Japanese Mutual Funds: A Beginner’s Guide
Dive into the world of Japanese mutual funds. This guide offers insightful tips and advice to help you manage your investments effectively.
Dividends in Japan
I love the smell of dividends in the morning… … smells like freedom. This post is a quick introduction to dividends with a focus on how they behave in Japan. There are several schools of thought on dividends and different people will want to approach them in different ways. What are dividends? Dividends are regular […]
Investment Accounts in Japan
Now witness the power of this fully operational online broker account The three big online brokers in Japan For most people (US citizens see the note at the end of this post), the best option for opening investment accounts is going to be online. Banks and full service broker offices tend to have higher fees, […]
積立 (tsumitate) NISA
A new option Last August I wrote about the new NISA proposals. A few things have changed since then, and the 積立 (tsumitate, or regular saving) NISA is starting next January. Let’s take a look at what it is and who might want to use it. First of all, regular NISA and Junior NISA accounts […]
Review: Interactive Brokers
A fallback option, but not my first choice So I wrote a teaser post about Interactive Brokers just over a week ago and promised to report back once I had opened an account. After considering a few things I decided not to go through with opening an account (details below) but I think I learned […]