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Finance • Published: November 11, 2009
For every moderately affluent person there comes the time to start thinking about the future: namely asset protection and preparing for the worst. Although we can all hope for the best, life shows us that those who are prepared win time and time again. Its not just the incredibly rich who have to think about these things, these days it's anyone who actually earns money that may find himself in danger of getting framed and railroaded by a lawyer or inept government official.
5 Offshore Credit Card Mistakes to Avoid
Finance: Credit • Published: October 20, 2009
Everyone knows how hard it is to get a functional offshore credit card that's also half-way private. It's not your fault.
Can Singapore Private Banking Replace Swiss Private Banks?
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: October 5, 2009
Singapore private banking has grown massively over the past decade. Assets under management at Singapore private banks have grown to around 300Bn, 6 times what they were 10 years ago. It is estimated that Singapore manages around 5% of the world's private wealth, while Swiss private banking manages around a quarter.
Are Private Offshore Banks More Secretive?
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: September 26, 2009
Part of the reason why private offshore banks are called "private" is their reputation for secrecy. People expect private offshore banks in a country like Switzerland or Panama to keep confidential account records an issue between banker and client.
Offshore Bank Accounts - Easy Introduction For First-Timers
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: September 25, 2009
Bond villains, corrupt dictators and even Bono can lay claim to offshore bank accounts. But what about the rest of us? Does anyone really need an offshore bank account, and how much money do you need to make it worthwhile?
Montevideo Apartment Rental - Easy Introduction For First-Timers
Travel and Leisure: Vacation Rentals • Published: September 18, 2009
Montevideo is blessed with a plethora of apartments that will seem affordable to the US or European tourist. In other cities, you may have to settle for something out of town. In Montevideo, which is a living, working city - you can literally wake up and have sand at your feet.
Why Truly Confidential Offshore Bank Accounts Are Hard to Find
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: September 15, 2009
The offshore banking dream is persistent. When people think of offshore bank accounts they think of yachts, fast cars and perhaps a balmy tax have lifestyle to complement it.
Uruguay Real Estate Experiencing Steady Growth
News and Society: International • Published: September 14, 2009
Uruguay is a place that people fall in love with. The extensive, untouched beaches, old-world charm of capital Montevideo, and warm Uruguayan attitudes towards foreigners all play their part. In fact the most trouble tourists have in Uruguay is when trying to leave!
Swiss Banking Alternative More Private Than a Swiss Bank Account
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: September 11, 2009
Swiss banks and Swiss private banking are recognized as the ultimate resource for high net worth individuals, used by the rich and famous, sports stars and big corporations. Despite recent attacks on offshore banking in Switzerland, Swiss private bankers still maintain the decades-old reputation for confidentiality and security. The Swiss cities of Zurich and Geneva are world famous for the private banking services they offer - not to mention many other smaller cities which manage wealth on the scale of global financial centres.
Internet Offshore Banking - Open an Offshore Account the Easy Way
Finance • Published: September 1, 2009
The benefits of offshore banking have been clear for decades, but usually only available to the very rich. You may imagine someone on a private yacht making a call to their Cayman Islands bank, handling large transactions incognito. But the expenses incurred when traveling abroad or wiring money by telephone made the reality of offshore banking prohibitively expense.
Use an Offshore Credit Card Like Visa Or Mastercard to Enjoy Instant Access to Offshore Wealth
Finance: Credit • Published: August 20, 2009
Opening an offshore account and then actually having convenient access to it can be expensive and time-consuming. Despite what you may have read or heard, owning an offshore credit card is not illegal. Of course, using one as part of a tax evasion strategy is against the law.
The Swiss Offshore Bank Account Your Money Will Love
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: August 14, 2009
Swiss offshore bank accounts are synonymous with class, prestige and exclusivity. For many the mere fact that they acquired a Swiss bank account shows they have "made it" - with good reason. These days it's getting indecently hard to open one.
Luxury Private Bank Accounts For Less
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: August 14, 2009
Did you ever dream of owning a private bank account in Monaco or Switzerland or a Caribbean island? Luxury private bank accounts and secret bank accounts are not only the privilege of the very rich, but you have to find the right way of going about opening one.
Private Banking Services Vs Retail Banking
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: August 12, 2009
The most noticeable difference between retail and private banking services are that private clients receive customer service on a 1-1 basis via a relationship manager or a private banker. Wealthy individuals with private accounts can expect to meet their bank contact in person, and have direct phone access to a relationship manager. Usually the private banking arm of a bank is separate from the retail banking arm and the service is completely distinct.
Private Wealth Management - 5 Tips For Choosing the Right Firm
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: August 11, 2009
Finding the right wealth manager is crucially important if you want to see your wealth grow safely. The fleecing of clients in "retail banking" is unfortunately common, but you can use these 5 tips to make an informed choice.
Do You Want a Private Offshore Bank Account?
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: July 24, 2009
Private banking clients may often need more than your average banking services. Some may have their wealth spread over different countries and multiple sources of income. They need one account that will be able to integrate all these income streams so that they are allocated in the correct manner, and not taxed absurdly r in more than one country.
What to Expect From the Best Private Banks
Investing • Published: July 21, 2009
When looking for a private bank, prospective investors should expect nothing less than the ultimate in financial expertise and personal attention. After all, the private clients in the private banking arm of a bank are often the most lucrative customers which no bank wants to see leave.
Getting a Secret Offshore Bank Card
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: July 14, 2009
The easiest and most cost-effective way of withdrawing funds from your secret offshore account will almost certainly be through the use of an offshore bank card. Used in the right way, offshore bank cards can execute financial transactions that leave almost no trace of your identity, but, generally speaking, the larger the transaction the harder it is to keep secret.
Opening an Online Offshore Bank Account
Finance • Published: July 10, 2009
Opening an offshore account online is the easiest and most-cost effective way of getting your funds from A to B. Having said that, there are many pitfalls associated with this kind of search. It's not only your money that you are entrusting to a website you found off Google - you might also get drawn into an action that is plain illegal.
Ultra-Private Prepaid Offshore Credit Cards
Finance: Credit • Published: May 27, 2009
Ultra-private "un-embossed" cards exist which carry no name, although some are not accepted by individual merchants. They carry only the credit card number within the magnetic strip and chip, so when swiped none of your personal information is recorded.
Get the Secret Offshore Account You Always Wanted
Finance • Published: May 1, 2009
Banking privacy is over - at least that's what the headlines say. The criminals who move money around at will, big fat cats with wealth concealed in ultra-secret harbours like Monaco, and shady characters laundering narco-cash through offshore casinos are living on borrowed time.
Advantages of Opening an Offshore Bank Account
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: April 24, 2009
While offshore bank accounts are not for everyone, they can offer huge benefits to the right person. For many small businessmen and entrepreneurs, a good offshore bank account has provided the "key" or competitive edge to unlock vast potential wealth.
Best Offshore Investments - How to Maximise the Potential of Your Offshore Bank Account
Investing • Published: April 3, 2009
Privacy, Asset Protection and greater freedom of movement are just some of the qualities that lure investors offshore. Some people are happy to have their money safely locked away, an insurance policy against volatile stock markets, currency fluctuations and avaricious authorities. Others see investing offshore as a way of maximizing their return, in other words they want to see the investment pay for itself!
Bank Secrecy and How it Affects Your Offshore Bank Account
Finance • Published: March 26, 2009
It may sound great to have an offshore bank account guarded by razor-sharp banking secrecy, but is it all that it seems? Here we explore what bank secrecy really is, and whether countries will actually enforce it to protect your personal information.
Are You Looking For a Secret Numbered Bank Account?
Finance: Personal Finance • Published: March 16, 2009
For many, numbered accounts are shrouded in mystique. What could be more exciting that having an associate wire money direct to your secret Swiss numbered bank account?