Recent content by JackAlabama

exactly. tax id does not bring much to the party. It just makes the matching easier. But full name and dob is completely enough for matching records.

thats just standard encryption. While powered on, its decrypted, as soon as power off the hd is encrypted again. 32bit is not enough tho.

there is a great resource for ideas:

well others from the region, like Vietnam. Not an easy market to access, but Thai based brokers can do it. Malaysia and Indonesia have the drawback of having bad currencies. Other than that, certain African nations are interesting due to being very cheaply valued, but hard to execute. There are...

bitcoin for wealth storage and you need access to a strong p2p network where you reside/travel.

he should open an account at postfinance or at a few cantonal banks wherever he likes Id say there are at least a dozen offering such things by now, they offer custody in a sandboxed way thru syngum. Since hes swiss and swiss resident (maybe?), its a very easy play. in case hes not swiss...

sure but how are you gonna to advertise that fact ;) Every normal business person expects clear guidance upfront such that no surprises arise.

yes, many are hit by this, across various license types.

Im highly dissatisfied by the random inspection requests which come out of the blue and create a lot of work. Actually good for me as I'm getting paid for some assistance by a few businesses I personally know, but it creates a lot of stress. If you go forward, be very diligent and collect all...

both tax % are equally high, that will be the saving grace in front of Germany, since he pays equal or more to Italy, where he will be considered tax resident but they wont have much left to claim after Italy has run thru.

well the most important things are 1. securing access to money (however you achieve that is entirely up to your situation), 2. visa / passport (keep in mind visa which will expire while absent or being needed where you go, passport validity and flight tickets back if required) and 3. being able...

Yes. Its just the way emerging markets work. Thailand is not even alone with that and more over all of Asia is similar in that regard. yes sure. If you go there in 2030 for the first time, all prior is savings. Keep statements from 31.12.2029. sure. but if that does not by any means mean...

They take the easy way out. Get a request, public interest is high in the case and they will slap you with whatever they can come up with to keep up with the appearance. Thats the way of life in all over Asia (Carlos can sing a song of that matter as well). The nail and the hammer thing. I see...

looking at the overall state of public infrastructure and how they work, i have a lot of doubts anything of sophisticated spy ops being able to be achieved.

that might be phased out or changed in no time. No guarantees nor rule of law.