Legal

Generally 30% withholding tax on dividends for foreigners

Swiss-USA tax treaty

• Filling out 8Wben I can reduce it to 15%

• I can fill out DA-1 when filling taxes in Switzerland and get tax credit (must be >100$)

Tax Free / not subject to 15% for Swiss:

• Capital gains, interest on bonds

Estate Tax:

• Need to beware in case of death as US will charge high amount of estate tax. Can prevent by buying ETFs based in foreign countries (UCITS)