Why the Rich Use Private Trusts Instead of Banks W/ Shanna Faye

From accountant to private trust architect — Shanna Faye breaks down how she uses trusts, offshore structuring, and crypto privacy tools to help people become the steward, not the extractor, of their own wealth.

Shanna combines 30+ years in accounting, business consulting, and portfolio management with a naturopathic doctorate in alternative healing.

In this episode she and Oto go deep on private trusts, ownership vs. stewardship, tax avoidance vs. evasion, crypto privacy strategies, and why she believes health and wealth are the same conversation.

04:55 — Private trust vs. statutory trust: how Shanna found the difference

11:55 — Ownership vs. stewardship, explained

16:55 — Is there a one-size-fits-all trust structure?

17:55 — Panama Foundation vs. corporation: structuring compared

19:55 — Palau ID, alternate residencies & citizenship options

24:55 — Crypto + trusts: cold wallets, Rocket Exchange, Panama

27:55 — Tax avoidance vs. evasion — the real difference

29:55 — The 1031 like-kind exchange loophole for crypto

31:55 — The CBDC/FISA 702 bill nobody's talking about