It was just a matter of time before one of the state securities commission would take a closer look at the Pathway-2-Prosperity network. The question now is how much longer will they stay online? Do not think for a moment that this is an isolated investigation.

If the ND Securities believes that P2P is operating illegally in their state, other states will follow suit if there are investors within their borders promoting the program. Some will say the U.S. SEC has no jurisdictions on a Canadian company. While this may be true, there are partnerships between securities regulators of differing countries.

It is in the best interest of each country to enforce compliance on businesses that are violating the laws of a partner country. In return for example, the U.S. would shut down a business in it’s own country if the Canadian SEC deems that it is violating or operating illegally in Canada.
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We have written about M-Commerce in the past and still believe it is the wave of the future in regards to payment processing. Self Bank Mobile is the newest player on the block that appears to have the infrastructure and management in place to take it to the next level. They could possibly be the next “PayPal”, but much better.

Why would we write about an M-Commerce payment processor in our blog about alternative investments? Here is why, it is all a matter of reading the fine print and seeing the hidden opportunity. Self Bank offers both a free user account and paid merchant accounts. While we like the affiliate program that earns residual monthly commissions from referring new users, we really like the opportunity to own an equity stake in the company.

Just those two factors alone have set them apart from other online payment processors like PayPal, Alert Pay, Safepay or standard credit card merchant accounts. When was the last time you got paid from your current online payment processor for introducing your friends to them? The opportunity to earn residuals month after month and being able to receive equity shares in what will become a powerhouse is enticing. To find out more you will have to sign up for a free account to get all the details.
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Sometimes an investor has to be in the right place at the right time to take an opportunity by the bullhorn. If you are still not convinced that offshore investing can be safe and profitable, look no further than the family of mutual funds offered by Orbis.

Based in Bermuda, their equity and absolute return funds have been doing quite well since inception. Earlier funds like the Orbis Global Equity Fund has returned a compounded 1100% since it’s start date. The performance of both Absolute Retun Funds were not too shabby either coming in at 700 and 1200% since inception.

Unfortunately, if you are looking at getting in to any of these funds, you are out of luck since they have closed them for new subscriptions since March of 2006. This is not to say an opportunity to participate will not be available in the near future.
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Placing you savings, investments, assets or businesses outside your home country within one of the many tax havens is sure way to protect and retain more of your hard earned money. A tax haven is a country that has favorable tax advantages. Going offshore in one of these countries means that your savings, investments, assets or business profits can grow free of almost any taxation

It should be noted however, that there is a big difference between legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion. You can read more about this topic here, “Legal Tax Avoidance vs Criminal Tax Evasion”.

While taxation is one reason why many individuals may decide to go offshore, other individuals and businesses find the following advantages as important reasons why having accounts offshore as a part of their wealth protection strategy.
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Contrary to what your government and misguided media would like you to believe, investing offshore is not illegal as long as you are following the rules and pay your taxes. They would like for you to believe that offshore investing is not safe and that you are tax evading. This is far from the truth and subscribing to this myth will cost you great profit potential.

If you have never considered investing offshore here is one good reason why you might want to reassess your strategy. Examine the three offshore funds offered by the Tramita Financial Group and ask yourself if being invested in the major U.S. indexes paid off in the past 5 years.

Did your investments give you annual returns of 99.7%, 86.42% and 86.31% in 2007? Well, the Tramita Global, Tramita Real Estate and Tramita China funds did for its investors. These same funds have returned an amazing 1,492.90%, 2,342.40% and 1,171.00% respectively since their inception.
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Investors with a long term savings outlook now have an opportunity to do both social good and make a profit while at it with the help of Better Globe Ltd. Headquartered in Norway, Better Globe’s vision is to help eradicate poverty in Africa through tree planting, agriculture and education.

“We do not believe in just charity, but we do believe strongly in “self-help” and will support poor people in Africa based on principles of profitability. This way they can be self-sustained and able to work themselves out of poverty.” – Better Globe

Similar to other investments regarding hardwood or bio-fuel tree plantations where the purpose is to both help the environment and turn a profit, Better Globe’s plans involves adding an objective to fight poverty in Africa.
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A new investment program just launched on June 6 called Tradedfund.com and supposedly it is not like the other “HYIP” scams online. These are only our observations; we do not endorse or recommend any “hyip” programs. The final decision and risk taking is up to the investor.

“What we will provide you with is a steady and stable return of 7% monthly uncompounded. This allows 84% each year. Making your total profit of 252% in 36 months. These returns are based on 12 yearly payments. The term of investment is 3 years, after which you can WD your principle.” – TradedFund

It has to be noted that this new investment opportunity was started by former members of the PIPS Ponzi fiasco. One of the principals in this program is the admin and owner of the investing forum, ROLClub.com, which has been running for a few years. (Maybe after losing money in PIPS, they can do better.)
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If you have a big pile of capital sitting around and years of business experience under your belt, consider being an Angel Investor and invest in startups or early-stage businesses. This type of investing can be both financially and socially rewarding. Imagine being one of the first investors to help an unknown business become the next international powerhouse.

The average Angel investor deal commands 7 to 10 times ROI for the investor over a period of 5 to 7 years. Promises of a huge return on investments can be enticing, but do you really have what it takes to be an Angel Investor? It takes a lot more than just being an accredited investor to be an Angel Investor.

Most investments in startups or early-stage companies will require long term patience, a high-risk tolerance and hands on approach from the Angel Investor. This usually means not only capital funding, but business acumen in providing guidance and mentorship to help the entrepreneur in growing his venture.

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