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eyeswideshut wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 12:18 pmSince nobody actually knows the future (or if they do, they ain't talking about it) I think the best course of action is to choose a reasonable asset allocation of low expense, globally diversified funds with an overweighting to stocks and just keep buying.

This.

Of course there are no guarantees with investing, it involves risk. I’m unsure why utilities or REITs would be any better inflation hedges than an equity index though. Both can push through price rises far slower than most companies - REITs due to the long contracts their tenants hold and utilities ...

adamu wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 2:31 pm Would the honourable member for the rest of the world please stop banging on about frozen pension payments

Yep, although the French have 11 MP's for non-residents, so it would be the MP for North Asia or whatever

He says that only people who can afford to pay off the mortgage with spare cash should consider NISA but that seems a smidge over-cautious... That is nonsense, if you ask me... Agreed, especially here in Japan. It’s just patent nonsense. There might be some it’s applicable to (maybe those with high...

If he has won a big prize, it is likely he will owe Japanese tax on it. Leaving it in the UK won't negate this, although in practice it seems unlikely the NTA could find out.

I think the UK should do as France does, and have dedicated MPs for overseas constituents. That would be a super move.

By the way, can anyone recommend a clear and concise chart comparing where the main parties stand on various issues, such as tax, pension, immigration, foreign policy, etc.? Or does such a thing not exist yet? Thanks. Labour have been very careful not to commit to any clear policies. They just need...

Read an article (at the bottom; Japanese) recently saying that with the current rise in mortgage interest rates, it's a big risk for most households with mortgages to invest in NISA; rather they should be using that money to repay the mortgage and do any saving in government bonds. Thoughts? I'm pr...

Update : My friend successfully checked in and boarded her flight to Japan via Doha. The airline DID want to see the police report, the photo of her Zairyu card that she stores on her smartphone, and the document I got from Immigration a week ago stating she is entitled to reside and work in Japan ...

I had a slightly different experience, I left my zairyu card at home when I went to London last week. I told the immigration officer at Haneda when I left and was given a form to sign with a tick box for “I left my card at home”. When I was returning not only was I not asked for it by the airline (c...