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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Six million Chileans are just the latest victims of a massive data leak, just weeks after all Italian tax returns were posted on the internet. And even the Swiss are not immune to data leaks. This got me thinking about a few other recent events, and those long time foes of mine, the credit bureaux [...]
Live from Cancun – Recipes for Success 2008
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Am writing this from the airport, just leaving Cancun, Mexico where a small but select group of investors gathered for the first “Recipes for Success” event.
The event was great fun and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and the hotel’s service could not have beeen better! We had a diverse group of couple and singles from [...]
Liechtenstein Sells Out?
Saturday, April 26th, 2008I enjoyed the title of this article by Bob Baumann, former US congressman, on his blog. Of course, it’s a play on words considering recent events in Liechtenstein, already reported here at www.petermacfarlane.net
At that time, the Crown Prince criticized German authorities, calling the BND’s (German Secret Service) methods and bribes an “attack” on the principality. [...]
Offshore Numbered Accounts – Myth or Reality?
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Just a quick note to regular readers, to inform you that I have set up a number of pages (known as “lenses”) on Squidoo. Squidoo is something comparable to Wikipedia. The point of this is not to so much to preach to the converted like you who are already following my blog, but more to [...]
The End of the Free Market in the USA
Friday, March 28th, 2008What a topsy-turvy world we are living in?!?! The US Dollar is hovering at or slightly below parity to the Swiss franc, gold’s breached the $1,000 per ounce mark, stock markets are crashing, and inflation is accelerating everywhere. Some central banks – the more responsible ones – have increased rates, while Ben Bernanke keeps cutting. [...]
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