshore Boot Camp Seminar Handbook (2008), by Vernon Jacobs & J. Richard Duke
  • Special Report on Money Laundering & Asset Protection, by Vernon Jacobs & J. Richard Duke (2001)
  • Foreign Tax Law Bi-Weekly Bulletin, June 10, 1998

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Denison University (1977).
LL.M. in international tax law at the Vienna University School of Economics and Business Administration (2005) http://www.international-tax-law.at/

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Associate Member, American Bar Association (member of subcommittee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers, Committee on Taxation). Member, Society of Professional Journalists.

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