Transferring overseas stocks between brokerages takes about three to five business days, and for part of that window the holdings are in transit and cannot be traded. The two things that decide whether the move is worth making are the outgoing transfer fee and whether cost basis data arrives intact at the receiving firm. This…
Trying to make sense of the market noise I spent most of last Tuesday staring at my brokerage app, watching the KOSPI slide down about 7.89% in what felt like a slow-motion car crash. It’s funny how you convince yourself that you’re prepared for these things until you actually see your portfolio bleeding red. I…
Deciding to stop checking the app every hour I remember sitting at my desk late one Tuesday, staring at my brokerage app, feeling that familiar, slightly obsessive urge to check if the market had moved again. I had been oscillating between VOO and a few other ticker symbols for weeks, feeling like if I didn’t…