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2016 Expatriation Rate Reaches New High

2016 was another record-breaking year for the number of US citizens and its long-term residents expatriating, giving up their US ...

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Trump Has Inherited a Terrifying Problem

Every president inherits something difficult. Some problems are simply out of the incoming president’s hands. Obama inherited a financial crisis.

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These Industrial Metals are Outperforming Gold

Supply and demand: it’s Economics 101. Nowhere is it more obvious right now than in the industrial metals sector. When ...

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Are Hackers Planning to Bleed Your Bank Account?

While it wasn’t widely publicized on this side of the pond, a hacker breach last month into ...

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The European Banking Crisis and its Domino Effect

The euro is a disaster. At least that’s the story according to Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize-winning ...

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Does the President Have Too Much Power?

Stroke of the pen. Law of the Land. Kind of cool. Paul Begala, advisor to President Bill Clinton (1998)
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Civil Forfeiture Abuse: The Hidden Threat to Your Assets

Don’t trust banks to protect the money you’ve deposited? You’re hardly alone.

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The End of FATCA?

Donald Trump could be the worst president ever if he follows through on his promises to bust the federal budget ...

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Gold Price Manipulation

A question I’m asked a lot by clients is, “Are markets manipulated?” My answer is always the same: “Of course ...

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We’re Screwed No Matter Who Wins Today

Today is Election Day in the US. As we post this piece, none of us here at Nestmann have any ...

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So Many Billionaires Can’t Be Wrong, Can They?

The world’s billionaires are hoarding cash. Why, you ask?

The short answer is market volatility.

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Is Your Money Safe in the Terminator’s Hands?

“If we all die,” said Dr. Ben Goertzel, lead scientist of Hong Kong hedge fund management firm ...

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Why Billionaires Are Buying Gold

In the last few days, gold has been on a losing streak. Last Tuesday, gold prices fell by $42 per ...

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Are You Making These Common Asset Protection Mistakes?

I just returned from a week in Bermuda, where I was a speaker at The Sovereign Society’s Total Wealth Symposium.

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4 Totally Legal Reasons to Use an Offshore Structure

Less than six months ago, the mainstream media had a field day announcing the release of the so-called “<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-panama-papers" ...

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Challenges of Being an American Abroad: Navigating Tax and Reporting Requirements

A few weeks ago, the IRS published its quarterly “name and shame” list in the Federal Register. That’s the list ...

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They Are After Your Cash (And If This Happens They Will Get It)

If the IRS has its way, cash will be a thing of the past. In its place, every transaction will ...

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The Contradictions of Obama’s Drug Policy: Promises vs Reality

When Barack Obama campaigned for president in 2008, he promised to end the War on Drugs. As a candidate, he ...

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Obama Stomps State’s Rights… Again (And This Time, You’ll Eat the Consequences!)

The Founding Fathers were clear when they made state rights and a leash on central government the lynch pin of ...

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Will a “Global Currency Reset” Make You Rich? (Don’t Count On It)

A few weeks ago, I was sorting through some old files from early in my career. I came across a ...

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You’re Likely Committing a Crime Right Now

Do you own a dog? You could face six months in federal prison If you walk it on federal lands ...

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How the IRS beat up the Constitution

As a US citizen or permanent resident, you are forgiven for the belief you have the right to remain silent. ...

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Judge Rules FBI Can Hack Your Email (Here’s How You Can Stop Them)

What’s the biggest threat to our civil liberties? Is it a Congress hellbent on closing all loopholes left to US ...

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The Taxman Can’t Do Math

Last month, lawmakers in Massachusetts approved a constitutional amendment that will lead to the departure of many of the state’s ...

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Orwell Could Never Have Predicted This

I love technology. I can’t imagine life without modern conveniences like telephones, email, and the internet. Not to mention running ...

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Giving Up U.S. Citizenship: The Real Numbers are Much Higher

Expatriation – deliberately giving up your US citizenship and passport – is admittedly a touchy topic. Congressman Sam Gibbons (D-FL), ...

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Visa and Passport Fraud “Red Flags”

It was the perfect pitch for 1,076 young foreigners who had just graduated from a US university but didn’t want ...

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Panama Papers Analysis: Offshore Truth Unveiled

That’s what the headlines should have proclaimed. But they didn’t. Instead, when announcing the theft of more than 11.5 million ...

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The IRS could stop you from flying. Here’s how…

Imagine arriving at your local airport one morning for a domestic flight to a neighboring city. You approach the security ...

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Making America Great… One Lawsuit at a Time

Donald Trump’s legal antics underscore something that’s very wrong with the US legal system. When he encounters someone who says ...

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