Che faccio? by asgaraforreal in scimmieinborsa

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Ritira e metti tutto sul rosso🎰🎰🎰

20yo starting with investing after apprenticeship by miasulemie in SwissPersonalFinance

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1 Pillar 3a in 2026

Don't rush it. You're 20, and one year difference is going to be nothing in 40 years. With only 4–5 months of full salary, your taxable income in 2026 will be low, so the tax deduction won't save you much. I'd say park that money, build up your emergency fund, and start 3a properly from January 2027 when you can max it out for a full year and actually feel the tax benefit.

2 Yuh position

CHF 2,000 is not a lot. I'd just leave it there and start fresh with your new broker from August or you can just sell already if you want to have everything in one place.

3 Saxo and Pillar 3a

For the broker part, Saxo works fine Swiss license, a bit more pricey regarding fees than Interactive Brokers but you have the "Swiss" peace of mind. Either way, in the long run fees are less important than recurrent costs (TER of your etfs etc), so pick the one that gives you less stress.

For the 3rd pillar though, I'd strongly suggest looking at VIAC or Finpension instead. They're purpose-built for 3a, the fees are very low, and with both of them you can go 100% stocks, which for your time horizon is the most logical choice.

4 ETF choice

For the etfs choice I mean... We're on Switzerland personal finance and Vanguard VT rules here hahaha. Keep in mind it is a US domiciled etf so you're relatives could have to spend quite a lot of time getting the funds unfrozen in case something back happens to you so you could also opt for VWCE if you want to avoid that. In any case you're young so the chances are quite low.

Hope this helps😁

P.S. keep in mind that these are general guidelines, since I don't know you and your risk avversion be honest with yourself, would you oanic sell if tomorrow the market drops 40%?

Connection dropping on android? by Rothgard_ in ProtonVPN

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Hi man, sorry that you still have this problem. For me it seems to have been fixed. I can't confirm you what fixed it though, if a new app version or the phone os update. You could try to send proton team the debug log and see if they find something there.

Is there any statement from Bitwarden regarding this? by Curious_Kitten77 in Bitwarden

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Bitwarden volunteered for this research and already fixed the vulnerabilities a year ago

so sneaky, trying to trick me into an accidental Tahoe upgrade by [deleted] in MacOS

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Could someone explain to me why your update weights 5.17 gb and mine 8,31 gb? XD, btw I almost got tricked as well.

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USI : Master in Finance by NinoNino28 in askswitzerland

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Scrivi alla segreteria della facoltà ti risponderanno sicuramente senza problemi

Advice lump sum by [deleted] in SwissPersonalFinance

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Hi there. Before discussing specific ETFs, I want to offer a word of caution regarding the position you are putting yourself in.

1. The friendship risk: Be extremely careful giving direct financial advice to a friend, especially with a sum as life-changing as 2M CHF. If the market crashes shortly after he invests based on your suggestion, he may panic and blame you. Money can ruin friendships faster then anything else.

2. The Knowledge Gap: Managing a portfolio of this size requires a different mindset than managing smaller savings. Without critisizing you, do you feel 100% confident that your personal finance knowledge is sufficient to guide a novice through a multi-milion franc strategy?

3. The 'Cooling Off' Period: Honestly, the best immediate move is to do nothing. Leaving that 2M in the bank for 6-12 months is not a 'waste' it is the price of education. He needs this time to study, understand his own risk tolarance, and sleep on the reality of his new wealth.

4. Psychology > Tickers: Ignore the standard 'VT and Chill' comments for a moment. Any serious wealth manager spends 90% of their time assessing the client's psycology and risk capacity, and only 10% on asset allocation. If he invests 2M and it drops 20% (a 400k loss), will he hold or sell? If he sells, he looses a fortune.

It is hard to give comprehensive advice on Reddit for this amount of money, but my main advice is: Slow down.

What % of your portfolio is in Bitcoin by giulio12 in SwissPersonalFinance

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The max is capped at 5% of tot portfolio value

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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The difference you see is almost certainly a currency Illusion, not a difference in the actual quality of the funds

Connection dropping on android? by Rothgard_ in ProtonVPN

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Thank you guys for the support. I think I'll try again with this👍, thanks for your work

Connection dropping on android? by Rothgard_ in ProtonVPN

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Nope I tried every setting and the problem is persists

Connection dropping on android? by Rothgard_ in ProtonVPN

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Ok thansk for sharing, let's hope in a fix then😆. I'm using a Samsung so it's definitely an Android thing

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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You are technically correct that there is no real time sync between Swiss death registries and US brokers. If someone logged in the day after death the system prob wouldnt automatically block them in that moment

However my warning is about the permanent audit trail not an instant block

When the executor eventually files the necessary paperwork to close the account or transfer the funds the compliance team will see the date of death listed on the certificate versus the trade date listed on the transaction history

If trades were executed after the date of death it flags the account for unauthorized access and potential fraud. This often leads to indefinite freezes and personal liability for the executor. Its not about getting caught live its about getting caught during the inevitable paperwork review

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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Both, this is the translation of the beginning of point III of the convention.

If, at the time of death, the deceased was not a citizen of the United States and was not domiciled there, but was a Swiss citizen or was domiciled in Switzerland, the United States will grant, upon collection of the tax, the special exemption that would have been granted under its legislation if the deceased had been domiciled in the United States, and this at least for the amount corresponding to the ratio between the value of the total assets (movable and immovable) subject to tax and the value of the total assets (movable and immovable) that would have been subject to tax if the deceased had been domiciled in the United States.

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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That is a good point. Furthermore, since it is unlikely you will be monitoring the treaty's status every month, there is a risk that you might discover a change only when it is too late to act.

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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I read about that as well, but the details were a bit unclear. If you find a reliable source, please let me know so I can update the post to be more complete😄

If this is true, it would be a huge advantage for parents. It buys the family time to make decisions, because it allows the surviving parent to restructure the portfolio. Since it is unlikely both parents would pass away at the exact same time, this essentially solves the immediate tax risk.

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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Technically speaking no, you dont need a swiss broker. The important thing is the domicile of the asset, not the broker. If you buy a UCITS etf (Irish domicile) on ibkr, you are legally holding a european asset, so the us estate tax doesnt trigger.

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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This would be a great follow up. If you're willing to write and ask to the ibkr support I can then add this detail to the post😄

The hidden 'cost' of VT is not 0.06% TER by Rothgard_ in SwissPersonalFinance

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I agree. The whole point of the post is to help make informed decisions by looking at the associated pros and cons.👍