If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Did you know that there is a hidden, borderless 'country' where the world’s elite keep their wealth entirely out of reach from taxes and the law?
- Have you ever wondered why some of the most effective tax havens for the global corrupt aren’t tropical islands, but landlocked American states like Nevada?
- What’s the secret to how billions of dollars can simply disappear from a nation's economy and resurface as luxury assets on the other side of the globe?
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Key Takeaways from Moneyland
- Discover how postwar financial regulations were dismantled by the invention of 'eurodollars' and anonymous 'eurobonds,' allowing the ultra-wealthy to hide their assets globally.
- Learn how offshore havens like Nevis purposefully design their legal systems with strict confidentiality laws and steep upfront fees to shield illicit wealth from foreign courts.
- Understand the sinister role of shell companies in places like Jersey, which enable corrupt foreign officials to anonymously siphon billions of dollars from their own national banks.
- Find out how corrupt politicians in resource-rich but deeply impoverished nations exploit their countries' oil and diamond wealth to fund lavish personal luxuries.
- Uncover the extreme measures, including blackmail and public smear campaigns, that corrupt elites use to silence investigators and protect their offshore financial secrets.
Moneyland — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Postwar attempts to steady markets soon failed.
Chapter 3: Offshore havens make ideal hubs for corruption and financial crime.
Chapter 4: Corrupt rulers profit in some of the world’s poorest places today.
Chapter 5: Corruption ignores national borders entirely.
Chapter 6: The era of Swiss financial secrecy is over, yet new problems have emerged.
Chapter 7: Many US states are becoming global tax havens.
Moneyland Summary & Overview
Moneyland (2018) is a revealing – and worrying – examination of the lengths to which the rich and corrupt will go in order to keep their money safe. From Nevadan trusts and Angolan oil fields to Russian assassins and tropical islands, this book tracks dirty money, no matter where it goes.
Who Should Listen to Moneyland?
- Current affairs addicts
- Billionaires trying to protect their assets
- Anyone working in finance
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