I see that many have answered your question, so no need to repeat. All the best in your journey.

Nothing wrong with having some in Malaysia. If Malaysian bank stocks crash, I will buy Maybank and Public Bank (haven't seen Malaysian stocks for quite a while now, so no idea what's happening). But certainly good to diversify to other countries like USA

Bonds--understand the inverse relationship between price and interest b4 you delve in. Very important. Tons of info in the web. Just need to google it

Thanks. Have always been interested in CHF due to its safe haven status & strong currency but mindful of the lower interest rate and the influence that Europe has over it. I remembered that time during covid when Switzerland had to devalue its currency as Euro has gone down vs CHF which cause unsustainable business pressure for Switzerland.

Surprised that this time around Swiss National Bank actually sold foreign currencies vs CHF (to curb exported inflation) as usually its SNB buying foreign currencies instead. Haven't been following CHF recently.

Another news article on CHF
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/snb-...urn-2023-03-21/

If one were to sell puts (be it in IBKR or other brokerages) and their cash is in auto-sweep account which earns interest, will the brokerages stop paying interest on the 'cash set aside in case our puts are called'?

Thanks

Thanks for info.

Medufsaid 1) Is it really USD0.35 commission fees for US ETF like QQQ, VOO regardless of dollar amount invested?
2) If LSE commission is only 0.05%, then isn't it very cheap (cheaper than US0.35?) For eg: USD1000*0.05% =US0.5?

Thanks. It seems that for small amount, NYSE is better but for larger amount, LSE is better

Medufsaid Oh, even for LSE etfs can get $0.35 fee? I was comparing the spread between SPY, VOO and VUAA. VUAA and SPY spread around $0.03 while VOO is $0.1. Expense ratio for SPY 0.09% while VOO and VUAA 0.03%. So if its really $0.35 fee for VUAA, its the clear winner