RetireJapan

Retirement is still some way off for me, but this was really interesting: Many of you have probably read or read about this recent paper by Cederberg et al recommending 100% equities not just before but even after retirement: Beyond the Status Quo: A Critical Assessment of Lifecycle Investment Advic...

I use the eMAXIS Slim one you mentioned.
You might find this interesting: https://www.retirejapan.com/forum/viewt ... 854#p38854

Question is: Do Toshi shintaku trusts also get wound up? There's a bit of background to explain the question: One of the ETFs I have 'Nikkei 400 Small and Mid-cap' (ticker: 1492, Mitsubishi UFJ) is being wound up because it's become too small and now inefficient to run. It's mostly in a general acc...

Doesn't happen often, but did today when I tried to board a Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force ship that was open to the public. A bit miffed, to be honest. At the time I just said "oh, okay," and left, but I wish I'd have pushed back a bit more. Probably not a good idea to pick a fight...

I often wonder whether long-term economic performance correlates with the strength of a currency. A quick search found this: https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/143224/economics/is-a-strong-economy-generally-accompanied-by-a-strong-currency/ Over the next 20 to 30 years, I find it hard to imagine Jap...

As I understand it, these inflation-linked bond funds only work if inflation rises more than expected. If inflation rises as expected, you lose out because regular bonds/bond funds are already discounted for inflation expectations, and the premium you pay for inflation protection from JGBi funds is...

... From the transcript: "This is the risk if you retire in the year 2000, right? You retire, you think, wow, look at all this money I've built up. Wow, Cisco's doing so well. And then boom ,the dotcom bubble burst, you're 50% down, and you actually won't recover in real terms. So I think 13 y...

Again this is only for cashlike positions, not really and "investment" just inflation insurance. It has done that job quite well from the chart. What chart? I am looking at page five of this https://www.am.mufg.jp/pdf/koumokuromi/252189/252189_20231026.pdf which shows negative returns fro...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlgMSDYnT2o Yeah, I follow him, and Pensioncraft and James Shack. See his caveat at 8:11 mins. 100% equities has best returns if you can handle the deeper drawdowns along the way. People get nervous, particularly as they approach retirement, and risk screwing it up b...

Thanks I I have now moved part of my emergency fund out of cash and into JGBi. Are you going to hold them 10 years until maturity? I thought about parking some of my spare cash there but the debt-to-gdp ratio of 260% is a bit off-putting. I know the Japanese government has plenty of foreign reserve...