Going offshore, say to Panama, has its risks. But Panama offshore asset
protection more than compensates for the risks. Relatively, going to Panama for
offshore asset protection presents fewer risks to your assets. It is simply your
best alternative.
Keeping your assets at home can be an open invitation
to confiscation. The government is now at war with money laundering which funds
terrorist and drug trafficking operations. The motivation is clearly admirable
but the means are less than desirable. The war against money laundering
operations requires that stringent financial records are kept. The right to
confidentiality and privacy of financial information is sacrificed in its name.
Furthermore, your assets can now be frozen and confiscated by government
agencies once you are alleged to be connected to drug trafficking or criminal
activities. This has led to abusive and unjust asset forfeitures. There have
even been allegations that some government agencies use asset forfeiture as an
excuse to fill short term budget deficits when their operations have bled them
dry.
Our society has also grown so complex that so many laws and so many
regulations have had to be put in place. More laws and more regulations mean
more room for committing crimes, wittingly or unwittingly. Imagine yourself
being targeted for a lawsuit or a heavy fine because you were not aware that
replacing your original prescription container with another is criminal. In this
day and age, you are greatly vulnerable to lawsuits and other legal
proceedings.
Divorce is just such a very common legal proceeding that has
become the bane of many. Without active asset protection efforts at the outset
of the union, the more affluent spouse is usually cleaned out. An individual can
work so hard to acquire assets but when his marriage is dissolved, he doesn't
leave with what he put in but rather what the laws deem he deserves to
have.
And your woes do not stop there, of course. Uncle Sam takes a hefty
chunk out of your income through punitive taxes. It is increasingly becoming
obvious that in this country, you are not allowed to keep most of what you earn.
To build enough equity for you and your family's security, you will have to work
yourself into an early grave to offset what the taxes are costing you. It is
ironic that the harder you work, the more your taxes become.
All these
are the reasons why you can't keep all your assets at home and why you may find
it best to have some assets in Panama or anywhere offshore. When you do go
offshore to Panama or other countries, you obtain a tax shelter for your assets.
The money you save can then be used for more income-generating ventures. Going
offshore to Panama or other territories also ensures that your privacy is
protected. You can be sure that your financial profile cannot be clearly plotted
and you will not suffer as greatly if your assets at home are unjustly forfeited
or disposed of.
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