All Forum Posts by: Zack Giarrizzo

I'm looking for the opposite thread...where can U.S. nationals discuss foreign investments in, for example, Europe and Latin America?

I agree with Brian that the most important part of investing abroad is finding the right partners to help you enter a new market. Legal, accounting, titles, everything is different. Find the right partner with experience in the market you're interested in, and they guide you through all the red tape that emerging markets especially are known for. 

Hi all, my experience in agricultural investments is a bit different than what I'm reading here. Often time in the U.S. the returns are quite low, but where I'm based in Colombia, the returns can be substantially higher when investing in coffee or cacao like Jeff mentioned. Lifeafar Investments has made some large coffee farm acquisitions and has been seeing 14-28% returns largely because you can cut out so many of the traditional middlemen in the industry and sell directly to roasters at specialty coffee prices. Which agricultural assets are everyone looking at mostly?

Hi @Hamish Odiean Jr, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Happy to connect if you have any questions. 

Hi @Josh Gregory, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Happy to connect if you have any questions.  

Hi @Jim Francis, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Hi @Caleb Dryden, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Hi @Lauren Cooper, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Hi @Kevin Lewis, sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.

Hi @Kevin Lewis sounds like the BP community shared some good insights here. One thing I wanted to throw in there is considering reinvesting the profits into an Economic Opportunity Zone. Opportunity Zones can be used to minimize tax payments or even reduce to zero.

Opportunity Zones were created under the TCJA to;

1. Allow U.S. investors to defer all 2018 capital gains for eight years if the profits are reinvested and held in an Opportunity Zone
2. Lower the amount of capital gains taxes resulting from the sale of a capital asset by 10% or 15% if the proceeds therefrom are held for five or seven years, respectively, in an Opportunity Zone project.
3. Provide for a full exemption from capital gains taxes on all future capital gains on the invested funds if an investment is held for ten years following investment.