PROBLEM: The debtor has no cash to his name and his real property is mortgaged. All of his wealth is tied up in bonds. Where to find them? [light] SOLUTION: The nice thing about bonds is that they generate income. Unlike a piece of real estate or a certificate in a company, bonds are meant […]
PROBLEM: The debtor has chosen to hide his beloved boat to avoid having to relinquish it or sell it to pay off debts. Or he decides to liquidate some cash by purchasing a boat and storing it out of sight from his creditors. [light] SOLUTION: There is no nationwide vessel identification system for boats (there […]
PROBLEM: The debtor decides that instead of investing in stocks and bonds, he’s going to put his money into gold, and then takes pains to hide this investment from creditors. [light] SOLUTION: Gold investments come in various forms, including gold certificates issued in the U.S. by gold pool programs, gold futures, gold miner exchange traded […]
There has been no end of snobbery over the years that makes fun of the conservatism of golf: so much space to serve so few athletes, the cost to the environment, the exclusivity of the private clubs, and so on. But this fascinating New York Times article made clear to me that in one respect, […]
PROBLEM: Debtors who own their own business can hide funds by cutting checks to a nonexistent employee or overpaying a current employee. Once creditors are no longer hunting for funds, the debtor simply voids the checks and pockets the money. [light] SOLUTION: If you have access to the debtor’s business records, then you can unravel […]
PROBLEM: Debtors know that a few clever tricks can make it difficult to trace a real estate purchase back to them. [light] SOLUTION: The biggest challenge in tracking down real estate is knowing where to look. In the United States, property transfers are recorded at the county level, so we start by checking the county […]
PROBLEM: The debtor has a taste for the finer things in life, and we suspect that among his most valuable assets is an extensive (and expensive) collection of fine wine. But how much the collection is worth and where it’s located remain unknown. [light] SOLUTION: Every oenophile knows that proper storage is vital to preserve […]
Why is it that we would never decide to put $100,000 in the bank and tell people our deposits are “in the cloud,” but we readily do so with data that could be worth many times more than that? This week’s drama in Cyprus, in which a lot of people have seen their money vaporized […]
The Judge Judy lawsuit over some very expensive china and flatware has apparently settled. Former model Patric Jones had alleged that her ex-husband sold the expensive goods to Judge Judy Sheindlin of television fame for far less than the goods were worth. This, despite the fact that the china was community property in California – […]
PROBLEM: There is reason to suspect that the debtor has closed his financial accounts and transferred most of his assets to cash, minimizing his paper trail. Proving he’s worth more than he says he is has become a major challenge. [light] SOLUTION: Anyone eager to avoid a paper trail will use cash. Many debtors will […]
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