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- Sat Feb 10, 2024 6:43 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Help about SBI証券 for SMBC points
- Replies: 1
- Views: 265
Help about SBI証券 for SMBC points
Hello, Let me begin with thanking everyone to keep this forum very active and helpful. I am planning to open a SBI securities account. My aim is to buy Investment Trusts (eMaxis or SBI ones) monthly basis up to 50,000 JPY. Now I know with SMBC NL card ( green card) I can get 0.5% points and there is...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:51 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Investment trusts replicating VTI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 288
Re: Investment trusts replicating VTI
Thank you for the reply.
Based on it, I checked below fund replicated CRSP as you mentioned, and hence it replicates VTI with good low expense ratio
https://site0.sbisec.co.jp/marble/fund/ ... =189311216
Based on it, I checked below fund replicated CRSP as you mentioned, and hence it replicates VTI with good low expense ratio
https://site0.sbisec.co.jp/marble/fund/ ... =189311216
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:23 am
- Forum: Stock market investing
- Topic: Investment trusts replicating VTI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 288
Investment trusts replicating VTI
Hello all, I wanted to ask about a new fund that’s recently started and it seems it’s equivalent to VTI and has good low expense ratio. So far I had seen only VOO emaxis fund that was quite famous, but I was looking for VTI one just to have better diversification. https://www.rakuten-sec.co.jp/web/f...
- Tue Dec 26, 2023 8:54 am
- Forum: New NISA (2024~)
- Topic: New changes in FX conversion impact
- Replies: 10
- Views: 18891
New changes in FX conversion impact
Hello, I have went across several discussions of comparison of eMaxisS&P500 against buying VOO etf directly. Up until 2023 year end, I always found eMaxisS&P500 to be much efficient because of positive points like, don't need to convert JPY to USD, divident reinvestment so lower tax cut etc,...
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 3:52 am
- Forum: Legacy NISA (~2023)
- Topic: NISA Amount Revision
- Replies: 1
- Views: 476
NISA Amount Revision
Seems from 2024 they will revise annual NISA limit to 3.6M JPY per year (with lifetime limit of 18MM) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20221212/k10013920771000.html So what I am confused about is few points below: 1. if a person for consecutively 5 years invests the 3.6M limit, he or she will run ou...
- Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:11 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Good Option for Handling Emergency Funds
- Replies: 3
- Views: 581
Good Option for Handling Emergency Funds
Hello, Today I have a question about emergency funds. We all keep certain safe amount in our savings account that can be withdrawn at any given point in case of need. However as you know in Japan, bank have super low interest rate for saving account. Is there any way we can invest it in deposits wit...
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 10:19 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: House Renovation Companies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 797
Re: House Renovation Companies
I live in Yokohama city, Kanagawa. Thanks
- Thu Nov 24, 2022 12:38 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Topic: House Renovation Companies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 797
House Renovation Companies
Does anyone have any good recommendation of house renovation companies ? For example one i know is https://www.fujitahomes.com/ Also other related information, for example, "House loan from Shinsei bank provides x% discount with renovation company Y" would be really helpful to know. Thanks...
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:34 am
- Forum: Taxes
- Topic: Income Declaration for inward remittance ( overseas currency -> Japanese bank)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 649
Re: Income Declaration for inward remittance ( overseas currency -> Japanese bank)
Thank you for your detailed explanation !
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 4:34 am
- Forum: Insurance
- Topic: Health Insurance for Parents (when on 90-day visitor visa)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1816
Health Insurance for Parents (when on 90-day visitor visa)
Hello, I am a resident of Japan (HSP visa). I am inviting my parents to stay with me in Japan. They applied under 90 day visitor visa. I want to apply for health insurance for my parents that is valid and usable in Japan. I inquired with my company, the company or national health insurance of japan ...