The Asset Protection Show: Expert Strategies by Attorney John Skabelund

Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion — do you know the legal line? Asset protection attorney John Skabelund and Tax Foundation President Emeritus Scott Hodge break down how tax law shapes market behavior, why wealth taxes consistently backfire, and what legal strategies actually protect your wealth.   Work with a trusted asset protection law firm: https://ultimateassetprotection.com/asset-protection-law-...

Join John Skabelund and his guest, Jim Westermeyer, as they discuss how a financial planner acts as a personal CFO to elevate your asset protection from good to great. As Managing Partner and Personal CFO at ClearView Wealth Partners, Jim Westermeyer brings over 28 years of experience in wealth management, investments, retirement strategies, risk management and business succession planning. He hel...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses the hidden assets that you don't know are exposed. Discover the many assets most people often forget they have and how you should structure your asset protection to prevent creditors from reaching your most valuable inventory.   John Skabelund is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses how your crypto may be at risk and how to keep it safe from lawsuits and creditors.   John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the United States. His clients describe him as having the heart of a teacher due to his ability to explain complicated topics in plain English. With more th...

Join John Skabelund in the final episode of this three part series where he discusses the power of life insurance as a sustainable, compounding investment tool with his guest, founder of MPI Unlimited, Curtis Ray.   In 2014, Curtis entered the world of retirement planning and insurance, where he quickly noticed that traditional investment strategies—such as 401(k)s, IRAs, real estate, and conventi...

Join John Skabelund in the second episode of this three part series as he discusses the benefits of approaching life insurance as a savings strategy and which common mistakes to avoid with his guest, founder and CEO of Factum, Kyle Fuller.   Kyle Fuller started in life insurance in 2013 and has been practicing Infinite Banking since the following year. Kyle is passionate about empowering his clien...

Join John Skabelund in this three part series as he discusses how life insurance provides unique asset protection benefits, as well as its advantages and disadvantages.   John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the United States. John Skabelund has adeptly protected a diverse range of clients' estates, ranging from $...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses how both realtors and real estate professionals can maximize their tax benefits by avoiding these common mistakes with his guest, co-founder of Alchemy of Money, Brandon Green.     Alchemy of Money was founded by Brandon Green, a respected leader with a long career in real estate, and Shane Feldman, a celebrated entrepreneur known for building high-performing or...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses the critical role of bookkeeping in asset protection and tax strategy with his guest, Bryan Nelson.     Bryan Nelson is a Senior Accounting Advisor and Enrolled Agent with over 20 years of experience working in accounting firms. He and his family run a virtual bookkeeping firm, Real Accounting, which is dedicated to helping small businesses gain clarity and cont...

Join John Skabelund as he explores the specialized planning required for owning and protecting your own personal aircraft. In this episode, learn everything from the importance of a Special Purpose LLC, the different risks of exposure, the difference between a tax advantage structure versus an asset protected structure, and so much more. John Skabelund is an experienced and nationally recognized a...

Join John Skabelund as he explores the combination of private planes and asset protection, its many tax benefits and the trend of fractional ownership with aviation tax compliance specialist, Daniel Cheung. In this episode, learn everything from the most common mistakes, tax advantages from the Big Beautiful Bill, to financing and filing deadlines. Daniel Cheung is the principal and co-founder of...

Join John Skabelund for the final installment of this series focusing on the most common questions real estate investors ask including when to create LLCs and when it's too late. In this episode, understand trusts, limited partnerships, and other common tools asset protection attorneys utilize to offer you the great estasset protection. John Skabelund is an experienced and nationally recognized at...

Join John Skabelund for the final installment of this series focusing on the top questions real estate investors have about LLC operating agreements and property ownership. In this episode, explore what an LLC operating agreement is, why not all are created equal, how your LLC impacts your taxes, and which entity protects you most.    John Skabelund is an experienced and nationally recognized atto...

Join John Skabelund for the next installment in his series, focusing on the top three questions real estate investors have about LLCs and property ownership. In this episode, explore the likelihood of real estate investors getting sued whether the property is under your personal nameor LLC, how risk adverse you and your entities are, and which properties run the greatest risk.  John is an experien...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses the top three questions real estate investors ask about establishing LLCs and the most common mistakes to avoid. John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the United States. John Skabelund has adeptly protected a diverse range of clients' estates, ranging from $500,000 to over $100 m...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses the most important strategy to avoid being sued: Privacy. In this episode, explore how and where to properly create an LLC, and why privacy is not only paramount -but a matter of life or death. John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the United States.  He has adeptly protected a d...

Join John Skabelund as he discusses the most important strategy to avoid being sued: Privacy. In this episode, explore why liability insurance is a critical part of your asset protection, how many of your assets are and aren't discoverable to attorneys, and why you may want additional tools like irrevocable trusts and limited partnerships.  John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney...

Join John Skabelund as he explores how tax and asset protection systems work together to build wealth for entrepreneurs with his guest, Jeremy Lederer. Jeremy Lederer is a CPA and tax strategist who helps entrepreneurs achieve financial freedom through legal, personalized tax planning. With over 15 years of experience and advanced degrees in tax, accounting, and finance, he designs strategies that...

Join John Skabelund as he explores why it is crucial to properly form LLCs with privacy in mind from the beginning, as demonstrated by the case of Bill Belichick, whose publicly available ownership and management details led to unwanted media scrutiny. John is an experienced and nationally recognized attorney with extensive experience protecting client's assets throughout the United States. His cl...

Join John Skabelund as he explores the critical role that liability insurance plays in asset protection with guest, personal and commercial consultant, and independent insurance broker at Garry L. Johnson & Associates, Kurtis Shepherd. Kurtis has been helping groups and individuals with their insurance needs for more than 15 years. He specializes in group benefits, individual insurance, Medicare,...

Join John Skabelund as he discovers everything you need to know about estate planning and how it will provide you full peace of mind and safety with his guest, Mark Bregman. Mark  is a principal at the law firm of Dyer, Bregman, Ferris, Wong and Carter. He has been practicing for forty five years, not only doing estate planning, but also estate litigation, estate tax planning, and administration....

Join John Skabelund as he discovers how to increase and safeguard your wealth and legacy by combining tax strategy and asset protection planning with his guest, Tom Wheelwright. Tom is a CPA, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and Rich Dad Advisor to Robert Kiyosaki. In this episode, explore how the combination of tax and asset protection planning is necessary in reducing taxes and generating wealth,...

Join John Skabelund as he explores the importance of hiring a property manager for your real estate investments with his guest, owner of RINCON Management, PeterMcKenzie. In this episode, learn why treating your real estate investments like a business tremendously helps mitigate risk, what the current trends are in today's housing market, and why it is so critical to have professional property man...

Join John Skabelund as he discovers how you can reduce your income taxes now with real estate -and increase your wealth and legacy in the future -with his guest, CPA and real estate tax expert, Justin Jensen. In this episode, learn real estate tax strategies including for W-2 workers, gain entity structuring tips from the professionals to share with your CPA, and explore the many ways you can proa...

Join John Skabelund as he explores cost segregation studies, accelerated depreciation, tax benefits, and what you need to know BEFORE you begin your real estate journey with his guest, Joseph Viery. USTAGI was founded by Joseph Viery with the goal of providing quality cost segregation studies. SHOW NOTES: 00:00 -Intro. 03:43 -Understand the Basics of Tax Strategies & Depreciation 07:34 -Common Com...