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RelishMule t1_iuhs91b wrote

How much money are you making a year? Are you self employed?

I would probably go an IRA of some variety before taxable account

> and how do i know about what taxes i'm due during the years I'm holding it without any buying or selling

If you don't buy and sell, then the only taxes you'd owe are any dividends. In any case, your brokerage will send you assorted 1099 forms shoiwng your gains/losses/dividends for the year

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shawarmadude OP t1_iuht94o wrote

Self-employed, expat, claiming FEIE so dropping earned income to 0 - not sure if I can contribute to any retirement account

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RelishMule t1_iuhtqe3 wrote

Gotcha, that makes sense. Ya, with no earned income, no luck with IRAs.

If you don't make in excess of the FEIE limit and don't want to go the route of opting for the FTC instead, then ya, taxable sounds like the way to go

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