PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT FROM A SWISS BASE
          
          
               Non-bank money management is another viable
          option.  An independent Swiss portfolio management firm
          can manage your investment account, whether it be an
          individual portfolio or a portfolio for your offshore
          trust or corporation.
               A new asset management and international financial
          consulting company was opened by Hans Weber and his
          partners in Zurich in 1992.  Many readers will remember
          Hans from his Deak-Perera days, when he ran Foreign
          Commerce Bank (FOCOBANK) in Switzerland for almost 30
          years as the bank's President and CEO.  He decided to
          leave the bank and establish his own firm after too
          many shareholder changes and mergers.
               He was joined by Robert Vrijhoff, formerly Vice-
          President and haed of FOCOBANK's portfolio management
          group and Adrian Hartmann, formerly head of FOCOBANK's
          North American subsidiary in Vancouver.  The partners
          have a very sound and efficient asset management
          operation providing a very personalized service to
          their clientele.
               The partners chose Bank Julius Baer in Zurich as
          the custodial bank for their clientele.  Bank Julius
          Baer is one of the premier private banks in all of
          Switzerland.  The bank is safe, with a strong capital
          base.  Julius Baer is a 100 year old family bank with
          more than 40 billion Swiss francs under direct or
          indirect asset management.
               Hans is a very conservative Swiss banker who
          applies strict and conservative asset management
          principles.  His partners, Robert and Adrian, have the
          same investment philosophy.  They provide a very
          personal, comprehensive financial service to a select
          group of private investors.  Everything they do is
          customized to suit the particular needs of their
          clientele.  Their highest priority is the protection of
          long-term purchasing power. 
               There are many advantages to using independent
          asset managers such as Hans and his partners rather
          than just relying on a Swiss bank.  For example:
               * Independent asset managers derive their income
          from an agreed to percentage of the value of the
          client's funds under management.  Therefore, the more
          profit the client makes, the more the asset manager
          makes.  This is very different from dealing directly
          with a bank which makes its money from brokerage and
          administrative fees.
               * European asset managers understand the needs of
          a North American clientele who use the dollar as their
          reference currency.  Since Hans founded the firm, the
          partners have advised North American clients to have a
          certain amount of their wealth out of the dollar.  The
          funds have been invested in "hard currencies" such as
          the Swiss franc, German mark, French franc, and the
          Dutch guilder.
               The minimum amount to set-up an account with this
          firm is US$250,000 or equivalent.  When you are ready
          to proceed, you can contact:
          
               Weber, Hartmann, Vrijhoff & Partners Ltd.
               Attn: New Clients Department
               Zurichstrasse 110B
               8134 Adllswil
               Switzerland
          
               telephone:  (41-1) 709-11-15
               fax: (41-1) 709-11-13, attn: New Clients Department