Stock trading?

[roberb7]

I have brokerage accounts with TD Ameritrade in the US, and TD Canada Trust/TD Web Broker in Canada. Never had any problems with dealing with Ameritrade; they just mail to my Solutions address in Laredo, TX, and I've used the address of US relatives in the past.
However, I used to have an account with Scotia in Canada. (Please not that I am not talking about Scotiabank in Mexico, which I have had very few problems with. There isn't much of a connection between Scotia in Mexico and Canada, other than the name.) I even owned a significant chunk of Scotia stock. Why am I using past tense? Because when they found out that I live in Mexico, they came to the immediate conclusion that I'm a narco/sicario money launderer. They told me that they were going to close all of my accounts except for the RRIF one in 60 days. GIC's that don't expire for two years? Not their problem.
Fortunately, (and making a somewhat longer story short here) I was able to transfer all the assets to TD Web Broker. And as far as TD Web Broker knows, I live in Kelowna, BC. And as for that Scotia stock, I sold it and used the proceeds to buy the car I'm driving now.