Tag: offshore life insurance

  • Ten Wealth Building Myths

    Top Ten Wealth Building Myths [box size=”large”]For those who don’t know that they don’t know: A test to measure any U.S. Person’s level of misconception about wealth building and offshore investing.[/box] U.S. Person Wealth Building Myths are: Myth No. 1 You can’t build wealth without a reduction of your spendable income. Myth No. 2 There…

  • PRC Offshore Life Insurance

    The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are pressuring the Peoples Republic of China to get corruption and bribery out of their tax system and the illicit transfer of money abroad. The intermediaries they are dealing with are themselves committing criminal offence. It is a criminal offence to deal with money or assets of…

  • An American in Paris (or Shanghai or Tel Aviv) – Part 3

    How to retain your account in a Foreign Financial Institution A. Overview In my last installment, I discussed the benefits of a private placement insurance contract (life insurance or annuity) issued by a life insurer domiciled in Puerto Rico – Isla del Encanto – for Americans living overseas. Aside from providing tax-advantages, the Puerto Rican…

  • Offshore Life Insurance to Protect Your Family

    You’re young. Life is good and you are settling into your new role as a parent and, quite possibly, the sole provider for your young family and dependents. As your thoughts turn to the future, it only makes sense you want to secure the prosperity and financial security of your young family if anything happens…

  • Tax-Advantaged Offshore Investment

    How to: Minimize U.S. Tax Reporting Requirements (Legally!) If you are an American living overseas, the walls are closing in on you quickly. If your foreign bank hasn’t already closed your account, don’t hold your breath because it is probably coming quickly. A large number of excellent articles have covered the implementation of FATCA and…

  • PFIC Problem for Americans with Offshore Investments

    WARNING: U.S. Persons who Purchased a Retirement Plan, Savings Plan issued from the Isle of Man, Dublin, Guernsey or U.K. Life Insurance Company are holding a British Style Life Policy (lump sum or savings plan) which requires annual reporting as a PFIC and suffers annual taxes on the growth of 36.9% and huge annual penalties…

  • An American in Paris (or Shanghai or Tel Aviv) – Part 2

    Using Tax-Advantaged Investment to Minimize U.S. Tax Reporting Requirements (Legally!) Overview If you are an American living overseas, the walls are closing in on you quickly. If your foreign bank hasn’t already closed your account, don’t hold your breath because it is probably coming quickly. A large number of excellent articles have covered the implementation…

  • Private Placement Life Insurance – Best Offshore Investment Yet

    For decades, individuals have been placing money outside of United States boundaries. As a way of securing their funds or investments, offshore accounts were a tax free means to earning interest on a sizable amount of money. But with recent developments from the White House, offshore banking has become more restricted–lessening the appeal of creating…