February 25, 2011
Tulum, Mexico

I woke up this morning to the sound of waves crashing on the beach in Tulum and the sun slowly rising over the Atlantic. There's hardly a soul for miles… and the weather is perfect.

Matt, Tim, and I are staying out here for the next several days as a mini-retreat, discussing business and investment strategy, and trying to make sense out of what's going on in the world.

For research purposes, I also wanted to spend some time living 'off the grid' on the beach to see whether desalinized water is an effective solution for personal water consumption, and the home we've rented here is a good test of that.

I'll tell you more next week; moving on to this week's questions, I'd like to start with reader Jim D who says, "Simon- if you are a US citizen, open foreign accounts, and you file the required tax reports, can't they still freeze your offshore accounts?"


In the US, this can happen at both the federal and state level through hundreds of different agencies and courts. It's really spooky when you consider the sheer magnitude of government agents who can exert control over your financial well-being.



There is a huge difference between them knowing where the account is and having authority over the account. Just because you file the forms and tell them where your money is doesn't mean that they can just snap their fingers and freeze that account.




Next, Gary asks, "Hey Simon, Mexico is one of my favorite places to visit. I'm particularly interested in Todos Santos in Baja and the Tulum area for visiting and RE investment purposes. I'd appreciate any input you have- I'm planning on driving from San Diego to Cabo again this spring. Will I survive?"

Mexico gets a lot of bad press, and that's one of the reasons I'm here. Clearly there are problems in the country… but the mainstream media have everyone terrified that they can't cross the border without getting their heads cut off and displayed on YouTube. It's nonsense.

I'll tell you a lot more about this next week… but the short version is this: the main challenge in Mexico isn't drug-related crime, it's the US government's influence over the Mexican government's response to drug-related crime.

Last, Raul writes, "Simon- I understand that your event last week in Panama was really successful, but I have to say, I think you are charging too much money for the DVD and workshop kit."

Understood. If that's how you feel, then I encourage you to not buy it. Bear in mind, what we held in Panama was not a typical conference with an endless series of boring lectures… we held a very hands-on workshop where the speakers came to teach people how to take action, and then helped them do so.

This is exactly what the DVD kit accomplishes… it puts you in the audience as if you were an attendee, with access to all of the speakers and the Q&A, so that you can learn exactly what you need to do, and why.

Once you have a clear plan in mind, you can use the workbook to start taking action- we provide everything right down to account applications, contact information, and folks who can provide one-on-one consultations. It's pretty turn-key.

If you were to fly all over the world yourself to build up these contacts, it would likely take you a few years and demand more than $100,000 in travel expenses. So… at $1295, I think I've set a pretty fair price. If you don't agree, you can choose to take a pass. That's how the market works.

* Actually I'm a bit of a buffoon, my assistant just informed me that, through the end of this month (Monday), we're offering an additional $100 off, plus free shipping, plus a 1-year membership to Sovereign Man: Confidential.
