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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: StevnFool   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Div stocks
Date: 01/27/24 5:12 PM
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I had posted on IBKR before I saw your response... AFAIK you have to live in ireland..altho I have citizenship there I am going to France, so it adds complexity and I believe they will not accept...love to be wrong on that ! I am also USA citizen so uncle Sam will tax me to beyond the grave...

I believe Jim has already addressed this but I understand Interactive Brokers serve all of the EU from two countries - Ireland and I forget the other - might be Lithuania. So I don't think you should have an issue. You are right about ETF's. This is not a broker issue though. It relates to documentation to meet some EU directive. I don't believe any of the US ETF issuers bothered to meet the requirement. I still have some QQEW from before this came in. I can hold or sell but not buy. Someone did mention that you might be able to acquire them via options - i.e. write (sell) an in the money PUT option on the ETF and let it be assigned on expiration. I have not tried to see if this works.

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