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Yea, it seems so. Shorting may not be a great alternative either because the short seller is responsible for paying dividends. Futures are not available for individual positions. Guess I may just have rely on diversification for risk mitigation.

[FONT=Arial][COLOR=#008080]This is a thread for mid-career USC who wanna R2I say within the next 10 years. They probably have a sizable portfolio in IRA today, some in Roth/Traditional. They probably make too much for Roth conversion except in 2010 when those income limits have been temporarily ...

My 2 new silly questions: 1. Does USC pay Social Security & Medicare taxes to IRS when in India earning Indian income in rupees ? Per IRS rules, employer pays 6.2% SS tax + employee plays 6.2% SS tax up to a certain income limit. I assume an Indian employer is probably not paying SS tax to IRS. So ...

[COLOR=teal][FONT=Arial]This is a thread for mid-career USC who wanna R2I say within the next 10 years. They probably have a sizable portfolio in IRA today, some in Roth/Traditional. They probably make too much for Roth conversion except in 2010 when those income limits have been temporarily lifted ...

My 2 new silly questions: 1. Does USC pay Social Security & Medicare taxes to IRS when in India earning Indian income in rupees ? Per IRS rules, employer pays 6.2% SS tax + employee plays 6.2% SS tax up to a certain income limit. I assume an Indian employer is probably not paying SS tax to IRS. So ...

I am a naturalized U.S. citizen wanting to retire back in India. Does anyone know how the IRA distribution is taxed by India between Roth and Traditional ?

This will help me in planning for the upcoming Roth conversion option that is so popular in US this year.