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How Edale Works, Services / By Lawrie Chandler

Edale uses an institutional-calibre investment platform to run client portfolios. The key benefits are typically more cost-competitive pricing, high-quality investment execution (efficient dealing, reliable processing, and robust oversight), and deeper functionality, such as advanced reporting, cash management tools, service permissions, and governance controls that help us manage investments consistently at scale. The trade-off is that […]

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IRA & Roth Cashflow Planning for US Citizens in the UK

How Edale Works, Services / By Lawrie Chandler

Cashflow planning for US IRAs when an expat or retiring outside the USA. Be tax optimised (don’t pay more tax that you need too), avoid high withholding taxes, and have a plan into retirement. We can forecast and show how income streams are “sequenced” to keep you in the lowest possible global tax bracket and

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Edale Bespoke: Wealth Management, Personally Architected

How Edale Works, Portfolios / By Lawrie Chandler

Edale Portfolio Service is designed for clients who need their investment strategy to accommodate specific tax residencies, investment goals, hug existing assets or meet specific needs. The Philosophy: Beyond the “Bucket” In the modern wealth management landscape, most firms—from robo-advisors to traditional private banks—operate on a Discretionary model. This typically involves categorising clients into broad

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Edale EasyPortfolios: Global Investing, Simplified

How Edale Works, Portfolios / By Lawrie Chandler

Professional wealth management designed for an international life. No lock-ins. No hidden fees. Just smart, portable investing. The Philosophy: Ready-made portfolios designed for portability International Professionals & Global Citizens have been buying “contractual savings plans” for way too long. Plans based upon traditional insurance models, high surrender fees, and hidden commissions. Edale is different. We

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Creating IRS-Compliant PFIC-Free Portfolios

How Edale Works, Portfolios / By Lawrie Chandler

Being a US citizen or Green Card holder living in the UK can make investing a headache. Traditional UK investment vehicles like ISA-ready mutual funds or OEICs are typically considered Passive Foreign Investment Companies in the eyes of the IRS. Edale build PFIC-free, IRS-aware portfolios for US persons — and making US tax reporting easier.

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Process 401(k) rollover to IRA when live outside US (Expat / Non-Resident Alien)

401k IRA, How Edale Works / By Lawrie Chandler

If you live outside the US and you want to move an old employer 401(k) into an IRA, the money usually doesn’t “move electronically” in a neat straight line. In many cases it becomes cash inside the 401(k) first, then it’s sent out via a controlled payment method (often a cheque), and only then does

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ACATS Transfers: Tranfering US Pensions

401k IRA, How Edale Works / By Lawrie Chandler

An ACATS transfer (Automated Customer Account Transfer Service) is a standard set of “rails” used to move investments from one brokerage/custodian to another without you having to sell everything and start again. Think of it like switching banks, but for your shares, funds, ETFs, and cash. There are two sides to every transfer: Step-by-step: what

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