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Congress is working to lift the offshore oil-drilling ban. It is nothing more than political pandering that will raise taxes and lower earnings potential. If you are an oil investor, you need to keep a close eye on your portfolio while this legislation works its way through Washington.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): In a day [...]
Tags: congress, economy, electric car, financial news, legislation, offshore, offshore drilling ban, senate, tax cuts, taxes, washington
"Gustav rolled right down the center of the alley. By rights, it should have been a strike. Gustav had the aim. Gustav followed the right track. But Gustav didn’t knock down any pins. Gustav went over, under, around and through some of the most densely packed drilling infrastructure on the planet. And Gustav caused very [...]
Tags: aircraft carrier, barrels, byron king, crude oil prices, dollar, electricity, gulf of mexico, gustav, harbors, hurricane, ike, infrastructure, Katrina, loop, louisiana, offshore, port fourchon, refineries, salt caverns, spr, strategic petroleum reserve, tanker, terminal, us minerals management service
"Hypocrisy is defined as the act of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not really possess. In other words, it’s a fraud - especially when a certain person’s actions secretly contradict what he’s been preaching. But I can think of a better definition of hypocrisy." — Bob Bauman
Blogger’s note: American history is [...]
Tags: assets, bob bauman, charlie rangel, congressman, Democrat, exit tax, harlem, haven, house of representatives, hypocrisy, income, offshore, return, ways and means committee
"You’ve probably heard about Brazil’s Tupi and Carioca, which may be the two biggest oil fields discovered in the last 30 years." — Chris Mayer
Blogger’s note: Want to profit from oil not just now, but for years into the future? Don’t look to the oil producers. Look to the manufacturers and maintenance companies that support [...]
Tags: brazil, burgan, carioca, Chris Mayer, ghawar, infrastructure, kashagan, Kazakhstan, kuwait, offshore, oil, saudi arabia, tintin, tupi
“If you’re in the market for your very own genuine island (and a top offshore tax haven to boot), one of the eight inhabited Channel Islands is up for sale.” — Bob Bauman
by Bob Bauman
Baltimore — (TFN): The Reverend John Donne (1572-1631) indelibly informed us that “no man is an island.”
But that doesn’t mean you [...]
“One special kind of trust that I often recommend, the offshore asset protection trust (APT), can place your wealth well beyond the easy reach of claimants, creditors, an irate ex-spouse and even the government of your home country.” — Bob Bauman
by Bob Bauman
Baltimore – (TFN): If you watch [...]
“That dynamic novice economist and statesman, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill), has proposed inane legislation in the U.S. Senate that could disrupt American trade and business. His legislation would blacklist 30 or so foreign jurisdictions (Switzerland and Panama included) for the manufactured sin of imposing little or no [...]
“All are coming to see more than 30 of The Sovereign Society’s financial experts from around the globe confront the hard issues facing investors today. They’ll be offering straight talk and actionable advice.” — Erike Nolan
by Erika Nolan
Baltimore and Panama City, Panama – (TFN): It seems like every day I [...]
Tags: asset protection, bankruptcy, china, consumer debt, credit crunch, energy sector, investment ideas, offshore, patriot act, presidential election, privacy, subprime, tax code, yuan
“Recently, the German government illegally bribed a disgruntled former Liechtenstein bank employee for confidential bank information stolen from LGT Bank in Liechtenstein.” — Bob Bauman
by Bob Bauman
Baltimore – (TFN): By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the recent Lichtenstein affair. But just in case you missed it, [...]