by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Aug 20, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
In a previous post, I addressed how to manage US company stock options or RSU when your US tax residency or physical location changes. However, I left Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP) out of the discussion. The reason is that ESPP requires you to make the decision...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on Apr 2, 2021 | Advanced Global Planning, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
As promised, in this post we will discuss Roth IRA contribution for US visa holders. This is the second installment of the series to discuss Roth IRA contributions for those with international planning considerations. (Read the first installment on the same topic for...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Sep 25, 2021 | Published on Aug 14, 2020 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Tax Planning
Many US companies include equity-based compensation as part of the overall employee package. Regardless where the employees are based, they may be rewarded the same US company stocks listed on a US stock exchange. As employees become more globally mobile, increasingly...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Published on May 14, 2020 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
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,...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Aug 6, 2020 | Published on Nov 26, 2019 | Globetrotters working in the US
Feel like you need more than studying a blog post? Find out how I may help. 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?...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jul 30, 2020 | Published on Mar 27, 2019 | Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
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....
I'm Hui-chin Chen, a globetrotter & certified financial planner helping you manage your finances from afar and on the go.