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Three questions to ask regarding your cross-border finance
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | April 29, 2019 | Global Living Basics, Work with financial planner | 1 Comment
If you have moved internationally in the near past, you may have noticed that it is difficult getting straight forward answers about what to do with your cross-border finances. You may have gone to financial advisers in your resident country. As soon as they hear you...Accumulating wealth in the US as a visa holder
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | March 27, 2019 | Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning | 0 Comments
15 years ago, when I came to the US to study, most of the international students I knew wanted to stay in the US and get their green card. As my life brought me to other countries, I came to meet more people for whom the US is only one stop in their global journey....A Tale of Money Transfer from the US to China
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | February 23, 2019 | Global Living Basics, International Transactions | 0 Comments
You may have read my International Transactions 101 series on this blog. While I detailed how money transfers and exchanges actually happen in the back end of each service, I have not actually tried every single method personally. A while ago I’d had the opportunity...A framework to manage your finances for global living
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | January 22, 2019 | Global Living Basics, Organize, Plan, Systematize, Work with financial planner | 0 Comments
As we welcome the new year and leave the first 100 posts of this blog behind, I want to share with you something that has been on my mind. On this blog I’ve covered topics ranging from basic to advanced, from explaining details to compiling all-inclusive checklists....