• ccunning@lemmy.worldOP
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    Can a US citizen set up a brokerage outside the U.S.? If so, where?

    I’m not talking about investing in foreign companies; I’m talking about where I can keep my money (other than “under the mattress”) that the federal government can’t seize/freeze.

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      Well, they can seize a lot of things because of reciprocal anti-terrorism money laundering agreements with most of the countries you’d want to trust with your money.

      resources aimed at wealthy people offshoring their assets might be useful to you

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      where I can keep my money (other than “under the mattress”)

      Put it around a pretty woman’s neck.

      that the federal government can’t seize/freeze.

      Look for a decent country’s citizen. 😉

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      Swiss banhs used to do this, but not anymore. Cayman islands is said to do this but I don’t know details. Otherwise russia or north korea might help. nothing where you should trust your money to though.

      note that even though you might find a place to do this it is still illegal and it is generally not hard to follow money trails so you ard likely to be caught.