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If I find the time to find a Japan-based (but international) bond fund that seems as good as BND / BNDX, maybe I'll look into the Rakuten wrapper further. SBI's EXE-i international bond fund comprises of SCHZ (Schwab's equivalent of BND) and IGOV (iShares international treasuries fund). IGOV is pro...

Here's a comparison of Monex, SBI, and Rakuten in Japanese.

http://kabushiki-blog.com/article/43364899.html

Monex has the most stocks by a long way and the best trading platform (they use Tradestation). However, SBI and Rakuten allow you to settle in yen and refund the fees for US ETF purchases.

Thanks for this! The fees look pretty low too. I think I might start using these from now on.

I would be happy for ideas and or which indexes / stocks you allocate for growth/security/dividends, maybe less america and a bit more global? I am a bit inspired by theo which I think is doing a good job on diversifying. TheDorian, I used this site to decide my asset allocation. http://myindex.jp/...

Has anyone else decided to go for the new Tsumitate NISA next year? Currently I have NISAs for me, my wife, and my son. I've done the sums and I won't be able to use up all the allowances each year. Rather than waste the allowance, I'm going to change my account to a Tsumitate NISA. The good news is...

Do you know providers not managed by NTT?

I think au hikari runs over KDDI's own network. Kansai Denryoku also have their own internet service called eonet, but that's only for Kansai.

Bit late here, but maybe you were thinking of WealthNavi. They claim to be the only roboadvisor to do tax-loss harvesting (at least that's what I think they're offering). https://support.wealthnavi.com/hc/ja/articles/222884168--DeTAX-%E3%83%87%E3%82%BF%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-%E3%81%AF%E5%85%B7%E...

The TOPIX index is market cap weighted, whereas the Nikkei is price weighted. This means that the components of the TOPIX are weighted according to the size of the companies (the number of shares multiplied by the price), whereas the Nikkei components are weighted according to the price of the indiv...