How do I invest if I am an American living abroad?
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If you have a US dollar account and a debit card, you can sign up with an online broker such as Scottrade. (www.scottrade.com)  You will need an initial investment of US $500 to fund your account. If needed you may withdraw part of the $500 initial funding.  They only charge US $7.00 per trade, but keep in mind, that's both buying and selling, so it  is actually $14 dollars you need to add on to calculate your prophit/loss. \n\nGood luck!
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You'd be better off it you stayed in your country and imported us. made products. It is going to be cheaper in the long run. You'll make much more capital.
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There are plenty of ways to invest and also plenty of investments in which you can loose your money. \n\nfarm land. buy it and rent it out to farmers or go shares\n\nrental properties. maintenance can be a nightmare though, but the tax advantages are terrific\n\nrare coins, stamps, baseball cards, comic books, etc. but you have to spend a lot of time and energy persuing that venue. \n\nvacation home. but not in a huricane prone area.\n\nthose are some of your options. Now let's talk stocks\n\nYou say you are invested in stocks but how diversified is your portfolio?  Do you have 50% of your porfolio invested outside the U S? Is a portion invested where the future growth is expected to be? India, China
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spend your money here in America. it's were you live. Help keep jobs here.
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You can open accounts at Vanguard or Fidelity, both have lower expense ratios compared to the competition. Most funds have a minimum initial investment of $2500, unless it's for an IRA. You can set up automatic deductions to buy into the fund monthly.\n\nAlternately, you can buy ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). There may be an ETF that tracks a specific mutual fund you are looking at. Vanguard has a huge list on their web site. You can buy the ETFs through a discount online broker like scottrade.com or etrade.com. You pay per transaction but the maintenence fees are usually slightly lower than buying an actual mutual fund.
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Put it in a CD until you have $ 10,000 to invest in Exchanged Traded Fund
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Start saving money in a CD or money market account until you have enough for a down payment on the house.  Then, you should Dollar Cost Averaging in an Index Fund until you have enough money or experience to buy specialized funds or individual stocks.
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Yes.\nJust open an account in ameritrade.com
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1) Open an account in ameritrade.com \n2) See the Help section of ameritrade.com
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To best grow your money you first need to establish the amount of risk your willing to take. Low risk, get into bonds or money market accounts and expect about 5-6% annually. Mutual funds will offer the full range from 5-20% on average, but the more gain means the more lost. For the most aggressive risk (and therefore gain) play in individual stocks, options or on forex (foreign exchange currency market).\n\nThe most important thing is to spread your money around, don't lump all your capital into one or two stocks, because your setting yourself up to take major losses. Educate yourself before jumping into anything. Investopedia.com is a good resource for that - just remember that they are supported by various brokers and agencies, so take recommendations lightly. They do, however, provide good solid information on the basics.
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You can start by doing research, stocks, mutual funds, real state, bonds, etc.   they are companies such ameritrade, scottrade, mutual funds such fidelity and vanguard. etc.\n\nGood Luck\n\nPedro R.
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First off, your inquiry  is  multiple questions in one... However I would  try and answer as many as possible to the best of my abilities\n\n1.  Anything is possible but there is no guarantee you would earn 40 to 50% on your R/E investment. It would also depend which real estate market you're interest/investing in. For example in California where property values traditionally return higher dividends to investors than the rest of the country, in a relative hot market the norm is between 20 to 30%. Presently the real estate market nationwide is flat... In short--there is no guarantee....\n\n2. Cant answer this questions...it varies depending on services rendered\n\n3. No need to prove source of funds....\n\n4. I dont think so....\n\n5. Again, anything is possible. In fact there are companies that specialize in doing just that.  I personally dont like the idea for I like to have control over my investments..too many people, even with a legal contract, too many headaches. \n\n6.  Buying a piece of property, once you have identify  market and property to purchase, is a relative simple task...at lest for american citizens it is.  Now to roganize a group of investors I suppose it would be more expensive and time consuming. \n\n7. that's utterly up to the individual investor....\n\n8. It's possible but it depends on lots of factros; location, market, price, etc. It's possible but no guarantee...\n\n9. There are too many, complex  tax rules to give a simple answer... I would suspect that capital gains, specially if you are a foreign investor, could be in the 25%, give or take.\n\nI hope I were able to give you a ball park answer to all your questions. My honest advice to you: Consult with an international real estate attorney before investing. Best of luck.
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There are many investment opportunities in my country.  Contact me on my e-mail address: efnomint@yahoo.com
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This is a two prong question, that can only be answered in general terms. As long as a fund is listed on an exchange, it can be bought just as a stock by a non resident through their bank or brokerage account. Many index funds as well as Closed End Funds are listed (you can check www.morningstar.com for a complete list of ETF's). Please note that as a non resident, you may be subject to witholding tax everytime the fund pays a dividend. Ordinary Mutual Funds are regulated differently and in general cannot be bought by non residents.
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you need a demat account, open a demat account first and then start working on other issues. Most probably yes u can access foreign markets. About investment, u should ask your broker.
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I normally invest in overseas investments through people I met on Yahoo Answers.  Especially those that have spelling errors, and provide no information at all on the actual investment ... just as you did.\n\nBut I just quit last week.  Sorry.
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You can start for as little as $100 a month at most firms, investing systematically, month after month, which is the smartest way to do it by the way, whether you have $100 or $100,000.  Actually, I know at Edward Jones you can start with mutual funds for as little as $25 a month.\n\nWhat to invest in?  I'd suggest buying a diversified series of mutual funds. Make sure you hit all the asset classes, like Large cap stocks, small/mid cap stocks, international stocks, emerging markets stocks, government debt, corporate debt, hi-yield debt, foreign debt, emerging markets debt, real estate, commodities, and precious metals. That's 12 categories right there, so if you're starting off with $1000, you're talking about $83 each. Or why not spring for an extra 200 bucks, and start each off with $100 even?\n\nThen sit back and rebalance each year, back to your original percentages. This is called asset allocation. The thinking being, what's BEEN hot is more than likely not going to STAY hot.\n\nThis sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so juut split the difference and say 10%. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it ever did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. With that average, your money should double roughly every 7 years.\n\nSo, if you start with that $1000 and never add to it ever again, in 7 years you should have about $2,000\nin 14 years you should have about $4,000\nin 21 years you should have about $8,000\nin 28 years you should have about $16,000\nin 35 years you should have about $32,000\nin 42 years you should have about $64,000\nin 49 years you should have about $128,000\nin 56 years you should have about $256,000\nin 63 years you should have about $512,000\nin 70 years you should have about $1,024,000!\n\nA long time to wait to become a millionaire, impressive as that compounding is!\n\nOf course, if you keep adding money in systematically like I suggested earlier, say $100 a month, you'll become a millionaire MUCH sooner. The key is discipline, and sticking in when markets are up OR down. Don't try to time the market--you'll NEVER get it right.\n\nHere's a handy formula:\n$100/month x 12% return x 20 years = $100,000.  So if you want $500,000 20 years from now, just save $500 every month, and go with that diversifed portfolio.  If you only average  10%, you'll only end up with $450,000, not bad either way!  \n\nOh, and if you qualify, and do this all in a Roth IRA? Then every penny will be 100% TAX-FREE. That's a deal that's too good to pass up. That's why I tell all my under-30 clients--if you make under $90,000, and therefore qualify to do a Roth, you'd be a fool not to. Just having the power of youth (and therefore time) on your side is such an advantage, to squander it would be such a waste!\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.