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Tax Loss Harvesting for US expats and expats in the US
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on May 14, 2020 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning | 0 Comments
We’ve finally entered a period of time with big drawdown and volatility in the market. While it’s not great that some of your long-term investment temporarily lost value, it’s a good time to consider Tax Loss Harvesting. As this strategy is related to US income tax,...Freezing your US credit reports – Revisited
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jan 23, 2020 | Published on Jan 23, 2020 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics | 2 Comments
Several years back I wrote about why freezing your US credit reports might be a good idea when you live overseas. With data breach a normal occurrence these days, freezing your US credit reports can make you sleep better at night, knowing no one can take out a loan in...Investing as a non-resident alien living in the US
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Nov 26, 2019 | Globetrotters working in the US | 10 Comments
I must admit, this title - Investing as a non-resident alien living in the US - seems a bit contradictory. How can you be a non-resident of a country when you actually live there? Well, it is possible when you consider in a tax perspective. In fact, there is a group...Multi-Currency Budgeting and Tracking System
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Oct 6, 2019 | Published on Oct 6, 2019 | Global Living Basics, International Transactions | 0 Comments
Budgeting and tracking is not a topic I discuss much on this blog. For one thing, I’m not personally a huge budget tracker. Having done it for six months in our first year of marriage, I decided that there are better uses of my time to improve our financial picture...