Oh ok, I don't really know much about Paraguay. I heard it was less taxes. But I have researched uruguay better. According to what I understood, they tax you, but only on income from uruguay. Money derived from brokers overseas would not be taxed. But maybe I'm wrong? So I take it you are an American, do you have dual passports?
working on it. I submitted my naturalization paperwork more than a year ago, and I'm just waiting. Brazilians love waiting in line. It took me waiting 45 minutes in a bank the other day just to pay a bill. It took me almost 2 years to get my ID card. Back to the Paraguay/Uruguay connection, this would be of ZERO benefit to a US Citizen. Why? Because as an American, you are always going to pay the higher of the 2 systems: where you live OR in the US. It's a very RAW deal and this is only exercised by the US. Besides that, we get none of the deductions that people in the US get. If you have a joint bank account, they expect you to hand over financial details of a non-American spouse. It's madness. I personally think it's out of spite for leaving the US. Maybe/hopefully they'll change it before I get my passport here. If not, Tchau tchau, adeus!
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Will do. Thanks for the suggestions Dealmaker and the others. My hope was to get something based on my results so that I could look at the wife and say "We have to move back to the US (or Europe)". But I can't even consider moving back there without something better than I already have. I guess I was a little naive as to how things really work. Seems like everything is much more complicated. I can't really blame anyone for being apprehensive. When I really think about my past, and losing money holding onto stocks, I remember how difficult it can be. So in the meantime, I'm just going to keep on trading. I'm going to apply to be evaluated at the major forex signals services. They, at least, send out promotional emails all the time. The top guys are most always listed. My current returns are already higher than some I've seen in the emails. Maybe some sort of opportunity in the US will pop up at a later date. Thanks everybody!