See a doctor before you travel. Get the vaccines, get the checkup, make sure you're prepared. Almost nobody does the financial equivalent before they move to Europe and it costs them.
Christian Gulizzi, a cross-border tax advisor licensed in the United States, Germany, and Italy, calls it seeing a tax doctor: a full diagnosis of your financial situation relative to the specific country you're moving to, before you establish residency not after.
Here's why timing matters: ETF portfolios that are simple and tax-efficient in the US can be taxed at nearly double the rate in Europe. Retirement drawdown strategies that made sense stateside can trigger unexpected obligations abroad. The restructuring that saves tens of thousands of dollars is straightforward before the move. After, the options narrow fast.
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