Leaving America: Why More Americans Are Saying Goodbye to the IRS
Heads, Big Brother wins. Tails, you lose. That’s the no-win dilemma US citizens who live overseas face when it comes to using a US passport...
COVID-19 Exposes the Dangers of Nanny State Regulations
You might call it the “curse of good intentions”: an action we take upon ourselves or require others to take in the expectation it will improve things for us as individuals or for society.
Will COVID-19 Speed Up the Dollar’s Decline?
An economic truth I revisit periodically is that every fiat currency (a medium of exchange without intrinsic value or backing by a commodity with intrinsic value, such as gold) will eventually become worthless.
Government Surveillance Expansion in Time of Crisis
In today’s world, government surveillance has become more pervasive and invasive than ever before. Over the years, government surveillance expansion has progressed from basic data collection to more advanced technologies. Today, sophisticated monitoring systems can track our every move.
COVID-19 Economic Crisis: Worse Than the Great Depression?
The global economy is on the brink. Unemployment is soaring, and businesses across the country are closing. Even large-scale government relief won’t be enough to stop the economic fallout.
The True Cost: Moral Hazard in Government Bailouts
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the global economy, Congress is preparing a $1 trillion bailout package. But will this solve the problem or simply fuel the next corporate crisis?
Inflation Manipulation: How the Government Skews the Numbers
Do you remember the first time you realized that the government was lying to you?
Preparing for the End of the World as We Know it
A decade or so ago, a client I’ll call Will hired me to give him a list of tactics to prepare for an unforeseen natural or man-made disaster. I presented my research to him when we met a few weeks later.
Nevis Asset Protection: Secure Your Financial Assets Effectively
The island of Nevis covers just 36 square miles, has 12,000 full-time residents, several hundred hotel rooms, and a tiny airport.
A Better Way to Fight Climate Change
Our planet’s climate has been changing for billions of years. And it will continue for billions more, until our sun becomes a “Red Giant,” devouring the inner planets in the Solar System, including ours.
Your New Year’s Resolution: Go Offshore
The world is smaller than ever. After just a seven-hour flight from the US East Coast, you could be in Austria, checking your gold into one of the safest, most private vaults in Europe.
Negative Interest Rates and You
At the end of this past August, an astonishing $17 trillion in global debt had negative yields. About 30% of investment-grade bonds had yields below zero.
“We Can Confiscate Your Bugatti for Driving 5 MPH Over the Speed Limit”
Last February, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment prohibition against “excessive fines and fees” applies to civil forfeiture cases...
Deeper “Deep Fakes” Are Here
Did you know Hollywood star Nicholas Cage played Lois Lane in a Superman movie? Or that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once boasted that the social media giant has “total control of billions of people’s stolen data?”
Offshore: More Important Than Ever
Given shifting attitudes, it’s harder to publicly argue in favor of offshore investing than it once was.
How to Stop Paying Income Tax Permanently
Many Americans believe that the federal income tax as it’s now imposed is likely unconstitutional.
Challenges for Americans Living Abroad
A fundamental injustice of US tax law is that it discriminates against the approximately nine million Americans who live in other countries.
Why Government Will Never Take Down Cryptos
The Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) is perhaps the most important organization you’ve never heard of. The G-7, which is essentially a club for the world's wealthiest nations, set up the FATF in 1989.
How the Next Global Financial Collapse Will Unfold
Italy is an amazing country with a long history, outstanding food, great wines, and unsurpassed culture. But it’s facing an economic and political crisis that will lead to a global financial collapse.
The “R” Word Is Rearing Its Ugly Head
It’s here, or at least nearly here. “It,” in this case, is another recession. We can debate the causes – an escalating trade war between the US and China, too much dodgy debt, the end of the longest bull market in history, or perhaps all three.
A “Global Asset Registry” Would End Financial Privacy
The tax-and-spenders of the world are desperate to find new ways to pay for the crumbling welfare states of western democracies. And they’re targeting the “rich” to do it.
How to Lose $21 Trillion
I sleep better at night knowing that ever-vigilant defense contractors and the politicians they’ve bought and paid for are making certain that America won’t be overrun by Communists, Islamic terrorists, or anyone else.
Your Bank Might Lock You Out of Your Own Account
In the last few years, banks have been falling over themselves to get rid of “undesirable” customers. Basically, if your bank isn’t making enough profit servicing your account, it will close it.
Is Cash Winning the War on Cash?
Let’s face it, many forces are pushing for the abolition of – or at least serious restrictions on – cash.
Is There a “Porn Tax” in Your Future?
The pornography (porn) industry is worth almost $100 billion. Laws that banned porn were struck down more than 50 years ago, so in all 50 states, you can download adult content all you want.
More Signs a Global Recession is Headed Our Way
At the end of the trading day on August 22, 2018, the US stock market reached a historic milestone as the longest bull market in history, with a duration of nearly 10 years.
The End of Civil Forfeiture… NOT
On February 20, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Eighth Amendment prohibition against “excessive fines and fees” applies to the states in civil forfeiture cases and other civil, non-criminal proceedings.
Online Censorship: The Cure is Worse than the Disease
Fake news is a big problem. And as I’ve written, technology is about to make a lot worse.
Fake News: You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet
On February 14, 2018, a young man walked into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida and opened fire on students and faculty with a semi-automatic rifle. By the time he finished, 17 students were dead.
What Does a Bank Have to Do to Be Shut Down?
Call me crass, but I wasn’t shocked to learn last week that Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) had agreed to pay a $575 million fine to settle claims by all 50 states related to bogus account openings....
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