Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Learn about Controlled Foreign Corporations (CFCs), their structure, tax implications, and how U.S. tax laws affect their ...

We entered 2025 with the world in turmoil, a new American administration in the White House, and various global actors—friends and foes alike—still actively vying for the attention of the American ...

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, which includes timberland, remains a widely debated and often controversial topic, fueled by concerns about the implications of foreign investments — ...

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published a concept release soliciting public comment on potential changes to the definition of “foreign private issuer” (“FPI” ...

Land grabbing—when a government, company, or other entity purchases large swathes of land in another country—can affect local land rights and agricultural production, sometimes putting local food ...

It’s not hard to get credit for taxes withheld on your overseas dividends, says Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA at Intuit’s TurboTax. Download your broker’s 1099 electronically, then use the software’s ...

I’ve often recommended that investors take a look at their portfolios’ weightings to determine where to invest new IRA funds. If your portfolio is light on an asset class, Morningstar Style Box square ...

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The American taxpayer has been generous to foreign countries. Between the years 2013 and 2018, nearly $300 billion in U.S. taxpayer money flowed as “aid” to countries outside the United States. Each ...

Donald Trump’s first presidential term marked a sharp departure from previous approaches to U.S. leadership in areas such as diplomacy and trade. Here are major foreign policy moments from his four ...