Where is Offshore?

An Overview of and Introduction to the Offshore World

After checking into your tropical oasis, you’ll have a few hours to relax and register for the event before the inaugural session kicks off at 2:00 p.m. And the moment the first session starts, you’ll begin to see exactly “where” offshore is located – geographically, financially and politically. By the end of the seminar, you’ll understand:

Erika Nolan, U.S.A.; Publisher & Executive Director, The Sovereign Society; co-authorOffshore Advantage: A Beginner’s Guide to the Offshore World and co-founder of N&C International Wealth Consulting, LLC. * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

• Why the U.S. lost 600,000 millionaires last year … even while China climbed past the U.K. to grab the # 4 spot for number of millionaires.
• Four key reasons an estimated $50 trillion is still sheltered in havens around the world.
• Why an estimated 12 million successful men and women use offshore vehicles for asset protection and wealth creation … and the number is projected to grow every year this decade.
• The difference between a “tax haven” and an “asset haven,” and which jurisdictions offer the best of both in today’s changing global political climate.
• The four key types of tax havens: “no-tax,” “foreign-source income,” “tax-treaty” and “special-use” and which might make most sense for you.
• Why offshore bank accounts, investments and other financial activity offshore are completely legal under American law and will remain so long after the current administration leaves office.
• How to easily file all reports and make sure a substantial portion of your assets and investments are where the best profits and asset protection opportunities are – offshore!

In short, you’ll get a realistic, current and experience-based assessment of what you can expect in profits, privacy and protection from your offshore investments and structures.

Welcome Reception and Cocktail Hour

Get to know your fellow attendees while enjoying cocktails, music and the tantalizing Mexican delicacies during our welcome reception. This is the perfect setting to make new friends, have fun and pick up new ideas – all while watching the evening sun sink into the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean. But try not to stay up too late, because on day 2, a full day of step-by-step lessons on offshore core asset-protection techniques and strategies await you.

An Offshore Bank Account: Your Gateway to Greater Financial Privacy and Profit Opportunities

Erika Nolan (See Previous.) Thomas Fischer – A Danish banker with over two decades experience as a foreign exchange dealer, broker and banker. Thomas currently holds a senior position at a Portfolio Management Company that is a fully owned subsidiary of one of Denmark’s oldest banks. Robert Vrijhof: Top Swiss money manager. Robert has held senior positions with some of the top banks in the world, including Credit Suisse and Foreign Commerce Bank. From Robert you’ll learn about some of Switzerland’s and Europe’s strongest and safest investments. Daniel Zurbrugg – Has been in the financial industry for almost 20 years, working as an asset manager for institutional clients and corporations and for private clients and families around the world. He has worked for large corporations as a treasury manager and head of asset management for a family owned private bank in Zurich, managing the assets of private clients and families around the globe. * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

Since an offshore bank account is a critical component of any offshore strategy, Erika will spend part of your first full day showing you the ins and outs of offshore banking.

In my 10 years at The Sovereign Society, this has to be the topic that generates the most questions from members. That’s why we dedicated a whole chapter to it in our book …and the better part of a morning discussing it at the seminar.

After this session, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a sophisticated, protected, more profitable and more private global investor. You’ll learn…

• The very definition of a truly private bank and how it differs from commercial banks … and why that distinction is more important today than ever before.
• The difference between the eight key types of offshore accounts … from convenient to safekeeping, precious metals, managed and more … and how to combine the best features of each into an account that is tailored to your specific needs.
• How to quickly check the financial stability of any bank—crucial information in the global financial meltdown.
• 10 key questions to ask when searching for an offshore bank, as well as a checklist to put your money to work once you’ve selected your bank.
• Why – contrary to popular belief – you don’t need anywhere near millions of dollars to open up your first offshore account … and the four essential things you doneed.
• How to choose the right bank for your needs.
• How to find an offshore bank account with myriad offshore solutions – from LLCs and Family Foundations to Trusts and Professional Portfolio Management.

In short, the morning session of day 2 is dedicated to making all the benefits of offshore banking understandable and easily accessible.

You’ll see the simple forms required for an offshore account and how straightforward the process truly is.

You’ll understand how to get an account open and operating and, most importantly, what you can do once it’s opened…

• How to receive offshore payments directly, privately, safely and legally into your offshore account…
• How to use offshore credit cards to conduct transactions with greater privacy…
• How to acquire a virtual “passport” for your money so it can move easily from one jurisdiction to another…
• The best opportunities in 2010 for global stocks, offshore businesses, fire-sale real estate and precious metals—and how to own all these with greater privacy and security…
• How to gain an added layer of protection by having your offshore asset protection trust in one jurisdiction with your offshore bank account in another…
• And much more!

In this single session, so much of the “mystery” of the offshore world will disappear for you … and dozens of its most lucrative secrets will become immediately and easily accessible. And, yet, we’ll have barely reached the lunch break at that point…

Proven Legal Entities to Protect Your Invested Wealth –

from Asset Protection Trusts to LLCs, IBCs and More

Robert Bauman – Sovereign Society Legal Counsel and Asset Protection editor is a former Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland (1973-1981).  Robert currently serves as Legal Counsel for The Sovereign Society. He has authored, or co-authored, a number of books and reports.  Robert has also been interviewed on CNBC and Worth magazine for his insights on offshore havens. Josh Bennett – an attorney based in Miami, FL who has more than 20 years experience in estates and trusts (both international and local), federal taxation, tax litigation and asset protection planning. Michael Chatzky – an attorney specializing in federal and international taxation and wealth protection with an emphasis on business, estate and asset protection planning. For over 36 years, Michael has assisted clients in establishing a wide variety of wealth preservation structures, many of which contain valuable tax-saving features. Heidi Scholz – an attorney at Chatzky and Associates specializing in federal and international taxation and wealth protection. Jack Flader – an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in law, financial and fiduciary services in Asia dating from his initial posting to Singapore in 1985. He is a member of the International Tax Planning Association, Asia Offshore Association, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Securities Institute, American Bar Association, International Bar Association and the Center for International Legal Studies. Mark Nestmann – One of Our International Tax and Asset Protection Experts, Mark is one of the world’s most sought after writers and speakers on offshore topics. Mark has written many books on financial privacy and asset protection, including the well-known How to Achieve Financial Privacy in a Public Age andAsset Protection 2000. You’ll learn about many of his top international tax and asset protection strategies in The Sovereign Individual – they are strategies that, until recently, have mainly been enjoyed by the super rich. * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

Enjoy a leisurely lunch at one of the resort’s 9 restaurants, bars and lounges. Then get ready for an afternoon session that will forever change the way you think about growing and protecting your wealth.

Offshore terminology can be a confusing alphabet soup of APTs, IBCs, LLCs and more. But you’ll understand the differences and comparative advantages of these asset-protection structures in crystal-clear fashion by the time the session is over.

That’s why the Offshore Advantage book is your written guide. And your instructors are the authors of and consultants for the book with step-by-step explanations from leading experts in their respective fields.

• The planning mistakes made by Michael Jackson’s advisors, how they could cost his estate millions … and how you can avoid the same disastrous errors
• How Aristotle Onassis used an offshore asset protection trust (APT) to leave billions for his heirs…
• Why the Vanderbilt’s did the same in a trust that still benefits their heirs to this day…
• How an international business corporation (IBC) can help you slash offshore corporate income taxes…
• Why a family foundation can be used to shield you from personal liability while giving you the ability to buy real property, manage investment accounts, distribute funds to individuals and more…
• How an offshore limited liability company (LLC) can help you avoid double taxation common with corporations, while, at the same time, help you reduce the taxes you do pay…

Some of these structures have been around for millennia (the trust dates back to the 19th century B.C. in Egypt!); others have been around for nearly a century (the family foundation was first created in Lichtenstein in 1926, yet has since been adopted by other elite havens as well). You’ll learn the unique advantages of each and how to quickly and cost-effectively set up the structure that best meets your needs and goals.

And you’ll also have plenty of time to explore Los Cabos, where the colors tell the story. Bronze desert sands, vibrant pink cactus blooms and shadowy mountains of the desert merge with golden rays, verdant palms and indigo waters of the Sea of Cortez..

If you choose to venture outside of the plush hotel surroundings and see the sights—a world of opportunity and adventure awaits. The Sea of Cortez nurtures the best year-round sport fishing in the world and now six world-class golf courses add to its luster. Los Cabos presents two towns with two moods and two styles – Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo are contrasts between raucous party and quiet refinery, tourist haven and traditional Mexico, linked only by a corridor studded with golf courses and 19 miles of sandy beaches all waiting to be explored. Any free time you have will be filled with memories you’ll cherish for a life time…

Top-Performing Global Investments Wall Street Doesn’t

Want You to Know About

Eric Roseman – Our Investment Directorand editor of Commodity Trend Alert, Accelerated Income and Dogs of the World.Eric is a shrewd value investor. From him you’ll discover many unusual foreign investment strategies that you may otherwise not get to hear about. These are high-value strategies you won’t learn about in the Wall Street Journal or Barron’s…. They’ve been showing our members excellent returns amid extended periods of stock market declines and economic distress. Ashish Advani – Our Currency Investment Director and Editor of Exotic FX Alert, The Money Trader and Global Currency Options, the world’s leading trading service covering emerging market currencies.  His coverage of the global currency markets is from a unique perspective. He grew up in India, got his accounting degree there before getting his M.B.A. in the US. And he has traveled, lived and worked in finance in three continents.  He has also worked as a comptroller for two Fortune 1,000 companies. Andrew Packer– Managing Editor and Senior Analyst, The Sovereign Society; Editor Short Sell Flash Alert. With a degree in economics and specialization in the Austrian school, Andrew is the ultimate skeptical investor who scours through the financial statements of hundreds of companies before whittling them down to a possible few for further investigation before leading to a final, tightly risk-controlled (and often spectacularly profitable) “buy” or “sell” recommendation. Geoff Anandappa – is an international speaker and expert on investing in rare stamps and historical memorabilia. Chuck Butler – Editor of our flagship currency newsletter, Currency Capitalist and a 35-year veteran of the financial markets, Chuck Butler has done more to advance investor awareness and participation in currency based vehicles than perhaps any other banker alive today. Innovating new products to protect and grow investors money. Thomas Fischer (see above) Frank Trotter – a founding partner of EverBank who has acquired more than 25 years of experience in the banking industry. He is a widely quoted speaker on financial topics, especially currency markets. Rob Vrijhof (see above) Daniel Zurbrugg (see above) * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

• Learn the five key reasons our published “Chaos” portfolio of easy-to-buy, non-traditional investments is up 21% so far in 2009 (as of May 18th) even while the markets crashed … and why it could do even better in 2010.
• Discover how to buy offshore funds that have outdone the U.S. market by ten-to-one and more, yet aren’t allowed to advertise in the U.S. (though it’s completely legal to own them … if you’re lucky enough to find out about them!).
• Meet the two global stock markets that are loaded with value and set to begin a new bull run … even while U.S. markets are overvalued and set to fall again.
• Learn how to safely and inexpensively trade and invest in your choice of fourteen global currencies … to protect your purchasing power against a falling dollar, and to gain higher yields and appreciation.
• Discover the most cost-effective way to invest in the coming agriculture boom – from coffee to grains to the most undervalued sector of “soft” commodity of all. Each of these is set to explode upwards because of booming demand and a looming supply crisis. The full details may shock. The investment recommendations can make you a small fortune.

Learn about special “structured investments” that most investors have no clue about, but can provide the best alternatives to safely grow your net worth. These investmentsguarantee your principal while delivering a chance for 100% to 120% or more of the upside of various asset classes … even if US stocks sink to brand-new lows.

The information revealed is all geared to make you a far more confident, versatile and successful investor. But it won’t just be the “how to …”

In this session, you’ll also get our investment experts’ bestspecific recommendations for making money in today’s market. This includes…

• The one investment that can help you make a fortune as the U.S. government’s ponzi scheme finally implodes and U.S. Treasury Bonds collapse!
• The best way to play the surging demand for battery power with an upside of 447%.
• How one of the fastest-growing economies in the world (not volatile China) can provide you with perhaps the fastest appreciation of any stock you’ve ever owned.
• The single best currency play for profits and safety in today’s manic markets.
• The #1 predictor of huge price moves by junior mining stocks…. Based on a Harvard Research study, this indicator is screaming “BUY” right now in a way it hasn’t in 29 years.
• Why gold was the only major asset to post positive gains in 2008 and why it could rise over  30% in 2010 … with the right companies rising as much as five times that amount … Plus three reasons silver and the right silver mining companies have an even bigger potential upside in the next year.
• How to access alternative investments from your standard brokerage account without any high-risk options or futures … plus much more.

The information revealed is all geared to make you a far more confident, versatile and successful investor. But it won’t just be the “how to…”.

In this session, you’ll also get our investment experts’ bestspecific recommendations for making money in today’s market. This includes…

• The one investment that can help you make a fortune off the booming demand for futures contracts …without ever trading a single futures contract!
• The best way to play the surging demand for bio-fuels with an upside of 887%.
• How one of the fastest-growing economies in the world can provide you with perhaps the fastest appreciation of any stock you’ve ever owned.
• The single best currency play for profits and safety in today’s volatile markets.
• The #1 junior resource stock for value-minded investors seeking triple-digit returns.
• Why the recent commodities correction presents a golden opportunity for you to invest in precious metals and get set for the next strong bull move in gold and silver and the two best ways to play them.
• How to access alternative investments from your standard brokerage account without any high-risk options or futures … plus much more.

The old saying goes, “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach him to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” On day 3, you’ll get both.

You’ll get our investment experts’ “Fresh Catches of the Day” in the form of current, specific recommendations for profiting in the global stock, bond, currency and commodity markets today. And you’ll also get timeless principles, practices, and strategies and little known facts and opportunities to help you succeed in the global markets for as long as you invest.

Offshore Best Buys: Annuity, Life Insurance and Offshore IRAs

Elite Vehicles for Enhanced Tax-Deferral, Privacy, Asset Protection, Global Investment & Estate Planning Benefits

Erika Nolan (See Previous) Marc Andre Sola– Managing Partner, NMG International Financial Services, Ltd., Zurich, Switzerland. Marc is a lawyer and financial planner and one of Europe’s leading authorities on variable and fixed annuities and life insurance. Marc will teach you in easy-to-grasp layman’s terms how you can achieve multiple financial goals (from asset protection to greater privacy and investment returns) within the same financial structure. Larry Grossman– President of Sovereign International Asset Management, Palm Harbor, FL, is the author of The Ultimate Retirement Protection Plan. Larry is a Certified Financial Planner and one of less than 2,500 professionals in the U.S. to hold the coveted distinction of C.M.A. (Certified Management Analyst). Larry is a leading authority on getting higher returns and greater asset protection for your retirement funds by taking your IRA offshore. He is also an expert on maximizing tax-savings and will demonstrate how properly setting up a Defined-Benefit Plan can help you defer up to 70% of your income. Colin Bowen– Deputy Chairman of Isle of Man Assurance, Isle of Man. IOMA is the largest independent insurance company on the island. IOMA prides itself on being one of the world’s leading international providers of insurance products for asset protection and tax mitigation. IOMA offers an entire range of life, general policies and captive insurance companies. * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

On day 3, the afternoon session begins with an A-to-Z lesson on annuities, one of the most versatile financial tools available. You’ll learn how a property annuity can help you accomplish many of your most important objectives at once: asset protection, privacy, tax-deferral, estate planning and greater investment returns.

• You’ll find how Section 72 of the IRS Code treats domestic and U.S. annuities the same. That’s the good news. The even better news means you can enjoy greater asset protection, privacy and investment returns by going overseas.
• You’ll learn why now is an excellent time to open an offshore IRA before regulators try to add hoops and hurdles to the process of better protecting and growing your retirement nest egg.
• You’ll learn why you don’t need to undergo a medical examination to determine “insurability” for insurance annuities.
• You’ll discover the three best jurisdictions for annuities.
• You’ll find out how you can avoid the 1% U.S. excise tax on annuities.
• How to borrow tax-free from your annuity (and when you can’t).
• How annuities avoid the reporting requirements of most other overseas investments.
• Even how you can own U.S. investments through your foreign annuity without the investment ever showing up — in the U.S. or abroad — in your name!

You’ll also learn the key advantage of offshore life insurance, on its own and combined with an annuity program. You’ll learn how to get the biggest benefits of properly structured offshore life insurance policies, including…

• Greater financial privacy…
• More investment choices and higher prospective returns…
• Tax-free build-up of cash value and dividends…
• Tax-free borrowing against cash value…
• Tax-free disbursement of death benefit…
• Freedom from estate taxes…
• Plus much more…

If you’re interested in creating and maintaining wealth for more than a single generation, this session can change your life and that of your family forever. It all happens during the afternoon session of day 3.

Offshore Tax Savings:

It’s About Legal Tax Management, Not Evasion!

How to Use Reporting Rules, Tax Treaties, Incentives &

“Holidays” to Your Benefit

Far too many exaggerated claims have been made by shady organizations about tax savings available offshore. In this tutorial, we’ll expose that hype for what it is and give you nothing but the truth about legitimate tax saving strategies – individual and through legal entities – that are available offshore.

Mark Nestmann (See previous) Mark Nestmann (See previous.) Michael Chatzky (See previous.) Eric Roseman (See previous.) Josh Bennett (See previous.) * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

You’ll see how many of the tax-saving strategies available onshore are also available offshore (such as IRAs and annuities), but with additional benefits of enhanced privacy, asset protection and greater returns. And you’ll learn offshore-only tax-saving strategies.

• You’ll learn exactly what a “tax home” is and how important that concept is to your tax planning.
• You’ll learn the three top strategies for legally reducing tax liability in 2010
• You’ll see how your corporation may be able to use the same “stepping stone” offshore strategy used by Microsoft to save an estimated $500 million in taxes.
• You’ll learn the four types of offshore holdings you must report to the IRS if they exceed $10,000 in value … and the three types of assets you DO NOT have to report – regardless of value!
• You’ll discover the two things you must do to qualify for the “foreign-earned income exclusion” and earn up to $175,200 a year tax-free, plus gain the possibility of tax-free housing allowances to boot.
• You’ll find out perhaps the most “extreme” (yet often extremely effective) offshore strategy that Sir John Templeton used to save more than $100 million in taxes.

And you’ll discover how to use tax treaties to lower or even eliminate taxes on your international businesses.

Additional Offshore Opportunities –

The World’s Best Asset Havens, Second Citizenship Programs, and Offshore Living and Retirement Opportunities

Robert E. Bauman, J.D. (See previous.) Mark Nestmann (See previous) Rainelda Mata-Kelly – has been practicing law for over 25 years. A popular expert at conferences and member meetings, Rainelda has shown hundreds of Sovereign Society members the best approach to living, investing and doing business in Panama, including how to take full advantage of the impressivepensionado program. * Professors, guest lecturers and schedule are subject to change

In the final session of The Offshore Advantage Seminar, you’ll learn the how-to’s on second passports and dual citizenship programs and you’ll be taken on a virtual guided tour of some of the very Best Asset Havens in the World.

• The five routes to a second citizenship that can give you greater personal security, enhanced work and investment opportunities and increased tax savings.
• Which havens score highest in our 2009 Global Survey for political stability, bank secrecy, a wide array of investment choices, and tax advantages.
• Why some of the most famous havens – from old B movies – are actually today some of the worst places to put your money offshore.
• “Hidden Havens” average investors haven’t a clue about, including a “mini Switzerland,” with a long history of financial privacy laws, strong private banks, a wide choice of legal entities and other benefits … but at a fraction of the price.
• Where you can find that dream second home, ideal retirement nest or “emergency getaway” all in one, from oceanfront to mountainside … whether in an elite European principality or tropical paradise where your dollar stretches a lot farther.
• Real-life (anonymous) case studies of individuals successfully using these havens for investment, asset protection, tax savings and lifestyle benefits.
• How to mix and match among havens to create “strongholds” for your wealth.
• Which nations not only preserve financial privacy, but do so as a matter of law, punishing those who violate financial privacy with fines and jail terms.
• Which jurisdictions will not recognize a U.S. civil judgment.
• A 20-question financial “self-test” to help you determine how “visible and vulnerable” you are to potentially hostile parties and how to beef up your privacy where it counts most.
• The five most important rules for financial secrecy.
• The limits and advantages of attorney-client privilege for offshore financial affairs.
• The one type of security you should NOT hold in your offshore account to best protect your privacy.
• How to correspond with your offshore professionals without fear of government or private snooping.

It’s all designed to help you identify the havens that will best suit your needs and preferences. By the conclusion of the final Offshore Advantage session, you’ll be fully prepared to put your newly gained offshore knowledge to work.

You’ll understand exactly the simple steps to take to begin enjoying the best in asset protection, financial privacy, tax-savings, estate planning and global investment benefits that the offshore world has to offer.

Q&A with the Authors and Contributors to

The Offshore Advantage: A Beginner’s Guide to Going Offshore

We’ve scheduled 30 lively minutes for you to ask any questions you like in a public forum about global asset protection and investment. We want you to be able to put to work your recently learned knowledge about the diverse financial benefits and opportunities that await you offshore.

What’s more, you’ll find the “faculty” at the Offshore Advantage Seminar eager to help you with whatever questions you may have about achieving true “Total Wealth” – rock-solid asset protection and outperforming global investments.

Please understand, though, that we cannot address your personal investment situation. Such questions should be directed to your broker.

The entire event is meant to make your offshore educational experience a pleasant and satisfying one – and help you create the kind of secure financial future you’ve always wanted.

We also want to make sure that you’ll have plenty of time to experience the sights, sounds and excitement of Los Cabos….