What is Asset Protection?

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This week I felt it would be important to address the topic, “What is Asset Protection?”  While you clearly have some idea what is involved in asset protection planning, I frequently get this question or some derivation thereof. The quick and simple answer is that asset protection is a means of protecting your assets from [...]

Protect Your Assets Like the Uber-Rich

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Asset Protection for the Real Estate Investor In my consulting business, I frequently work with real estate investors who are interested in creating a bulletproof asset protection plan to shield themselves from predatory litigation.  From my viewpoint, real estate investors have one of the highest risk profiles of any business person. Clearly the world is [...]

Hey Look! A Chicken…

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This week I need to apologize in advance. I am warning you; this article is very disjointed to the point that any high school English teacher would scold me for the lack of flow. Most likely it would earn a solid F on the grading scale. Regardless, I have several things to discuss with you [...]

Asset Protection for the Restaurateur

There must be a lot of concerned restaurateurs out there over the past couple of weeks. I have been fielding lots of emails and calls over the past few days about how to develop an asset protection plan for restaurant owners. This subject is near and dear to my heart because this was the catalyst [...]

Asset Protection for the Real Estate Investor

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Since January 25th, I have had a nearly uncontrollable urge to write about the one hour sitcom I watched that same night at around 9 pm EST. This was one of the funniest shows I have seen in a long time. Of course I am talking about Barry O’s State of the Destruction Address. On [...]

Asset Protection for your Home

For many people, your home is the single largest investment you will make. You will notice I did not use the word ‘asset’ because I consider a home to be a liability. Assets make you money, liabilities cost you money. Nevertheless, it is a large investment and one you certainly want to protect from the [...]

I’m Rich, Sue Me

I am writing this newsletter on a KLM flight from Europe back to the US.  Over the past few days I have been attending an investment conference in Zurich.  I am returning armed with asset protection and investment ideas that will help with the transition into the ‘Great Reset’. In my travels, I make it [...]

LLC Secrets to Keep Your Assets Safe

While we have found there are two main threats to your wealth; litigation and government intervention, the focus for today will be primarily on litigation.  In 2008, there were nearly 1.2M practicing attorneys in the US alone and nearly 400K students in law school.  Costs of litigation consumed 2.3% of the US GDP, or approximately [...]

Unreportable Real Estate and Precious Metals

Today I want to share with you a couple of options for legally and safely getting your assets out of the US without the requirement of federal reporting.  There are really only two ways to do this.  Buy real estate or hold precious metals like gold outside of the US.  If you hold any other [...]

$40,000 Vacation Home in Costa Rica

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All US citizens must report any offshore assets cumulatively valued at more than $10,000 to the Federal government.  With two exceptions; real estate and precious metals.  If you are interested in offshore asset protection, these are your only two asset classes that do not require disclosure.  My job is to inform you about these types [...]