Because of nature of society today where litigation is par for course, many more business professionals are at greater risk of legal action being taken against them, and many more individuals face losing out in acrimonious divorce battles - therefore protecting one’s assets offshore can be a very effective way to ensure long term asset security.

Offshore Investment Opportunities

There are far more potentially high returning investment opportunities available offshore than domestically. Also, as many of world’s stocks are traded outside your country of residence there could be a significant advantage to trading offshore.

Greater Privacy

Developed countries are increasing levels of surveillance we are all placed under; as a result many more people grow concerned about their growing lack of personal privacy. By moving business activities and assets offshore this can directly assist with increasing personal privacy and confidentiality of business and financial transactions.

Of course, it goes without saying that privacy available will not protect people who are engaged in serious criminal activity.

Estate or Inheritance Tax Planning

We are all at risk of loosing a considerable amount of our estate in income and excise taxes when we die. With carefully structured and well managed offshore solutions such as trusts it is possible for some people to reduce their estate’s liabilities and therefore pass estate’s assets to their heirs with minimum tax and liability problems.

These are just five main reasons people seek to exploit world of offshore opportunities for asset protection purposes; there are many more potential advantages to going offshore but they all depend on an individual’s personal situation and requirements. It is essential to seek professional advice before considering going offshore and this article does not constitute advice in that sense.

Vendors: Unethical vendors may use eavesdropping in order to give themselves an edge in bidding for you contracts.

Employees: One of your own company’s employees might eavesdrop on another to further his/hers own career and discredit his adversary’s

Information Brokers: Brokers may profit from selling your company’s secrets to highest bidders.

Today’s technology has given modern day eavesdropper a wide range of tools – all extremely hard to detect. Most are readily available; some are even “home-made”, from inexpensive parts found in any electronics store.

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