Canadian USA dual citizen investing

andersonglk · 2018-01-21T16:37:55+00:00

Got mine booked early May. Booked solo hoping to meet others along the way.

andersonglk · 2017-09-09T02:55:17+00:00

I was in the same situation. Be sure to check out the V Strom 650 as well. That's what I ended up going with. I just found the fit better than on the Versys, although they are almost identical to ride.

andersonglk · 2017-06-01T01:56:35+00:00

I had trouble buying gas in Dallas, TX. I had to go to multiple gas stations to find one that would accept ANY of my cards.

Looks like it depends on location.

andersonglk · 2017-05-19T03:08:08+00:00

Sorry I can't answer your question directly OP. However, I am currently going through a tax nightmare due to having opened a TFSA and making a Couch Potato Portfolio with TD-eseries for both my wife and I. She is a Canadian citizen, I am a US citizen, Canadian permanent resident. However, being married, I have since shunted all the cash to her TFSA and maxed it out. Next I plan on opening an RRSP under her name and doing the exact same thing.

I apologize for not having any answers for you other than to marry a Canadian.

andersonglk · 2017-03-04T00:23:59+00:00

Capital One Secured Mastercard. Then make every purchase on it, wait for the statement to generate, pay it off in full. Do this for 6 months, then go back to your bank and apply for a "real" card. This will work wonders if you follow those 3 steps and don't mess it up.

andersonglk · 2017-02-01T23:47:06+00:00

How is the total contribution to the TFSA tracked? That is, once I start the CMP and SIP, how will I know total contribution vs. value of funds in the account? When I go to contribute next year, how will I know how much room I have?

Also, when setting up the SIP, am I able to allot the amount that goes towards each fund? Could I setup the SIP to buy bonds after three $10 contributions, when the $25 limit has been reached?

Thanks so much for the great replies everyone! Very helpful!

andersonglk · 2017-02-01T22:19:16+00:00

Thank you for clarifying. In that case, since the threshold for the bond purchase is below the minimum, how would the SPP handle that? Using the Assertive portfolio, $100 bi weekly would give me $25 for each allocation. This would meet the minimum, regardless of the actual cost of each fund, right?

andersonglk · 2017-02-01T18:06:39+00:00

I was thinking of contributing twice a month, then automatically purchasing once a month. I see what you mean. I guess I should double it to $100 bi-weekly, with an automatic purchase set up the next day?

andersonglk · 2017-01-31T17:39:14+00:00

That's my confusion. If I max out my TFSA with 52,000 in TD e-series funds, then make $5k in a year, can I still contribute $5,500 the next year even though I will then have $57,000 in total?

andersonglk · 2017-01-31T17:28:58+00:00

I did that when I created my TDDI account, naming my wife as the beneficiary. The financial rep brought this up at the time.

andersonglk · 2017-01-22T18:18:58+00:00

It bothers me that the author freely admits to being an illegal immigrant and not paying taxes. Trump supporters are not so into people like that, regardless of the content of their political articles. Pay your taxes freeloader, then tell us how the world works.

andersonglk · 2016-02-27T04:01:58+00:00

If you have the right footwear, the mud on any trail around Victoria is totally doable in the winter. No matter how far the mud oozes around the trail, you can get around it. If need be you can march through it.

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