by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jul 20, 2018 | Published on Jun 14, 2018 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Investing, Tax Planning
If you are a self-employed American expat, you may be wondering what is the best way to save for retirement. As a US citizen, you are well aware of the US tax liability that follows you for the rest of your life. Short of giving up citizenship, what can you do to...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Sep 29, 2020 | Published on 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® | Last updated Jul 20, 2018 | Published on Apr 23, 2017 | Advanced Global Planning, Americans working abroad, Tax Planning
Many US expats utilize Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (FEIE) to lower their US tax liability. As US citizens, we have the privilege to support their government with taxes even when we do not live in the US. The good news is that if you genuinely established a home...
by Hui-Chin Chen, CFP® | Last updated Jul 20, 2018 | Published on Mar 27, 2015 | Money and the heart, Organize, Plan, Systematize
I am considered the more indecisive one in the family. It usually takes me a lot of time agonizing over purchasing decisions that involve larger sums of cash and multiple very different options. For example, in the past few days I have tossed and turned over booking...
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