Anthony2015
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Hi All,
New to the forum so I hope some of the more experienced investors or guys who have done similar can guide me Here is some info about me:-
We are Irish and mid 30's currently expats living in Dubai (Non-Residents) but moving back to Ireland in 2017 (contract up). Want to ensure what I do is with this relocation in mind.
Having saved hard every month we have USD 150k available to build a portfolio (after considering short term emergency cash 6 months and also I have taken out an amount for a deposit on a house).
After having the baby I made a commitment to myself that I need to spend time studying and planning for our future. I am reading all I can on investing and building a portfolio and on the various different strategies to take.
I am thinking along the lines of the following:-
A. Open a Brokerage account with Interactive Brokers UK or TD International, will decide soon. Both provide access to global funds/ETF's etc.
B. Decide on a portfolio stragtegy (2 Fund or 3 fund); Split the lump sum into 3 and put it into the portfolio over the course of 1 year. Also put in excess savings per month to rebalance the portfolio. I was thinking a mix of Vanguard and iShares with a 60/40 or 70/30 stocks to Bonds split. Also the stocks to be split between Europe and International;
C. Invest for the long term (15 - 20 years) and remain diligent and stick to this;
Questions:-
A. Does this seem like a logical approach?
B. Could anyone please suggest a good mix of Funds/ETF's/Index trackers that would provide this low cost diversified portfolio.
C. From a tax efficiency perspective can anyone advise the best approach to take. We will still be non-resident for the next 2 years but after that will move back to Ireland. Am I better for now to select funds domiciled in UK or US etc. in order to avoid paying Irish income tax on Irish earned Income?
D. Are we better using funds that are non income generating over the long term so that we will not have to pay income tax on the dividends at a high rate and instead just pay CGT at the time of selling the funds;
E. Is there any way of investing in a form of Irish pension (UK type SIPP or ISA) from abroad?
Sorry for all the questions but I would really appreciate any advice you could give to me on how to get started.
Thanks all.
Tony
New to the forum so I hope some of the more experienced investors or guys who have done similar can guide me Here is some info about me:-
We are Irish and mid 30's currently expats living in Dubai (Non-Residents) but moving back to Ireland in 2017 (contract up). Want to ensure what I do is with this relocation in mind.
Having saved hard every month we have USD 150k available to build a portfolio (after considering short term emergency cash 6 months and also I have taken out an amount for a deposit on a house).
After having the baby I made a commitment to myself that I need to spend time studying and planning for our future. I am reading all I can on investing and building a portfolio and on the various different strategies to take.
I am thinking along the lines of the following:-
A. Open a Brokerage account with Interactive Brokers UK or TD International, will decide soon. Both provide access to global funds/ETF's etc.
B. Decide on a portfolio stragtegy (2 Fund or 3 fund); Split the lump sum into 3 and put it into the portfolio over the course of 1 year. Also put in excess savings per month to rebalance the portfolio. I was thinking a mix of Vanguard and iShares with a 60/40 or 70/30 stocks to Bonds split. Also the stocks to be split between Europe and International;
C. Invest for the long term (15 - 20 years) and remain diligent and stick to this;
Questions:-
A. Does this seem like a logical approach?
B. Could anyone please suggest a good mix of Funds/ETF's/Index trackers that would provide this low cost diversified portfolio.
C. From a tax efficiency perspective can anyone advise the best approach to take. We will still be non-resident for the next 2 years but after that will move back to Ireland. Am I better for now to select funds domiciled in UK or US etc. in order to avoid paying Irish income tax on Irish earned Income?
D. Are we better using funds that are non income generating over the long term so that we will not have to pay income tax on the dividends at a high rate and instead just pay CGT at the time of selling the funds;
E. Is there any way of investing in a form of Irish pension (UK type SIPP or ISA) from abroad?
Sorry for all the questions but I would really appreciate any advice you could give to me on how to get started.
Thanks all.
Tony