--- title: Georgetown Trust Blog (2) description: Learn more about the different types of offshore financial services offered by Georgetown Trust such as asset protection and global investments. (2) --- [![Georgetown Trust](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/file-2208145092-png/images/georgetown-trust-logo.png "Georgetown Trust")](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/) # Charting your course to financial freedom and security # Charting your course to financial freedom and security # [Choosing the Right International Corporate Structure For You](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/choosing-the-right-international-corporate-structure) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Choosing_Corporate_Structures](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Choosing_Corporate_Structures2.jpg?width=600&name=Choosing_Corporate_Structures2.jpg) As we discussed in our previous article on [setting up international corporate structures](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/setting-up-international-corporate-structures), there are a number of benefits that you can receive by establishing a corporate structure on an international level.   [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/choosing-the-right-international-corporate-structure) Topics: [International Corporate Structures](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/international-corporate-structures) # [Setting Up International Corporate Structures - The Inside Scoop](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/setting-up-international-corporate-structures) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![International Corporate Structures](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Corporate-Structures600.jpg?width=600&name=Corporate-Structures600.jpg)Setting up an international corporate structure offers a number of advantages, but it can also be overwhelming to some individuals. The good news is that establishing a corporate structure on an international level doesn't have to be as complicated as you might expect.  [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/setting-up-international-corporate-structures) Topics: [International Corporate Structures](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/international-corporate-structures) # [Crypto - Fiat Banking.....getting better or worse?](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/crypto-fiat-banking.....getting-better-or-worse) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Crypto to Fiat ???](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BitcoingHandoff.jpg?width=600&name=BitcoingHandoff.jpg)Well the "Crypto Craze" has rescinded for the moment, but one would expect to see it rise again as ideas turn into products, concepts turn into services, ICO valuations represent realistic demand and the cryptos settle and sort themselves out. [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/crypto-fiat-banking.....getting-better-or-worse) Topics: [crypto currency](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/crypto-currency), [bitcoin cash](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/bitcoin-cash), [cryto banking](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/cryto-banking), [crypto](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/crypto), [bitcoin](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/bitcoin), [ethereum](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/ethereum), [ripple](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/ripple), [crytpo bank](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/crytpo-bank) # [Wild Stock Market Rides Getting Old?](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/wild-stock-market-rides-getting-old) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![StockMarketRide.jpg](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/StockMarketRide.jpg?width=300&name=StockMarketRide.jpg) For the average investor the picture above can be a common occurrence in one's investment track record. In fact, in the investment world this is taught as a rule; the common investor will buy high and sell low. *Why*? **Because they don't spend enough time researching their investment purchases.** Instead they tend to follow the market news jumping in when it goes up, however, when the market falters, they are the first to panic and sell. [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/wild-stock-market-rides-getting-old) Topics: [Asset Protection](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/asset-protection), [Alternative Investment](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/alternative-investment) # [The Best Way To Invest in Crypto Currencies](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/the-best-way-to-invest-in-crypto-currencies) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share)   ![BitcoinWorld.jpeg](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BitcoinWorld.jpeg?width=600&name=BitcoinWorld.jpeg) The best way to invest in crypto currencies is to do it in a qualified retirement plan (IRA, ROTH IRA,401K, etc.) to defer taxes, minimize accounting, and maximize control using a Self-Directed IRA with an international Limited Liability Company (LLC). [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/the-best-way-to-invest-in-crypto-currencies) Topics: [Asset Protection](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/asset-protection), [Self-directed IRA](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/self-directed-ira), [offshore IRAs](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/offshore-iras) # [Asset Protection Structures - A Quick Overview](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/asset-protection-structures-a-quick-overview) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Asset Protection](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hubfs/AssetProtection-Legal.jpg)I spend a majority of my day conversing with individuals from around the world looking to protect themselves, their families and their assets. And, as you can imagine, each and every invidividual's personal situation is different. *There is not one simple "pill" that can be utilized by everyone.* [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/asset-protection-structures-a-quick-overview) Topics: [Asset Protection](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/asset-protection), [International Trusts](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/international-trusts), [International Business Companies](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/international-business-companies), [Foundations](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/foundations) # [This is How to Structure Large Offshore IRAs](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/this-is-how-to-structure-large-offshore-iras) By [Joel M. Nagel](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/joel-m-nagel) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *![structure-large-offshore-ira.jpg](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/structure-large-offshore-ira.jpg?width=509&name=structure-large-offshore-ira.jpg)This post by international attorney Joel Nagel is for those with a large retirement account(s) who wish to invest in foreign markets. It’s also for those who will invest their IRA offshore with leverage, a mortgage, or in a business or hedge fund that will return ordinary income rather than capital gains.* [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/this-is-how-to-structure-large-offshore-iras) Topics: [offshore IRAs](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/offshore-iras) # ["Checkbook IRA" May Be a Bit Misleading](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/how-to-benefit-from-a-self-directed-ira-0) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/Checkbook.jpg?width=300&name=Checkbook.jpg) ](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/how-to-benefit-from-a-self-directed-ira-0) The Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA) market has utilized the term "Checkbook IRA" to describe a strategy that utilizes a Limited Liability Company (LLC) as an investment vehicle so often that it has become synonamous with the actual structure itself. However, this can be misleading when one is describing the strategy that utilizes international structures for purchasing assets outside of the United States. [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/how-to-benefit-from-a-self-directed-ira-0) Topics: [Self-directed IRA](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/self-directed-ira) # [The Capital Contribution Question](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/what-to-know-when-establishing-a-self-directed-ira-0) By [Georgetown Trust](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/georgetown-trust) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hubfs/images/StackofDollars.jpe) ](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/what-to-know-when-establishing-a-self-directed-ira-0) The creating of a company, be it a corporation or a limited liability company, requires one to specify to the service provider certain particulars with regard to the entity. You will be required to select a company name, identify the owners and their percentage ownership, specify the type of business to be performed, the geographic location in which the entity will operate and who is responsible for managing the company. These are all very straight forward, however, the item that causes the most confusions is the capital contribution amount. [Read More](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/what-to-know-when-establishing-a-self-directed-ira-0) Topics: [Asset Protection](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/asset-protection), [Self-directed IRA](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/self-directed-ira), [International Business Companies](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/topic/international-business-companies) # [5 Things to Know Before Starting International Business Companies](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/5-things-to-know-before-starting-international-business-companies) By [David J Drummond](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/author/david-j-drummond) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Globe_in_Hand___iStock_65166715_LARGE.jpg?width=300&name=Globe_in_Hand___iStock_65166715_LARGE.jpg) ](https://www.georgetowntrust.com/blog/5-things-to-know-before-starting-international-business-companies) If you are hoping to start a company in Belize, you'll have several classification options. However, one of the most popular is the IBC, or International Business Company. Starting an IBC offers a number of benefits, but there are also some limitations. These are the five things you should know before you start your own IBC in Belize. 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