Global Investing - Internationlaizing Yourself

Section 2

Internationalizing Yourself

The concept of international and global investing has revolutionized the thinking of American investors. We have been challenged with the idea of investing outside the United States thereby directly supporting foreign companies and other governments. The tide of change has arrived. Welcome or not, it is here. Every investor will ultimately have to decide whether this coincides with their own personal philosophy. If you strongly believe that investing outside the United States is detrimental to the American way of life, "Made in America" commerce and the strength of our country as a sovereignty, then it is unlikely you will consider international investing as another avenue in the pursuit of profit, security, etc.

On the other hand, if you disagree with this thinking, or if you believe that although this is how you feel, but you cannot stop the present course of events, then you may already be investing elsewhere. In either case, you choose to capitalize on international developments by placing your money in foreign markets.

Regardless of an individual's reasons for investing or where they choose to invest, there is a legal strategy that can be employed that automatically provides potent benefits to the investor, and that is to internationalize yourself.

Internationalizing yourself is a perfectly legal means of controlling and managing your financial affairs from arms length. Although considered to be sophisticated, in actuality the practice is very simple. There are basically two steps. First, the investor establishes a legal presence outside their own country. For maximum results, this is achieved by incorporating an offshore company in a desirable tax haven. This simple step alone offers benefits to the global investor previously unattainable in their own country. The offshore corporation becomes a conduit of the person who controls it. The investor now invests through the corporation which is managed from an offshore base directly or indirectly by the investor.

Second, the investor establishes an offshore bank account for the corporation. Until now, the most common method of offshore investing has been to utilize a foreign bank with adequate services for the individual investor. But this measure alone is insufficient.

This report explores the first step to offshore investing, that is establishing a legal presence by chartering an offshore corporation in a desirable tax haven. The second step of this combination is discussed in the back of this report titled "Banking Offshore."

CRA provides incorporation, management and other business support services in over 40 tax havens and offshore banking centers worldwide.

With the advent of the global economy and emerging world markets, the shrewd investor should understand the concept of offshore investing and learn how sophisticated investors worldwide are scoring greater financial gains than their homebound counterparts. The super rich have practiced offshore investing for decades, but only now is it proving to be a viable option for every investor.