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What if I Want to Retire Abroad?
Retiring abroad requires additional planning to account for visa requirements and currency exchange factors, but like any financial goal it can be reached with proper planning.
Retiring in the U.S. is difficult on its own, given rapidly rising cost of health care and the fact that most Americans under-save. Retiring abroad, while possible, makes matters even more difficult.
Amongst other factors to consider, a retiree needs to plan for a myriad of additional costs such as tax implications, currency fluctuations, visa requirements, and health care.
What Factors Affect Currency Exchange Rates?
What are Foreign Currency Effects?
What is the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion?
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The choice between a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA depends on available discretionary income and financial situation
What is a Home Office?
Some people use the term “home office” to loosely refer to the fact that they work primarily from their home, while...
What is an Income Statement?
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What is the Investment Advisors Act of 1940?
The IAA sought to regulate an industry that was deemed to be of public concern and within the Federal jurisdiction
What is Mortgage Par Rate?
Par rate is the fair market value of a loan for a person with certain risk characteristics, from a lending institution
What Does Debt Financing Mean?
Debt financing occurs when a company borrows money or secures financing through loans, with the obligation to repay
What are 'Liar Loans'?
Liar loans are a term that refers to loans or mortgages that were granted with little or no request for documentation
What is the Glass-Steagall Act?
The Glass-Steagall Act was passed in 1933 to place a dividing wall between commercial banking and investment banking
What are Growth Mutual Funds?
Growth mutual funds invest in companies that are developing and/or have a high potential for growth, as the name implies
What is an Operating Profit?
Operating profit is synonymous to operating income, and represents a company’s profitability from its core operations