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We're The Brits In America
A podcast dedicated to helping ambitious expatriates and first generation immigrants thrive in America.
𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 is brought to you by Plan First Wealth, a lifestyle financial planning and cross-border wealth management firm helping successful American and international families make the most of their opportunity.
Being an immigrant to America should be a wonderful, life-changing opportunity. But it can also be extremely challenging, accompanied by some unique and idiosyncratic rules and regulations.
Our mission & purpose is to help fellow expats and immigrants thrive in America.
We believe that this can be achieved, in large part, by avoiding the expat landmines that can trip them up and by taking advantage of all available opportunities.
𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 consists of 3 different show formats:
𝘼𝙨𝙠 𝘼𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩 will tap into host Richard Taylor's network and bring subject matter experts - professionals in the cross-border advisory space - on to highlight some of the challenges and also opportunities that accompany being an expatriate in the US.
𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 where Richard and colleague James Boyle will bring you their take on what's going on in the world, in their business and in their lives.
𝘼𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝘼𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙩 is a show where we bring in an interesting expat to talk about their experience moving to and living in America.
We're The Brits In America is affiliated with Plan First Wealth LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Plan First Wealth.
The information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein.
Plan First Wealth does not provide any tax and/or legal advice and strongly recommends that listeners seek their own advice in these areas.
We're The Brits In America
48. Mastering The Art of Doing Nothing | From The Trenches with James Boyle
There’s a well-known fable on investing that claims that from 2003 to 2013, Fidelity conducted an internal performance review of customer performance. They wanted to see who the best investors were, so they trawled through millions of records to map returns over a decade. Who do you think was the best performing customers?
Fidelity found that they were the ones who had died; the accounts that accumulated the most wealth over time for which the account holders had stopped managing after they passed away. It’s slightly morbid but the lesson – and it’s one we at Plan First Wealth talk about every week – is that trying to time the market is impossible, and you just need to stick to your plan, and buy and hold.
That’s especially true at the moment: so much happened in March, and yet it seems as if nothing happened in April; month-on-month, minimal changes in the markets. The S&P fell less than 1%. The NASDAQ closed up 1%.
So what are the lessons for your portfolio management and retirement planning in these times of volatility followed by relevant calm? To find out, Richard Taylor and James Boyle are back in the trenches, showing you behind the scenes at Plan First Wealth and analysing the market movements (and lack thereof).
This week you’ll hear how:
- You can ignore the short-term noise
- You can manage the emotions that influence your financial decisions
- The major tax implications for expats around PFICs (listen back to the previous episode with Brian Dunhill for more on this)
We're the Brits in America is affiliated with Plan First Wealth LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Plan First Wealth.
Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Plan First Wealth does not provide any tax and/or legal advice and strongly recommends that listeners seek their own advice in these areas.