Assets protection is the activity of protecting belongings of an individual or a company and removing them out of the way of harm. In order to take a better look at asset protection we need to define what belongings are as well as the activity of removing assets from harm. Belongings are such things as cash, investments, real estate, intellectual property, as well as anything and everything that someone would consider as valuable. The second part of asset protection which is referred to as the removing of assets out of the way of harm is probably the most delicate part of the entire asset protection strategy. In order to remove one assets out of the way of harm the individual or company will need to remove these belongings from the direct ownership of the individual or company and place them under the ownership of a separate entity. Another very important feature of assets protection is the offshore bank account.  An offshore bank account is one of the vital tools when protecting one’s liquid assets such as cash and investments.  These types of accounts are used for holding funds under an offshore company in order to remove them from the direct ownership of the individual and place them under the umbrella of of company.   In doing so the company now becomes the owner of the funds and they are no longer the personal property of the individual wanting to protect them.  He or she still has say as to how the funds are held and managed but in the end the documentation associated with the ownership of said funds is solely in the name of the company.  There are many benefits of using offshore company incorporation in order to establish a bank account.  There are banking services that are not readily available to individuals such and certain types of security features, investments, interest bearing accounts, and a full service corporate customer services department.  This does not include the level of security as well as privacy offered by a secured corporate account offshore as none of the transactions will be done in your name.  This allows the highest level of assets protection as well as privacy available in the banking world today.