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The Best Brokerage for US Expats: Why Everyone Ends Up at Interactive Brokers or Schwab
Since 2024 the big US brokerages have been firing their expat customers. Two firms still openly serve Americans abroad — and between PFIC, the European PRIIPs wall, and a Turkey-shaped loophole, the details decide your portfolio.
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Opening a Turkish Bank Account as a Foreigner: Documents, Blocked Deposits, and What the Rules Actually Say
No law requires a residence permit — but branches make their own rules. The document stack, the blocked-deposit practice, the power-of-attorney remote route, funding via Wise or SWIFT, and the tax facts (CRS, FATCA, Law 7582) nobody prints.