By Susan Haskins, Event Insider for International Living
Aug. 11, 2009
Kobbe Beach, Panama
Live from the Live and Invest in Panama Seminar 2009What would you think if I sang out of tune, would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lots of folks were standing, but no one was walking out during today’s session of the International Living Live and Invest in Panama Seminar.
It’s a sold-out event. And everyone here is more than excited about today’s opportunities in Panama, as I told you yesterday.
I’m Suzan Haskins, reporting from the seminar at the beautiful Playa Bonita Resort just outside Panama City. If you’re like me, and you grew up listening to music from the likes of The Beatles…and you still have (even just a tiny bit) of idealism left… keep reading. I want to introduce you to some friends of mine.
But first…let me tell you about today’s session. It started this morning with Greg Adams, from Sovereign International Asset Management Company. All eyes were on his list of the private companies, programs and sectors recently nationalized (or proposed to be) by the U.S. government: G.M., Fannie Mae, AIG, executive compensation plans, the health care industry, the financial industry.
And next…our retirement plans?
If you take away only one thing from this article, let it be this:
It’s time to take personal responsibility for your happiness and your financial well-being.
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song, and I’ll try not to sing out of key.
If anyone is singing out of tune these days, it’s the U.S. government. That’s what Greg thinks. And from the reaction he received, most of the audience agrees with him.
“Congress is holding hearings on overhauling our retirement system,” he said. “The option of nationalization came up and the committee chairman said that ‘nothing was off the table’.” And that includes a mandate about what types of vehicles you can or cannot invest in with your personal IRA and pension funds…the money you’ve worked hard all these years to earn and save.
Greg believes there are three “panic scenarios” that may occur:
#1 – The government will tell your bank to purchase U.S. treasuries with 50% of your retirement plan or worse…like 100%
#2 – The government will tell your banker to stop any transfers outside the U.S. to offshore accounts
#3 – The government will tell your banker to confiscate all gold or other real-value assets in your plan “for the sake of the country.”
Greg also believes that a window of opportunity is, for a short time, still open to protect ourselves against these possibilities.
“There are six things you probably don’t know about your IRA account, but you should,” he said. “You can take your IRA offshore, you can open a non-U.S. bank account, an LLC, or a non-U.S. annuity. Or you can buy international real estate with it…”
Can you guess where this is going? If you want to start a new life beyond the U.S.–in a place like Panama–you need to know this. Act now and you can move your money to Panama, and you can use your IRA funds to buy real estate here.
This is the kind of invaluable, need-to-know information we’re getting at this Live and Invest in Panama conference.
Oh I get by with a little help from my friends…
I’ve been attending these conferences for a number of years now, and most of the people taking the stage here are friends of mine. Like Greg Adams. And real estate investment expert Ronan McMahon. And attorney and family trust expert Joel Nagel. At conferences like this, we get a chance to catch up, but more than that, I get to listen to them talk about things they’re experts at…things they’re passionate about.
Tuey Murdock, for instance, from First American Title Company, knows all the ins and outs of real estate title issues. She should–she’s been doing this for 34 years now….advising individuals (and major corporations) about how to identify solid real estate opportunities, and importantly, how protect those investments in the long run.
“There are different rules when buying real estate outside your home country,” Tuey says, “and it can be risky. But it doesn’t have to be… as long as you do a few simple things….”
And yes, Tuey told us exactly what those things are…she’s good at that. (And I say that fondly…she’s a very good friend, after all–and if your friends can’t tell you want to do, who can?)
You Can Learn What the Rest of Us Have Learned Here in Panama…
As I told you yesterday, we’re recording this conference. All 40 of the presentations. We’re also making copies of the handouts and PowerPoint presentations.
I don’t think I’ve yet mentioned the theme of this conference. It’s “The Hidden Affordable Panama.” And the goal is to uncover some of the still undiscovered opportunities this country has to offer. Believe me, we’re doing that…in spades.
Today, Ronan McMahon told us more about where to find the country’s best real estate buys. Rainelda Mata-Kelly told us where and how to get a mortgage…some banks are more flexible than others and Rainelda told us exactly which banks to approach and what kinds of information to furnish them. (Importantly, she also told us what information should not be divulged.)
Jeff Duda talked to us about how to find the best rental apartments in Panama…and how to vet rental management companies and find reliable renters for any rental properties we might own here.
This is all invaluable information for anyone contemplating a move to Panama. And you can get every bit of it…
The Next Best Thing to Being Here (and at a Fraction of the Price)
The full price paid to attend this sold-out event was $1,195–and those who traveled here to Panama had to pay another $1,500 (or more) for airfare, hotel, meals, ground transportation, etc.Certainly they’ve gotten their money’s worth. It’s an invaluable experience to be able to ask personal questions and spend one-on-one time with our expert speakers and advisors, to rub shoulders with Panama expats and network with fellow attendees…
But it’s not always possible to attend a conference. We understand that. And we want you to have the same opportunities as those of us here in the audience in Panama. So we’re making the information from this seminar available to you at an incredibly affordable price. Order now, in fact, and you’ll get it at the lowest price possible.
We guarantee our Fast Track Panama Package will help you fast track your plans of moving to…or investing in… Panama. And we’re offering it to you now for only $349… a mere fraction of what attendees paid to join us here in Panama City.
To sweeten the deal, we’re throwing in a $100 voucher toward any future International Living event or seminar you may be interested in. (We do want you to join us at one of these events very soon!)
To complement your Fast Track Panama Package, we’ve created a special report, called Property and Lifestyle Secrets of the Hidden Affordable Panama. In it, you’ll find insider information about exactly where to buy bargain real estate in Panama…places outside the mainstream. You’ll also get insider tips (from lifelong Panama residents) of how to stretch your dollars when you live here…where to shop, where to eat, how to qualify for discounts you might not otherwise be aware of, and more.
(By the way, Panama has the world’s best retirement program. You’ll learn all about it, and how to qualify for it, when you order our Fast Track Panama Package.)
Here’s what’s included in your Fast Track Panama Package:
- Audio recordings of all our Panama experts’ presentations
- Copies of all PowerPoint presentations
- Copies of all hand-outs and visual aids
- Plus your special bonus report, “Property and Lifestyle Secrets of the Hidden Affordable Panama.” (This report is only available to conference attendees and to you when you order the Fast Track Panama Package.)
- And…a $100 voucher toward any of our future conferences anywhere, any time. There is no expiration date on this voucher!
I’ll send the information about how to obtain your Fast Track Panama Package as soon as we’re finished making copies of the recordings, the handouts, the PowerPoint presentations, etc.
And Remember: If You Don’t Feel This Information Is as Valuable As I Say it Is, You Pay Nothing
This is your best chance to learn everything you need to know to make a move to Panama, including:
- A low-risk investment that may bring big returns and qualifies you for a Panama resident visa
- The best places in Panama to buy a second home in exciting Panama City, on the beach, or in the temperate mountainous countryside
- How to start that business you’ve been dreaming about (Don’t miss best-selling author Winton Churchill’s presentation on this topic.)
- Why a Panama trust or other offshore vehicle is the best way to protect your hard-earned investments…
As always, we guarantee this product. The information in our Fast Track Panama Package will help you make your Panama dreams come true…whatever they are. If you don’t agree, we’ll return every penny you paid.
You have nothing to lose: If you don’t think the Fast Track Panama Package is as valuable as I say it is, call us at any time in the future–next month…next year…or next decade–and tell us that. We’ll give you back your $199. And your $100 conference voucher, good toward any future event, is still yours to keep.
Would you believe in a love at first sight?
Before I sign off, I want to tell you about a presentation made today by Steve Johnson. He and his wife, Linda, have been friends of ours for a couple of years now. Steve and Linda made the move to living in Panama full-time just 10 months ago.
“We came to Panama on an International Living tour a couple of years ago,” Steve said, “and we fell in love with the place right away. But you need to do your homework.”
Steve gave our audience an unvarnished view of what he and Linda have gone through in the last year.
“We sold everything we owned, and we moved down here with two cats, a big dog, and a couple of suitcases,” Steve said. “And we had the same concerns you do…what about health insurance, home insurance, visas… can we get internet, phone service, can we get all the sports channels? Yes, you can get it all…”
Steve offered some very important tips about how to adjust to your new life in Panama. And he ended with this thought: “The added bonus is the friends you’ll make….with people you’d never be friends with back home. You learn from each other, you rely on one another, and you come to be like family.”
Yes, I get by with a little help from my friends…
