Is IBRK really the best choice if you do not plan to stay long in Switzerland?

Sometimes I feel not using IBKR and VT is almost a sin in Swiss personal finance society

  • 3a accounts are mirrored to VT. Any product that doesn’t let you do that is not good
  • personal investment is simply VT at IBKR
  • IBKR + VT is a rule thou shouldn’t break or else

Who would have known that IBKR & US ETFs would have so many fans in Swiss society.

But I think this also puts an unnecessary pressure and confusion in minds of lot of people. Articles on poorSwiss rank brokerages with special focus on availability of US ETFs.

Such a hard stance often ignores that people have different reasons to invest and different level of comfort for different things.

Disclaimer -: I have committed the original sin myself. I am not 100% VT/ IBKR anymore :slight_smile:

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