by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jun 6, 2018 | Advanced Global Planning, Globetrotters working in the US, Investing, Tax Planning
Having moved to the US after college, I know a lot of first generation immigrants who came to the US to pursue professional degrees or to work on their visa. Almost everyone, after getting the first paycheck, would have this same question – should I contribute to a...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Feb 5, 2017 | Globetrotters working in the US, Organize, Plan, Systematize
This week I received a request from another financial planner to write about how immigrants may plan for financial exit from the US. Facing the new but yet to be clear immigration policies in the US, you may have a fear of being pushed out that your US born friends...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Oct 31, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
If you have followed this series, you will notice that Jodi and I keep coming back this theme of defining what your values are. We both believe that is the beginning of finding a solution to your problem, or coming out at the end of the tunnel. This episode we go...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Oct 3, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
Worrying is something we can’t avoid completely in our globetrotting lifestyle. Even though we voluntarily take up the challenges associated with living abroad, we don’t always embrace them with positive attitudes. I think worrying is simply a natural...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Aug 30, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
About a month ago, I saw this video on Business Insider. It’s an interview with Sara Blakely, CEO of Spanx. She talked about when she was a child, her father would ask the children on the dinner table about how they have done today that they totally failed at....
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Jul 19, 2016 | Americans working abroad, Global Living Basics, Globetrotters working in the US
Did you ever feel like you just don’t “fit” in your environment? Maybe it was that first time you move to a new country, or when all your friends moved away around the same time. As globetrotters, a lot of times we cannot control whether we feel...
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