@Mark ********

quick answer is that even in the US making money as a trader on the markets complicates a lot of things as it’s not an easy thing to show weekly/monthly fixed income. For a lot of private traders it can be a great March/April and a crappy June and then a wonderful October/November….just wanted insight on how that type of income source is viewed with these visas.

@Frankie ****

would appreciate that as I think you may have some insight on some questions I have

@Bent ************

I’m aware, I turn 50 in 2 months. Still feel way to young to be thinking about anything that has the word retirement in it though 😆

@Darren ********

I truly do make decent money, but I don’t work but a bit every week or two. Am I considered border bouncing if I’m there 3 weeks and home in the US 1-2 months though? Kind of a strange thing to consider but I feel like placing my money in an account eating away with no real interest vs in a high yield one is pointed. And I also feel like that wealthy visa option isn’t me unless I’m working regular days trading, I’ve never had the personality to make millions only what I need and I found I don’t need to kill myself to get just enough

@Jon *******

I’ve used E*Trade and Fidelity to trade for 20 years now and have done well. I’m not sure about living offshore and buying/selling securities via the same accounts but i don’t know that anyone would care as I’d still be a citizen of my origin country and thus be paying gains taxes on that investment income correct? I am curious as the DTV seems simpler than the retirement visa especially when one requires 800k baht in Thai account which sounds like those are more difficult to acquire into alreast there and the visa requires being offshore