Mid-Year Update.

My updated rearranged portfolio, an options trade for income, international tax accountant advice for this year, & a potential low-fee, low-deposit US bank account to open for non-US residents.

This article covers the following:

• I realised some losses to moderate my tax liability in Australia.

• The stocks I sold and am selling.

• The stocks I bought (added a new position).

• An executed basic option for income trade.

• My tax plan for this year with some advice from an Australian international tax accountant.

• A potential US bank to open an account with that offers low fees and deposit requirements for non-US residents - could be great for scaling out of the Australian system.

Visited the painting "Sin Pan Y Sin Trabajo," in Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's most famous paintings from 1894. It reflects the socio-economic conditions of the time. Despite Argentina being one of the richest countries in the world during this period, most of the wealth was controlled by a handful of aristocrats, which was a large contributing factor to its current economic struggles.

I’ve always got to throw a bit of Buenos Aires life into these articles to soften the blow from what’s written below.

My trades from the week.