See James’ blog commentaries and perspectives of recent news stories. The focus for insiders is privacy and safety of high value assets.
You can read about personal & commercial trusts, business organizations, LLCs, real estate, and banking. Additional insights include economics, legal, and tax aspects of various types of trusts.
Your Personal Details for Your Business
Did you know this personal information is available online for your Corporation or LLC? It looks like someone has recognized this open data is risky.[…]
Institutional Mistake
Although this guy died without a will – goes to show you how “institutions” are often a poor choice to administer an estate. You’re better[…]
Alter Ego – you personally?
Worried about the dreaded veil risk? You could become personally liable in a lawsuit. This article is directed at fund managers yet veil risk applies[…]
Fake Shell Company Details
Why don’t these guys get it? An LLC is not “asset privacy.” If you really want to do it right, hold real estate title in[…]
Huge Real Estate Equity at Risk?
Are you OK knowing that your $12,000,000 real estate holdings are clearly identified in the newspaper? It’s easy for anyone to google search your personal[…]
Asset Protection or Judgment Proof?
Asset Protection (AP) is statutory legal defenses such as INC/LLC/Asset Protection Trusts to block opponents. This plays well for legal fees to protect your equities.[…]
Corporate Veil Destroyed
Warning to all small corporations/llcs! Have you paid your franchise taxes? If not, FTB can suspend your “powers, rights and privileges” for nonpayment of taxes.[…]
Final Judgments
Fideicommissa – Italian for trust. This is exactly why I did research in Rome at the American Academy and the Vatican Libraries. Imagine my delight[…]
What is the privacy paradox?
The answer – when people recognize its importance but fail to act. Loss of privacy generally has no immediate effect. Consequences are felt after your[…]
Privacy is No Longer Your Right…
Your visible assets “monetized” by an outsider? Yes. Although most people think of privacy as caller id and spam, they miss the big picture because[…]
