Should I be moving away from US stocks as a non-American?

u/anotherhappylurker · Reddit — r/stocks · January 21, 2026 at 03:12 · 💬 6 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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Author is considering selling all US stocks, including VOO, due to political instability and reallocating internationally.

VOO — AVOID The author believes the US is speedrunning its own collapse and destroying alliances, making American equities unsafe. He worries a sudden event such as Trump deciding to invade Greenland could cause his US shares to freefall overnight with no guaranteed recovery. As a non-American with no ties to the US, he is seriously considering selling all his US stocks and reallocating abroad.

I think America is speedrunning its own collapse and doing everything it can to destroy decades worth of alliances and soft power. At any moment, Trump could decide to invade Greenland and all my US shares would freefall overnight, with no guarantee on how long it would take to recover.

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Sell US stocks due to political collapse and invasion risk.
The author believes the US is speedrunning its own collapse and destroying alliances, making American equities unsafe. He worries a sudden event such as Trump deciding to invade Greenland could cause his US shares to freefall overnight with no guaranteed recovery. As a non-American with no ties to the US, he is seriously considering selling all his US stocks and reallocating abroad.
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