Anonymity as an Investor | [Video]

Where Do You Need Anonymity as an Investor?

In this episode of Coffee with Carl, attorney Carl Zoellner explains how to use anonymity as an investor and why it’s important to know where and when you can use it.

Hello everyone!

One question that comes up is: “What if a bank or governmental agency asks about my ownership of a business entity?”

Firstly, am I looking to be anonymous from those parties? And number two, is it possible? So in the first scenario, are you looking to be anonymous from your bank or potential lender? It may be nice if you could be anonymous, but in most cases, you’re not going to be able to make that happen. 

Ultimately, a bank or a lender needs to see and verify who they’re lending to. From the banking side, some pieces have hungover from the Patriot Act that impacts anonymity. They need to have some information to make sure they’re not holding money for terrorism and …