Friday, November 20th, 2009

About Mark Nestmann

Mark NestmannMark Nestmann is a journalist with more than 20 years of investigative experience and a major contributor to The Sovereign Society’s monthly members-only newsletter, The Sovereign Individual. He has also authored over a dozen books and many additional reports on wealth preservation, international tax planning and offshore investing.

All entries by Mark Nestmann

The State versus the Internet: Kentucky Starts a Trade War

Jan 9th, 2009 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Financial News

There’s a war simmering right now, that you may not have heard about. The object of the war is control of the Internet.



Austria: More Than Just A Financial Haven

Nov 27th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: International Investing

Austria is justifiably famous for its banking system—particularly for its bank secrecy law, which has the same legal status as the Austrian Constitution. But while Austrians take their financial privacy very seriously, there’s another aspect of Austria that doesn’t get as much attention: residence.



You’ll Soon Need Government Permission To Fly From NYC To LA

Nov 13th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Financial News

Last year, I wrote that if Uncle Sam gets his way, we’d all be on no-fly lists, unless the government gives us permission to leave – or re-enter – the United States. That day has now arrived, but in addition to obtaining Big Brother’s permission to travel internationally, a final rule pursuant to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s “Secure Flight” initiative says we must now get it to travel from state-to-state.”



6 Ways to Shield Your Assets from ‘Emergency Controls’

Oct 14th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Politics & Economics

Last week, we published an article by Mark Nestmann about the extraordinary powers the US president has at his disposal if he declares a national economic emergency. Mark has now put together a six-point strategy to help you legally protect your assets in this crisis scenario.



4 Emergency Measures You Don’t Want the President to Use

Oct 9th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Featured, Financial News

The Treasury and Federal Reserve are throwing everything but the kitchen sink to get Wall Street back on track.

But measures so far may pale in comparison to what’s to come.

Mark Nestmann says President Bush just has to declare a “state of national economic emergency” to open up a whole new range of drastic measures.

Past presidents have shut down stock markets, frozen bank accounts, taxed foreign investments and even confiscated gold.



3 Ways to Protect Your Assets with Offshore Planning

Oct 3rd, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Politics & Economics

The global millionaire club has ten million members. One in three of them reside in the US. If this includes you, it’s worth knowing your estate will be taxed at 55% from 2011. That’s when President Bush’s tax breaks will expire, barring new legislation.



The EU Savings Tax Directive

Sep 30th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Financial News, International Investing

With an average tax burden consuming more than 40% of GDP, the 27-member European Union already has some of the world’s highest taxes. At the same time, the EU faces a fiscal crisis. Most EU countries have huge unfunded liabilities, especially for pensions. Unless EU economies grow at a much higher rate than they have over the last 20 years, taxes will skyrocket as Europe’s baby boomers retire.



How to Best Protect Your Assets from American Judges

Aug 21st, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Politics & Economics

The Sovereign Society specializes in discovering safe tax havens and secure devices in which to protect your assets. Here, The Sovereing Society’s Mark Nesterman explains how best to shield your assets from zealous American judges… 



How Your Online Business Will Be Affected by the Housing Bill

Jul 30th, 2008 | By Mark Nestmann | Category: Politics & Economics

Small online businesses are in for a serious wake-up call in 2011, says Mark Nestmann in The Sovereign Society. This is because it will then become mandatory for all electronic payment systems to report sales data to the IRS. The agency will then be able to check these records against filed tax returns from business owners.