One of the most important aspects of financial freedom is assets protection and the strategies involved with the activity.  When an individual wishes to obtain financial freedom one of the first things he or she should put into place is the proper asset protection strategy in order to shield himself from potential problems in the future.  As we all know, the more one has the more the rest of the world thinks they are entitled to.  Such strategies can include an offshore trust, an offshore bank account, as well as an offshore ibc.  All of the tools coupled with other privacy strategies can provide the best offshore shield form onshore dilemmas.  Offshore company incorporation can also add an extra layer of protection as well as open the doors to investing as well as international offshore banking.  An offshore company can allow the end user to place cash into the company account far out of the reach of greedy creditors and governmental agencies.  One of the best ways to set up an offshore company is by either using a jurisdiction which does not require the name of the director or the beneficial owner to be submitted to the registry and/or use a corporate nominee director for the establishment of the company.  This will place an added barrier between the company and yourself leaving those who wish to determine beneficial ownership without a clue.  Lastly, an offshore trust used in collaboration with the ibc can provide a level of privacy like no other as some trusts (the Belize Trust) which provides a triple layer of protection since the trust is registered, contains exclusion clauses, and is a vehicle used for holding both tangible and non tangible assets.  So the first step in obtaining Financial Freedom is Assets Protection.