Die sieben schönsten Thanksgiving Geschichten

“Thanksgiving” ist eines der größeren Feiertage in Amerika und dadurch, dass wir das in Deutschland nicht feiern, ist uns die Geschichte dahinter nicht so bekannt. An “Thanksgiving” geht es darum dankbar zu sein und es gibt einige Bücher, die unseren Kindern einen tollen Anreiz bieten, um darüber einmal nach zu denken.

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Your foreign account is being closed and you wonder why?

FATCA is the answer.

When I moved to the U.S. 15 years ago, I kept my European stock and bond portfolio, as well as my checking account, at the local HypoVereinsbank (HVB). A few years ago I received a notification from HVB (at the time I was President of HVB Capital Management in New York) kindly notifying me that it was no longer possible for them to manage my portfolio and that they deeply regret having to close the accounts of all U.S. persons.

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Investment Tips: Demographic Outlook in the U.S. and in Germany

The impact of demographics on economic growth is important and often discussed. While overall population growth is a well-known positive factor for economic expansion, other demographic attributes can have either favorable or detrimental effects. For example, it is important to analyze the effects of a changing age structure of a nation’s population. Below is a look at the age structure of the population in the U.S. and in Germany and the possible effect on the future economic growth prospects for both countries.

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Dealing with home sickness | Heimweh?

Missing home?

Foreign students travelling from one culture to another in the hope for a better or different type of education will often find themselves in a seminar room being ‘prepared’ for what is to come by a benevolent Professor, who, having seen the exhilaration and suffering of newcomers trying to integrate throughout their study period, will try to bestow upon them the understanding of what it truly means to move to and experience a foreign country.

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