Lawrence Young

Lawrence Young (FCSI) is the Senior Associate for Holborn Asset Management Group (HCMC office). Originally from the UK, Lawrence has been a finance professional for 30 years having worked across Europe and Asia as a stockbroker, Eurobond trader and interbank money broker. His areas of expertise lie in offshore tax efficient saving structures, higher education fee planning, inheritance tax planning, pension planning, life and health insurance, global investment property, offshore company formation and offshore banking. Email lawrence.young@holbornassets.com if you would like him to answer your questions on these topics.

Go Long

June 7, 2020 by Lawrence Young

Markets are tanking. Should I cash out? It is almost impossible to read about anything other than COVID-19 and we are no different. As a wealth manager, I can only pass on my ideas on what to do given the turmoil in the markets. There are many losers in these markets, but with every loser, … Read more

Just the Facts, Ma’am

March 11, 2020 by Lawrence Young

Removing emotions when making investments, tears of joy or sadness will come later No one should be surprised by the seedy characters that come out of the woodwork during a time of vulnerability. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus across Asia and then the world, a number of investment scams have surfaced. If you’ve seen … Read more

The Roaring 20s Are Back Again

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by Lawrence Young

Will it be a time of great depression or great success? Find out Let us hope without a repeat of the 1929 Great Depression, although that would be 9 years away. So, what can we expect going into 2020 and the next decade? A recent study conducted by Schroders can throw a fair amount of … Read more

The Panama Papers

December 10, 2019 by Lawrence Young

What is the scandal about and should you watch the movie? The biggest leak in history. Fix your washing machine. I wonder how many may have taken the time to watch the recently released film The Laundromat by Steven Soderbergh? It was based on the biggest data leak ever known. The Laundromat tries to tell the … Read more

To Buy Or Not To Buy

September 16, 2019 by Lawrence Young

Be knowledgeable of the pros and cons of investing in Vietnam One of the burning topics I am asked about frequently and I hear discussed with heated debate is the subject of property investment in Vietnam. So, what’s it all about? Is it fraught with danger? The answer isn’t simple. In July 2015, the government … Read more

Offshore versus Onshore

September 5, 2019 by Lawrence Young

Weighing the best options when it comes to where to stash your cash The first thing most people do when moving into a new country is to look for a bank account that suits them and offers the services they require. For some, that requirement can be tricky to navigate. At the beginning of July, several … Read more

Calling All Entrepeneurs

July 25, 2019 by Lawrence Young

While the pathway to success is paved with paperwork, Vietnam is still a go-to destination for startups

Rookie to Rocky

June 13, 2019 by Lawrence Young

Vietnam’s economy races ahead and there are no signs of stopping Vietnam may not be the last virgin territory in Southeast Asia. We can all agree that accolade probably belongs to Myanmar. So what is really going on in Vietnam and why is there such an attraction for business and the boom in the economy? … Read more