If I am not a citizen of USA, can I invest in US bonds and mutual funds?
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Sure,\nCertain state issued bonds and municipal bonds however have restrictions.
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Sure ,  you can. But you have to pay non-resident fee.
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Open an account in ameritrade.com (Yes, you can open an account there even if you are not an American)
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Go to Vanguard.com, they have many good funds index and otherwise and you don't pay a fee to invest with them
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It depends on the type of bond fund that it is. In the U S if the bond fund invests in municipal bonds, the dividend is tax free from federal taxes and possibly from state taxes as well.  You will receive at the end of the year a 1099 telling you if any of the dividends are taxable.  A bond fund that invests in U S government bonds is tax free from state taxes.  A bond fund that invests in corporate or foreign bonds would be fully taxable.  Again the 1099 will give you the information of the amount that is taxable.  Some of the dividends are capital gains and are fully taxable. Again the 1099 will give you that information
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If you live in the U S, you might want to go to the book store and buy "Investing for Dummies".  It will be a big benefit in giving you a head start.  \n\nOne thing that many beginning investors due is to buy shares in one or more mutual funds.  By doing that there is less risk, of making a really bad investment and loosing a lot of money.  Many mutual funds however due have a period of time 30 to 90 days in which they will charge you a redemption fee if you sell the shares. \n\nMany successful investors buy shares with the intention of holding them for a very long period of time.  That way if they have purchased shares in growing companies, the value of their shares grows with the companies and continues to grow without having to pay taxes to the government in the mean time.  \n\nMutual funds unfortunately are required by law to distribute their realized gains annually on which one does have to pay taxes.  But there is a newer form of fund now available called an index fund that has very little realized gains and therefore little in the way of taxes.  \n\nThe minimum amout somewhat varies.  Some brokers will let you open an account with as little as $500.  And some mutual funds have a minimum initial investment of about $500.  Many however are in the $2000 to $2500 range and some even more. \n\nThe kind of shares I would recommend would be shares in companies that have an established record over at least 10 years and that are selling at a reasonable price relative to their earnings and that pay a dividend.
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There are lots of mutual funds that will take $100 to get you started.  So a search in Yahoo Finance or MSN for funds that start with a min investment of $100.  I have been an investment advisor for over 23 years.
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If you are looking for a federally insured plan to invest in, you can also get into a money market, a certificate of deposit, or a high-yield savings account.  Also, Savings Bonds and Treasury bills, but these are really long-term investments (10+ years) and the rate of return is questionable right now.\n\nBy the way, it is important to distinguish between investment products (ie. CD's, Money Markets) and investment plans (ie. IRAs, 401(k)s).  The distinction is that the plan is the governing account and the product is what actually makes you the money.  So your plan is the 401(k) but the product might be mutual funds. \n\nAlso, look out for Federal insurance on your investment products.  For example, you could have an IRA that is not insured if you are investing in mutual funds and a 401(k) that is insured if you are investing in a Money Market.  \n\nIf insurance is your biggest worry, just ask your bank or investment house whether the product you are funding is insured.
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You can either buy short term securities like Cetes if all you want is FX exposure; you can buy longer term bonds (called M's) if you also want exposure to local interest rates.\nThere also dollar denominated securites that trade in and offshore Mexico, called UMS bonds.\n\nThere are a lot of Mexicanfixed income mutual funds in which you can invest, according to what you are looking for.\n\nDepending on the ammt you want to invest, you should contact either a Mutual Fund Distributor (Distribuidora de Sociedades de inversion) or Fund Manager (Operadora de Sociedades de Inversion) or a Broker Dealer (Casa de Bolsa) or Bank's Private Equity Area.\nWrite me w/your email address and I'll go the names and ph numbers of a couple of institutions if you want.
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Easily, you can move your account to either a brokerage firm or mutual fund company.  The bank can do that too (most have their own brokerage firm) but a bank broker is going to have fewer investment options.\n\nBut before you do that, do some homework.  Go buy "Investing for Dummies" and learn how to choose your investments.  You can't trust your friends (and not these boards for sure) to pick your investments.  You can hire a pro, and it is worth it if you have a large account, but for little investors, the cost of that help gives you noticably less to invest (advice isn't fee), so it is good to start out on your own.\n\nAs to stocks and bonds vs funds, stick to funds until you have at least $50-100K.  It is almost impossible to build a good portfolio with individual securities with less than that.\n\nand to your last question, \n\na mutual fund is a professionally managed portfolio of different securities.  They can hold stocks only, bonds only, a mixture of both and other types of securities.\n\nInstead of you trying to buy all those different securities you need to design a good portfolio, the fund has done it for you with your money and the money of other investors.  You buy shares in the fund instead.\n\nThis gives you the same risk/reward potential as a bigger investor.
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You should be able to, go to the state where you invested in property immigration website.The Treaty Investor Visa permits citizens of certain countries to reside in the United States through an investment in the U.S.A. The investor must come to manage or oversee the investment. \n\nThe Treaty Trader visa is the same as the Treaty Investor visa except that it involves qualifying trade between the US and the treaty country. Instead of investing the qualifying activity is import/export of goods or services.
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If you are an NRI(non resident Indian) or related to an NRI, try opening a checking account with a financial institution like ICICI bank. Purchase directly from brokers in India making sure of reputation and insurance of brokers..I would say you are still better off investing in MF(mutual funds) having  Latin America, European Growth funds, Energy funds etc. Indian stocks of only few(security, defense, hightech) companies are promising though Indian MF have had better returns(10% +). Fidelity has some MF that do have Indian stocks. Charles Schwab might have opened an overseas department in India. They do have one in Pakistan. Singapore depositories are new that make it easy to invest in foriegn stockds. Good luck but be careful.The Silicon valley BOOM has shifted to silicon India...BUST might be inevitable.
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Sure, there a number of ways.  If you're 18 or over, you can start up a brokerage account pretty easily and invest that way.  If you're under 18, you could still do it using a custodial account.  Those are probably the easiest.\n\nOptionally, you could start putting money into retirement accounts, such as Roth IRAs, which have tax benefits.
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I just spoke to the principal of an international school about this last week.  His school has worked out a Roth with an office that is in a U.S. territory nearby.  The tax is prepaid so there's no tax or penalty paid at retirement.  Email a investor in the Mainland to see what they can offer.  Some offices are just ignorant of the law, as most folks are for most things like voting, taxes, shipping things to people who are abroad.  You may want to email an investment group someplace like the Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico...  They're more familiar with policies and retirement programs for Americans living outside the Mainland.
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Yes (Just open an account in ameritrade.com)
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For an "investing immigrant" status, the amount required is higher: $500,000 or $1,000,000, depending on the type of investment. See the website below. However, $300,000 should be enough to support you for a while if you can get here through traditional immigration status. I'd suggest finding a less expensive part of the country to live in (avoid New York, California, etc.), so that the money will last longer.\n\nI'd suggest that you avoid taking large risks with your money.  Investing in a business can be a great risk, because only a small portion of businesses succeed.  You may be more successful by investing it carefully in stocks or mutual funds.  You ought to be able to earn 10% per year on your money that way, which would give you $30,000 per year to live on.  That, and whatever you can earn from a job will get you started.  After you've done that for a while, you may have a better idea of a business that would be successful, but don't jump right in until you're sure of what you want to do.  Best of luck to you.
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You go through a broker.  Since billions of foriegn dollars are invested in the U.S., it's obviously possible that you can add your money to the pool.