The Offshore Investment Solution

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Published 2009 - 240 pages

This book contains everything you need to know about Offshore Investing. It includes information about what you gain from offshore investment, how to go about it - structures, companies, trusts, what Offshore Financial Centres exist today and what you can now do with them legally, FIF legislation, the role of FATF, how to be a perpetual traveler, offshore real estate, offshore banking, offshore contacts and much more.

In the past it was accepted practice to establish an offshore entity to allow tax advantages and privacy, legally. Those days have sort of ended in the last 5 years, as tax authorities and governments around the world have established new laws to stop money laundering. As a result, they ended some of the usefulness of tax havens and offshore structures but this book will show you what advantages are still available and how to make them possible for you.

This book will enable you to tackle the roadblocks we face now and into the future and how to negotiate them legally.

The Offshore Investment Solution

Back in 1994 I wrote my first book, The Invisible World. It was basically a book on offshore investment, incorporations and establishing financial privacy back in the days before there were tax authority witch-hunts.

Over the years I went on to write further titles on this very popular subject covering areas such as banking offshore (Invisible Banking), financial privacy (The Privacy Guide) and how to incorporate offshore (The Trident Incorporation and Strategy Manual and Offshore Companies and Trusts), offshore investments (The Offshore Investment Guide) and fraudulent investments (Scams and Frauds).

Back in the 90’s it was accepted practice for major corporations and individuals to establish an offshore entity to allow tax advantages and privacy legally.

Those days have sort of ended in the last 5 years, as tax authorities and governments around the world have established new laws to stop illegal money laundering. As a result, either by accident or more likely deliberately, they ended some of the usefulness of tax havens and offshore structures in many cases.

So, in this book, published in 2009 and formerly entitled The Offshore Investment Guide, I have consolidated and updated all of those previous titles into one easy to understand book to help investors and privacy seekers alike understand the offshore investment world now.

It includes all the latest information about what you gain from offshore investment, how to go about it - structures, companies, trusts. What Offshore Financial Centres exist today and what can you now do with them legally, FIF legislation, the role of FATF, how to be a perpetual traveler, offshore real estate, offshore contacts and much more.

Basically, it contains everything you need to know to tackle the roadblocks we face now and into the future and how to negotiate them legally to achieve your goals.

This book highlights the advantages of investing outside your own country and expanding your horizons to become an International Investor. The advantages are - Reduce Tax, Increase Returns, Ensure Privacy and Protect your Assets.

Investors who have read and applied our information are earning extraordinary returns and enjoying all the benefits that "global" or offshore investing & banking can bring.This book contains all the information you need to make a success of investing offshore.

Topics Covered:

The Benefits of Offhore Investing
Offshore Investment - Is it Worth It?
The reasons for Offshore Investment
Privacy and Confidentiality
How the Offshore World Has Changed
The Offshore Investing Process
Asset Protection
How Offshore Works and Understanding Your Needs
Structuring an Offshore Entity
Banking Issues
International Tax Planning and Legalities
Investing Offshore
Due Dilligence for Offshore Investors
Imternational Property Investment
Offshore Basics and FAQs
Conclusion and Putting It Together
International Investment Contacts

Offshore Investing Myths Exposed!

'Many offshore investments are illegal.' ......Fact: No Australian laws prohibit any offshore investments, although most are taxable and must be reported to the ATO.
'I'm not rich, so I can't benefit from offshore investments.' ........Fact: You can open an offshore bank account, with easy access to vast investment opportunities, including foreign stocks, bonds and CDs.
'I'll be audited by the ATO if I invest offshore.' ........Fact: The great majority of ATO investigations of offshore investors are aimed at those who fail to report offshore accounts and profits, not those that do.
'Australian investments are safer than offshore investments'. .........Fact: Many international markets are safer than Australia, in fact most of them! Example: The Swiss insurance industry has never experienced a business failure in its 140 year history. Just look what happened to HIH and nearly happened to GIO.
'It's more expensive to invest offshore.' .........Fact: Many offshore investments are much better cost deals than their Australian counterparts. Example: Purchase foreign currency CDs outside Australia, and you receive higher interest rates and pay lower fees.
'All the investments I want are in Australia.' .........Fact: Over 97% of global financial activity takes place outside Australia. Offshore markets are essential to diversify investments internationally.
'There are no longer any privacy advantages to offshore investing.' .............Fact: You must report and pay taxes on most offshore investments, but assets outside Australia disappear from the domestic 'radar screen and from business competitors, sue happy lawyers and identity thieves etc.
The fact is, international investing is safer and more profitable than ever, and it's perfectly legal for you to 'go offshore.'

Advantages of Offshore Investment

Many people are told that investing offshore is risky and that if we do invest outside of our country, we’ll lose all our money. Well, this is ridiculous in the extreme. You can lose your money in a scam at home just as easily as overseas. I don’t think investing in shares in London, New York or Frankfurt is any more risky than in Sydney. The only thing that should matter to you is, “where can I get the best return?” Don’t let them fool you into thinking, Offshore = Bad…. Onshore = Good. This is a fallacy and it’s only put out there to keep you “under control”.

Tax

Now, 99% of people are honest hardworking citizens who don’t break the law. I include myself in this group. I, like the rest of the 99%, like to sleep at night. This means I pay tax (too much, in my opinion, but that’s another story) but not more than the law requires me to. I just pay my tax according to the government’s rules, as you should. While there are substantial tax savings that can be made by utilising tax laws in relation to offshore investment, this should not be your sole purpose for investing offshore..... The sole purpose should be to increase your returns and increase your wealth.... Simple as that!

Maximise Income

There are only 3 questions you should ask yourself (in order):

Where is the best return?
Is the risk of investment in my comfort zone?
What can I do to legally maximise my net return after tax?

To answer these questions you need knowledge and information. However, it’s sometimes not that easy to find the best returns and at the same time make sure that the risk of investment is under control.

Some people have pointed out they have found better returns for investments than those I talk about in my Trident Confidential newsletter and they are sometimes correct, but on further investigation, I find the investments they are talking about carry a higher degree of risk or volatility than I would be comfortable telling my readers about.

Sometimes the investments may have had some short term success but clearly the chances of them repeating that performance aren’t great either. So again I have to be careful about putting them in the books.

Risk is a very personal issue, where “return” is not. Everybody wants a good return, not everybody is prepared for the risk involved.

Returns

What if you were looking for an investment that gives you consistent double-digit returns with minimal risk? These types of investments are available offshore. I write about them all the time in my Trident Confidential newsletter. They are well suited to a person who wants high returns, but has a low risk profile. Try and find an ‘onshore” investment that can provide you with returns as consistent and safe as the ones I select.

Chances are your broker will never tell you about these investments either.Thousands of safe, top quality investments, with amazing returns, but alas you will never know about them, because the government simply doesn’t want you to know about them because if you do and you invest in them, they lose control of your money. There is only one person you can ever trust with your money…..YOU!

Asset Protection

One of the other major benefits of offshore investing, is asset protection. Often overlooked as a real benefit, until something goes wrong. Our company id often contacted by people who want asset protection put in place retrospectively….. Sorry, this is just not possible without breaking the law, and even if you did, the courts would simply reverse whatever you did and then possibly jail you. So, putting things in place first is vital.

However, the primary asset protection tool is the “offshore structure”. This is simply an offshore company or trust set up to administer your assets and investments. It’s been ideal for many years and absolutely nothing has changed as to its viability in this regard. There have been a lot of changes in the offshore world, but asset protection its still functioning extremely well and will do so indefinitely.

Other Advantages

Of course, there are many more advantages to offshore investing such as tax planning, estate planning etc that are fully explained in this book. Needless to say, Offshore Investing should be part of your wealth creation plan, coupled with investments at home such as local shares and property.

I’m not telling you for a minute that you should put everything offshore. That is normally more than most people would be comfortable doing to start off with, but certainly having some exposure to offshore investments is an intelligent way to go, and also profitable.

Our advice is to seek out the best returns but also the best structure so you can also protect yourself & your family and then maximise those great returns! This book can show you everything you need to know to be able to do it.

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