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Protect your wealth - Continued


Knowing that the  wealth that they've spent years of intense work to create could be claimed by people who have no right to it understandably makes most people feel edgy. It makes them weary of the liability of business and often impacts their follow-through on investment decisions. 

 However, the good news is that there are legal avenues for protecting your assets as long as you're not currently involved in a lawsuit. 

 This philosophy of protecting your assets is not one of trying to avoid your  legitimate debts, but simply to protect yourself from frivolous  attacks. 

 People with dishonest motives will sue you for only one of two reasons: because they want a share of your insurance, or they want to seize your assets. If there are no assets to touch, it's much more difficult for them to retain an attorney based merely on a contingency fee. 

 If you act judiciously in advance, you can protect your assets, and the guidelines for doing so are very clear and concise.

 In my quest to understand finances, I began to study the John Templetons of the world and began to gain distinctions on how they structure their finances in a way that protects their assets from illegitimate claims.  As in any situation in life, it's important to find out what the "big players" are doing, and model their evaluation procedures and strategies. 

 One common misperception is that asset protection involves mystery and deceit. 

 The reality is that honesty is the best policy. Your assets do not need to be hidden, just protected.

  If asset protection is not a major concern for you today, it will be as you  begin to build your wealth.  Just know that there are many things you can do to make changes in this area.

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