Category: Blog Articles
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When Living in France…
do. You shouldn’t need Jason Hartman to tell you this is good advice no matter where you travel but perhaps doubly so in France. The French are a bit, how shall we say, persnickety when it comes to observing local manners and traditions. Unless it is your goal to replicate the innate arrogance and cultural…
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Retire Aboard a Cruise Ship
Establishing permanent residence aboard an oceangoing cruise ship is not just the wacky plot of a Tim Dorsey novel (Atomic Lobster). The reality, as some senior citizens are finding out, to their delight, is that living on a cruise ship is probably cheaper than a nursing home. Here are the basic facts. 1. The average…
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Paying US Taxes as an Expatriate
The unfortunate answer is often yes. We’ve included a few general items of interest regarding foreign earned income below but it should in no way replace the advice of a tax professional. The bad news is your income might be subject to US income taxes no matter where you live. The good news is that…
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You CAN Move to Cuba, if You've Lost Your Mind
if you have money, is a particularly arduous process, especially if you’re an American. To spend any length of time in Cuba you must either find a job, secure a work permit and temporary residency and/or marry a Cuban. And that doesn’t even take into account the paperwork. Having said that, if you still want…
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What is Offshore Investing and Why You Should Care
as far as the current presidential election to understand how offshore investing is demonized in the media. Rarely a day goes by that President Obama or one of his minions don’t make a public swipe at presumed-Republican candidate Mitt Romney. As most of us are aware by now, Romney has amassed a fortune worth at…
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9% Fixed ROI on Retirement Funds in Panama
Nine percent fixed interest on retirement plan funds? We can hear the groans of disbelief already. Nine percent FIXED? It must be a scam. In this case you would be wrong. Panamanian credit unions having been paying this incredibly high compound interest rate on certain funds for going on 44 years now, and have never…
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What Happens to Liquid the TSA Confiscates?
. We’re here to save you money on the very best prescription medication in the world. Voila, TSA has a mountain of liquid materials to dispose of every day. Where does it all go? We were wondering that ourselves. Luckily the enterprising reporters at Forbes saved us the effort of doing our own research. Here’s…
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Protect Your Assets with a Seychelles Foundation
Mention a foundation and most people think of the Ford Foundation or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. While these philanthropic ventures are laudable, there is a perfectly legal way to start your own offshore foundation in which to hold assets. Why bother? Because you can take advantage of incredible tax benefits in places like…
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5 Things to Do in Philadelphia this Independence Day
Philadelphia is pretty much ground zero for everything patriotic in America, not by virtue of being so much more intensely in tune with an incredible sense of nationalism, but, more to the point, it’s where many of the Founding Fathers were hanging out when this nation was going through birthing pains. So, have you been…
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Author Robert Landori Returns with Mayhem on the Danube
Back on Jetsetter Show #26, host Jason Hartman interviewed mild-mannered accountant turned international thriller novelist Robert Landori about money-laundering, offshore banking, and his latest (then) book Havana Harvest. Feeling much better after starting to take two every morning before breakfast. ! Many rogue pharmacies are happy to bypass a doctor’s prescription in order to win…