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Old 04-21-2010, 04:40 PM
Sison59 Sison59 is offline
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Default Offshore investment and Energy

The offshore investing is a trend fast catching up with savvy business men and investors. It involves all the investment services that capitalize on the opportunities located outside the country of residence of the investor. Opening an offshore account can enable the investors to avail a number of services that include low tax liabilities, legal benefits, lesser regulations and political stability. The offshore bank acts as an asset protection company as it safeguards the funds present in the account.

The tax systems in these jurisdictions are very liberal enabling the investors to save large amounts in terms of taxes. Among the sectors offering offshore investment opportunities is the energy sector. The energy sector is showing some great signs of growth with the returns coming from investing in the sector rising to the tune of 650% and more. The investment funds are also increasing with last year showing an all time of high of 155 billion dollars. Investors have understood the importance of energy and the need for investing in the energy sector. Opening an offshore energy account can not just give rise to huge amounts of returns but can also safeguard the funds. The offshore investment provides many products and services that are sometimes not available onshore.

By opening and managing a non-residential international banking, trust, trading, or investing account helps the investors by freeing them from things like excessive tax implications and invasive financial restrictions. Offshore investment can act as a great tool for materializing all energy initiatives of the investors.
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Old 05-17-2010, 01:31 PM
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The planet's appetite for energy will continue to grow as more and more economies move into the 21st century. This will be partially offset by more efficient uses of energy and renewable sources, but consumption will grow. As such, long term this should be a god investment. It probably makes sense to distribute your investment among various energy options including oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear for the shorter term. And renewables such as wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, tidal, solar, fuel cells for the longer term. My current portfolio includes Marathon Oil (MRO) oil & gas, Zoltek (ZOLT) carbon fibers used in wind and soon to be used in cars to make them lighter and more fuel efficient, Composite Technologies (CPTC) wind & power transmission, and Plug Power (PLUG) fuel cells. Lots of other choices out there, but these are mine.
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Old 06-12-2010, 11:58 PM
Fellini Fellini is offline
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Lightbulb Invest Latin America

Hello, i am an investor and i've heard that sugar mills are one the best ways to invest in Latin America, can you help me with this?, you can find the information at:
www.chase-nobank.com/investments.html
thank you for your advices.
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Old 06-25-2010, 02:56 AM
Fellini Fellini is offline
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The offshore investing is a trend fast catching up with savvy business men and investors. It involves all the investment services that capitalize on the opportunities located outside the country of residence of the investor. Opening an offshore account can enable the investors to avail a number of services that include low tax liabilities, legal benefits, lesser regulations and political stability. The offshore bank acts as an asset protection company as it safeguards the funds present in the account.

The tax systems in these jurisdictions are very liberal enabling the investors to save large amounts in terms of taxes. Among the sectors offering offshore investment opportunities is the energy sector. The energy sector is showing some great signs of growth with the returns coming from investing in the sector rising to the tune of 650% and more. The investment funds are also increasing with last year showing an all time of high of 155 billion dollars. Investors have understood the importance of energy and the need for investing in the energy sector. Opening an offshore energy account can not just give rise to huge amounts of returns but can also safeguard the funds. The offshore investment provides many products and services that are sometimes not available onshore.

By opening and managing a non-residential international banking, trust, trading, or investing account helps the investors by freeing them from things like excessive tax implications and invasive financial restrictions. Offshore investment can act as a great tool for materializing all energy initiatives of the investors.

All you are saying is true in the next century energy will be the only thing to extract from earth, sadly the planet will have to carry on, the gold fever is killing the planet....stop energy exploitation
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Old 07-27-2010, 12:41 PM
Adrian jhon Adrian jhon is offline
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As an Australian resident for tax purposes, absolutely yes - and you will be assessable on the income as soon as it's distributed out of profits for your benefit or to somewhere on your behalf, not when you finally transfer your funds to Australia.
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