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Sadly, seems I don't qualify.....[bl**dy Residential barrier yet again] What are the minimum requirements to apply for a CMC Invest trading account? To apply for a CMC Invest trading account, the following criteria must be met: - Must be an Australian citizen or hold a valid Australian visa - Must be at lease 18 years of age - Must be residing in Australia at the time of application - Must have an Australian registered mobile number - Must have a valid email address

Tks - I have an account with IB, so that would be an easy option EXCEPT I'm leery about the complications involving any US dealings. Am leaning towards Tiger Brokers, Spore. Am happy with the ease of dealings with them and their Trading platform. Any feedback about TB?

G'day I am an Australian citizen, presently living in Thailand. Commsec just notified me that it will no longer support my Australian Share/ETF investments as I am not an Oz Resident. This is very, very disappointing as I've held investments with Commsec for decades. Appreciate suggestions of alternate Brokers who can/will support Australian Non-Residents so I can transfer my holdings Tks

https://tradingeconomics.com/audthb:cur Swings & Roundabouts

Anyone who confidently forecasts short term FX movements is a mug. In my 30 years of expat existence, it's all swings (win) & roundabouts (lose). Given the unsustainable global debt levels, the general consensus seems to be that Real Assets [Property; PMs and other Commodities] are the places to be in the medium term. The AUD is a Commodity Currency - go figure it's likely direction

No - assume nothing..... except there is nothing simple re. Taxation I understand there is an US Estate Tax if the investor dies with a balance over USD60,000. Also think there are additional complications with Precious Metals ETF, BDCs, MLPs etecetc etc No doubt our Yank members can chime in....

Estate Tax considerations?????

Likewise, Crypto is a mystery to me. As for 'solid, physical' assets (like a car and gold), they may be subject to Import Duties and VAT upon importation into Thailand. As for the watch, perhaps wearing it when entering the Kingdom may work as personal effects. I understand such items are regarded as moveable property, and are not subject to Income Tax upon sale in Thailand if they are privately sold (ie. not in a business activities). As for stocks/equities, if sold overseas the question is the tax treatment of the proceeds if remitted to the Kingdom. I'm not aware of any ability to have stocks held via an overseas account transferred to a Thai Broker.

I've had diverticulitis attacks in the past, and currently (nasty business indeed). I take a course [10 days] of AMK 1,000mg of Amoxicillin antibiotic. Now 3 days in and symptoms pretty well gone. AMK is available direct from chemists, but you certainly should get a doctor's confirmation that you actually have diverticulitis first Agree spicy foods are not the cause. Check out Prof Google ie. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diverticulitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20371758

Agreed - as I suggested from personal experience. Here's an extract from the MGMB website: https://content.app-sources.com/s/89294029229078671/thumbnails/640x480/Team/IMG_0749-1807057.JPG?format=webp Key Person Paul Gambles Co-founder & Managing Partner Paul’s range of expertise includes asset allocation, tax structuring and macro-economic analysis. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of Warwick, B.A. in English and European Literature, and became a Full Technical Inspector at the UK Inland Revenue. He then moved to the Bank of Scotland Group and spent nine years in corporate and asset finance. In 1994 he helped set up MBMG Group. Paul has completed CFA Level 1 and he is licensed by the SEC as both a Securities Fundamental Investment Analyst and an Investment Planner. He is well known as an expert commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Channel News Asia. Paul is a regular contributor to industry and chamber of commerce magazines.

Based on my experience with a number of expat advisors: * Agree (somewhat) with BritManToo, you must be careful especially with some of the off-centre investment 'recommendations' that are risky and have significant commission influence over advisors * Always understand what are the benefits the advisors reap if they put clients into their recommendations * Thoroughly understand the risks associated with the investments * Very few Thailand-based financial advisors are licensed by the SEC to provide such advice. Best use one who is licensed * Arrange a preliminary discussion with Paul Gambles of MBMG to see if/how he can assist with your particular circumstances (he's a Pom too) https://mbmg-group.com/ Good luck

Try reading it again....

This article is a powerful demonstration that fiat currencies are pretty well useless/irrelevant to 'value' gold. https://www.kitco.com/opinion/2025-04-25/gold-isnt-going-your-money-just-losing-value

No - I beg to differ. For clarity, the "value" of gold in fiat currencies is irrelevant. The test of 'value' is what real, tangible assets [eg. land; houses; moveable property etcetcetc] gold can buy. To illustrate, over the past 100 odd years the USD has lost something like 95% of its purchasing power. In contrast, the same amount of gold held for 100 years at the very least maintains its purchasing power.

A different perspective...... absent semantics. It's got very little to do with the 'value' in fiat currencies - it's all about the purchasing power of gold. That's the measure of gold's 'value'