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- Sat May 25, 2024 3:52 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: MooMoo vs Rakuten as NISA broker
- Replies: 2
- Views: 54
Re: MooMoo vs Rakuten as NISA broker
Rakuten's gamble on mobile phone service has not been successful yet. Their finance-related businesses are healthy, and there has been some debate about whether this segment should be spun out and listed separately. https://global.rakuten.com/corp/investors/financial/segment.html Anyway, I wouldn't ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: U.K. Class 2 National Insurance to be abolished
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24045
- Fri May 24, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: U.K. Class 2 National Insurance to be abolished
- Replies: 34
- Views: 24045
Re: U.K. Class 2 National Insurance to be abolished
I just recv'd a letter today saying that I had been accepted for class 2 payments even though I had been paying class 3 up til now and was rejected for class 2 payments previously due to never working in full time job in UK before coming to Japan.. No idea what is going on but fell like I have won ...
- Thu May 23, 2024 1:41 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Can NICs application cause a residency challenge?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 246
Re: Can NICs application cause a residency challenge?
Thank you for your feedback! So I wonder what class (2 or 3) a person would receive if they were doing say: A) A part-time job B) A collection of part-time jobs C) Freelance work Th other thing is I may no longer have physical proof (like payslips) of employment that happened a really really long t...
- Tue May 21, 2024 9:31 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: Yay or nay? Rakuten Index Balance Fund (70% VT + 30% yen-hedged BNDW) in NISA account?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 559
Re: Yay or nay? Rakuten Index Balance Fund (70% VT + 30% yen-hedged BNDW) in NISA account?
Also, your future earnings and your Japanese pension are "yen hedges" in a way, as that part of your future income is all yen-denominated, not to mention your Japanese bank account. If you don't want to leave your spare cash in a bank account, there are JGBi funds, which roll over inflati...
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: Competing for a property with multiple buyers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 346
Re: Competing for a property with multiple buyers
We put a deposit down and that secured our 'first come. first served' status. There were 2 other families who also wanted our house but we paid the deposit first.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
- Mon May 20, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Banking
- Topic: Sending money from US broker to Sony Bank - documents needed?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 137
Re: Sending money from US broker to Sony Bank - documents needed?
That should do it. I gave them a screenshot before of the transaction details from an overseas financial institution.
It was all done via email. They send you an email once they initially stop the funds aimed for your Sony bank account.
It was all done via email. They send you an email once they initially stop the funds aimed for your Sony bank account.
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:41 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 693
Re: Tax Avoision (“…I say, ‘Avoision’”)
I’m Canadian (or simply not Japanese) living in Japan on a work visa (non PR) and I inherit a house, in Canada, from my now-deceased father. Japan insists that I report this on my Japanese taxes? The topic of inheritance, taxes due etc has been covered a number of times here. You have to check to s...
- Fri May 17, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Pension
- Topic: Sending voluntary NIC by cheque
- Replies: 7
- Views: 299
- Wed May 15, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Need advice: take profits?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 609
Re: Need advice: take profits?
I had the exact same problem. With MUFJ. .. I am sounding like a broken record, but... Use banks to get your salary paid into. Use banks to set up direct debits for rent or mortgage payment or whatever. Use online brokers/securities firms for long-term investing. Do not use banks for this purpose.