Recent content by Highterm

This is not a question of if the Euro will breakup but rather what would happen if it did break up, specifically, at what rate would exiting members exchange their Euros into their new (old) currency. How would the authorities decide what exchange rate to use, would it simply be at the rate at...

A Hypothetical Question- If a European nation were to pull out of the EMU system (The Euro) what would be the likely outcome for it's Euro denominated debts? I'm specifically thinking about Germany. If, in the unlikely event, Germany were to withdraw from EMU, i would assume that it's new...

@Morganist That sounds interesting.

I would like to hear members thoughts on what the practical outcome might be for Euro deposits held outside of the EU if the Euro system were to collapse or its stronger members, such as Germany, were to pull out. To be clear, i'm not asking whether you think the Euro will collapse or not...

Wasting your time asking this here. You should consult a tax specialist in Canada

You wrote that the US is a tax haven for foreigners- what do you mean, could you explain how it is a tax haven for foreigners?

How so, could you explain?

A little light reading..... http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p519.pdf I didn't know that the US charged an 'expatriate tax' on citizens and long term residents that want to leave the US permenantly. I like how they refer to foreigners as 'Aliens'...real freindly!

It seems you are right. I also found this link- http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=156329,00.html So, why do foreigners invest so much in the US markets with that danger in the background?

Did i understand this correctly that Foreigners owning US stocks will be subject to US Inheritance tax on those stocks? So, if i kick the bucket tomorrow, my heirs will pay tax on those Microsoft shares that i own?? Surely this is not correct?

I'm interested to know what measures professional traders, hedge funds, large investors etc take to guard against the failure of their broker and bank. Also, when they are not invested, where do they park their cash- in cash at bank, treasuries etc? Many thanks