On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Black Unicorn wrote:
I'll wager, though I have no data to back it up, that most of the people in this forum who are uncertain about the safety of their assets don't bother to engage in the most basic of asset preservation tactics, namely: geographic diversification.
Surprising considering the perfectly legal options which would protect many of them.
Not to me. Geographic diversification requires either significant research on part of the individual or trusting one's assets to the goodwill of third party consultants. There are a number of individuals on this list that have claimed in the past to know the detailed techniques required to achieve such diversification. Not one of them has ever posted "How To" instructions to the list. Sure, we heard many generalities, but never concrete instructions. Tim has asked several times on this list for details, but, to the best of my knowledge, was never provided with a workable solution to secure his fortune, most of which seems to be held in stock in the US. Compare this to the dozens of FAQs available for crypto. If they were limited to "find some cryptographic software, it will protect your data", considerably fewer individuals would use PGP. Crypto FAQs have URLs, step-by-step instructions, etc. I have not seen anything even remotely like it for asset diversification.