RetireJapan

Captainspoke and Tokyowart, thank you for your insight. Coincidentally, I have been researching this topic on the bogleheads forums, and curiously I have noticed that the common suggestion there for more permanent residents is to buy US-based ETFs via a Japanese broker (such as Nomura, which will pr...

Apologies as this is off topic to your question, but I'm curious as to why the coronavirus situation affected your real estate purchase plans... ie. whether it was something due to your own personal situation, or whether something bigger going on in the industry as a whole. Mostly personal reasons ...

Thank you! With all of that considered it does sound like ETFs through TD Ameritrade are the way to go then. My only final concern is I see some reports that many brokers are closing expat accounts. Could that possibly happen with TD Ameritrade? Would it be more likely/less likely after a schwab mer...

Hi another American here, trying to find the least complicated of the seemingly-only-complicated-options available to US citizens. I am 38. I work at a Japanese company, have a Japanese wife and permanent residency, and am leaning pretty heavily towards settling down here over the long haul (I suppo...