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- 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: 9
- Views: 250
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: 3
- Views: 165
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: 1
- Views: 67
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: 615
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: 244
- Wed May 15, 2024 7:40 pm
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Need advice: take profits?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 533
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.
- Tue May 14, 2024 2:02 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: Best broker for NISA?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 728
Re: Best broker for NISA?
I have a Monex account but never use that Vision tool. Set it up, looked at it briefly at first but then just ignored it.
The recommendations it offers are quite conservative. It is always telling me I am underweight in JP stocks and REITs, for example.
The recommendations it offers are quite conservative. It is always telling me I am underweight in JP stocks and REITs, for example.
- Tue May 14, 2024 1:44 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Need advice: take profits?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 533
Re: Need advice: take profits?
What bank/institution are your kids' regular accounts with? We made bank accounts for the kids specifically at MUFG in order to purchase the eMSAC easily, but it's not possible to purchase shares of that online... General advice is to use one of the large online brokers. They let adults set up acco...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
- Topic: Which credit card for which NISA?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 201
Re: Which credit card for which NISA?
I would treat the CC card points as nice to have, but not spend too much time or adjust your setup too much considering they all seem to be bait and switch schemes. Sound advice from Adamu. Choose Rakuten or SBI or Monex for investment. Get the card if you can to "win" extra points to use...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:45 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Family loan (USD) repayment. Taxes?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 261
Re: Family loan (USD) repayment. Taxes?
If there was no official agreement and no interest, Japan may see this as a gift to you and apply gift tax.