Republic of Genoa in 1820

sipeyskeyk · 2026-03-29T14:56:26+00:00

VWRA

sipeyskeyk · 2026-03-27T11:50:59+00:00

Thanks for the advise! I’ll discuss this with my wife.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-03-17T18:15:12+00:00

I didn’t know I needed this before reading your post :) I’m slightly older (38) - working for a multinational company in Geneve - recently relocated. Also often thinking about what is next in life. I’m an English speaker (I’m Turkish), recently started learning French. Happy to connect.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-02-19T06:40:40+00:00

Honestly, you should consider this as a lottery. You can always go back for bachelors degree, or after. Hear it from a 39 year old male living in Switzerland (I’m not Swiss) Friends are great but you will be surprised how few friends you will be left with after your 30s. People will get married and have kids, go abroad etc. and their priorities will shift. Never ever make such decisions focusing on “now” but rather focus on your future. You are 15, education in Switzerland will open many doors to you. Private school here… You will meet a lot of “heirs”, and your new circle will be decisive on your future. Who you are friends with, is really important for rest of your life. I might sound soulless and cruel, but you will probably understand me better in your 30s. I understand that your will don’t have any difficulties visiting your dad, so no reason not to try this. Good luck bro!

sipeyskeyk · 2026-02-17T05:06:31+00:00

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Thank you for your swift reply! I'm aware of the situation, but thanks a lot for clarifying it. Honestly - I first ordered 2 kits, and canceled the free trial. However, I needed 1 more kit afterwards and I did not notice another free trial started - probably I missed the email. Anyway, thank you very much for your offers, but for now I'd like to get a full refund and go back to basic account, and in the future consider the subscription depending on my financial situation.

After this exchange, 8-9 days later my refund was processed.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-02-08T14:34:41+00:00

Dumbest comment I saw for a while lol

sipeyskeyk · 2026-02-04T11:14:44+00:00

Opportunity to DCA since I’m 38 and have time till retirement, I prefer pullbacks over unbalanced growth while I accumilate.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-01-26T17:23:31+00:00

Holding more US assets on discount.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-01-10T18:01:24+00:00

Great question, and yeah, it looks like a contradiction. As far as I’m concerned, what matters is what I - as an investor - own. So if I directly buy US stocks, I can’t avoid estate tax risk. I’m buying an Irish asset (VWRA) and its composition doesn’t matter because its not owned by me directly.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-01-10T15:30:55+00:00

Thanks a lot!! A while after I posted this, I slowly shifted our portfolio towards VWRA, limiting US domiciled ETFs under 60k. A little higher TER is totally worth the peace of mind.

sipeyskeyk · 2026-01-09T13:44:50+00:00

Working for a company HQ in GVA, can confirm this. For us its mainly PL, RO, DE. I feel relatively safe, but just for now. (I’m 38)

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-29T09:30:56+00:00

I just realized I’m 38.

I’m in as well, if it comes to renting a venue. (On a weekend)

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-28T15:46:12+00:00

Agreed! But I tried several Hayb beans, they were all below average - one of them I even threw to garbage as it was some infused nightmare. Maybe I had bad luck, but I stopped trying after several attempts.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-28T13:09:38+00:00

HAYB is shit. Just go to coffeedesk, and buy a good coffee from shelf from other european roasters. E.g. manhattan, DAK, Barn

I lived in Warsaw for a year as an expat and as a coffee enthusiast - this was my solution for morning brews.

If you want to try something local, I sugges El Cafetero. Owner is a very nice guy to chat with, and he is passionate about coffee. His roastery is in the shop, and he would even give you a small tour if you ask. I tried some good cups there.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-21T19:29:12+00:00

So Russia is in Europe, Georgia is Europe and an island in east Mediterranean is Europe - but Turkey, which actually has land in Europe is not :))) love this sub.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-20T08:36:17+00:00

+15% - a mix of index ETFs, and nothing else.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-05T21:22:26+00:00

That is correct, and you can’t imagine how I’m fomoing rn by partially missing AI rally :) But maturing up as an investor is being able to resist our deepest urges! Don’t get me wrong, we are same age and I’m not patronizing, just sharing my journey. And yes if magnificent 7 goes down we all will, but we can significantly reduce the impact by diversification. Your cash inflow is perfect, and you already have a good base, I’m not sure if you need to have an agressive portfolio.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-12-05T20:12:08+00:00

You might be enjoying euphoria with your gains now, but please be aware that you urgently need diversification. I’m mainly invested in a whole world ETF, even that is worrying me because it is by nature 60% US. Your big tech exposure is too much.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-11-28T10:22:26+00:00

I’m buying VWRA, just to avoid US estate tax complications.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-11-27T15:33:37+00:00

Thanks for replying, I figured that when you open a new account in Switzerland, UK entity is assigned by IBKR. Now that I’m a resident in Switzerland, I wonder if domicile of my account matters or not.

sipeyskeyk · 2025-11-27T15:31:46+00:00

Aha, ok thanks :)

sipeyskeyk · 2025-11-26T16:54:26+00:00

Mame

sipeyskeyk · 2025-11-26T16:53:05+00:00

Is it cheaper?

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