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Loads of interesting thoughts! The human element is unsurprisingly a recurrent theme. The fact that I find my neighbours boring is a pain but will need to figure out how to socialise more.

I am looking for the lowest hanging fruit(s) here. Behavioural changes take ages. Ask Woody Allen. Small changes 1% at a time is what I am after....like every thing else in life.

No, mostly arbitrage. Reading SEC fillings all day long is as boring as hell.

I must add to the above that the skills that make me good at trading make me a bad friend (inverse correlation between IQ and emotional-Q in my case). Not on the spectrum at all, but kind of feels like it. I found studies more interesting than other kids at uni, others on the trading floor were...

Love it. The date nights are out of question for now as our youngest is 1 yr old but we miss them. What are your seasonal hobbies if I may ask. We have recently relocated to the country side and I have no bros around here. This is a recurrent theme so probably a huge factor then. Has any one...

I know! it is hard to explain actually. Perhaps because I got married in my mid-30s and spent the previous 15 years in high octane investment banking....not sure how to answer your question but the loneliness is definitely palpable.

this one does:

here is a post to address that specific point: https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/lets-talk-about-loneliness.363926/

I play this game exclusively and have no other sources of income. I am actually quite good at it in the sense that my take home monthlies are way more than what I do and can spend. My wife is my best friend and our world turns around our 3 young kids. We do not care for boats, ferraris or...

Well done with the early strategy. Looking at previous posts of ET, I have to admit that it was very different 10-15ys ago. VIC is value investors club. Just an example.

You have done a terrific job attracting advertisers etc....but let me very very clear. If a reader is here to make money, look elsewhere (at VIC or Twitter for instance). If here with a very specific question about a specific broker, then this is probably the right place to ask. ET is a broker...

My little 2 cents: many analysts (i.e. value investors mostly) spend a fair amount of time sharing ideas. Sites like VIC are very popular. Constant chatter is just noise in my view.

One thing he ain't is a broker. But I can relate with your experience to a certain extend.

Overall you are correct I would say. European and Swiss bankers are simply not allowed to give tax advice anymore. Tax is a very local thing and whatever adviser you end up talking with is biased toward the jurisdiction they know best. Holistic views are difficult and expensive to form if you...

You would be surprised how much I have learned here. Not to throw flowers at anyone, but I bet there are plenty of excellent ideas worth exploring that we should encourage readers to voice. I would certainly work on anything mentioned here as I know from experience that someone/others most...

Yes the 15% is sweet but you can find from the Deloitte global taxation review that it applies only to a select high tax location. You end up paying the full monty

Like? I am pretty sure those loopholes are closed now and WHT is applied across the board but could be wrong of course

Like skipping dividend paying securities all together for a starter!

I think I can manage without transferring securities. But would really like to transfer cash within IB without having to go through a bank. Large amounts will trigger all kind of red flags that will delay the process

Would that be necessary if I own the absolute majority of shares and decision making in the LLP as well?