RetireJapan

Thanks for the ideas Ben!

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:40 am I have charged up to 8,000 yen an hour

What kind of class was this? Was it very specialized?

I'd love to be able to charge that much

Why is an employer allowed to restrict how an employee invests their own money?

Conflict of interest? Visa issue?

I made my final purchases on Dec 25. But I could only buy funds that had a 4 day delivery. Since you placed the order on the 21st, I'm guessing you bought a fund with a 5 or 6 day delivery.

Is there any net tax savings when you contribute to furusato nouzei?

I'm considering putting some money into gold for the 2019 NISA. Are there any goood funds or ETFs for this? Is there a way to invest directly into the price of gold rather than gold companies?

You can make ¥1.2mil of purchases in a single year. Even if you lose value or sell something, unfortunately you can't invest more.

Thanks for the advice everyone!

eyeswideshut wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 2:02 am American stocks make up over 50% of a global market weight index so if you buy the funds Ben recommends you will still get good US exposure. If America's share goes down, you will have the natural hedge of international exposure. Win-win.

Thanks, I think I'm going to go with the eMaxis Slim one.

Oppose your view. I’d just bang the whole amount into a US index tracker, sit back and ride while Trump gets re-elected in 2020 and the market goes through the roof... Your choice, as you say, though... I'm definitely going to put some in a US index, but I'm not confident enough to do 100% :shock: