Would it not be easier to but a Government bond from one of these countries. I would have imagined that there's a great deal more security in doing something like that.
I'm thinking of speculating on some emerging economy, after all it worked for JP back in the day allegedly. Maybe the South African Rand.
I thought of doing something similar before but gave up on the idea. Would it be possible to transfer a sizeable sum of money to another person and avoid having to pay gift tax? Someone told me that private loans are not subject to gift tax so long as the reciever is paying interest on that loan.