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I just found this on the Firstrade Q&A section, so apparently I won't be able to withdraw funds to a WISE account. Can I transfer funds between Firstrade and Money Transfer Services? As an online brokerage firm, Firstrade does not accept transferring funds to and from money transfer services su...

Not everyone has the personality to "speak to the manager" on the spot. Though I certainly respect those who can channel their inner Karen for the good of all. :) I think I would complain vocally, and perhaps even leave a public facing negative reviews that described the experience from a...

Several months ago, I was walking to my local grocer, where there is a bus stop situated right in front of it. As I was walking, I noticed a long line of, what appeared to be, Chinese men, filing out of the bus, led by an Asian woman (she was probably Chinese, too). I know I am profiling, too, but ...

It is mandatory to have a monthly order. You can set it to 100 yen a month and then buy the rest via the 'bonus' feature.

But why bother? Easiest thing is just to set the monthly limit as high as you can. In 10-20 years time I doubt you'll remember what you did.

It's (a small amount of) free money. Up to you whether you can be bothered

Woah, that seems bang out of order. I would have made a fuss at that point, at least ask a superior to explain themselves on camera.

Don't see any reason for such a policy, if it even existed.

As taxpaying residents, we also pay for the ship.

JimmyK wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:10 pm Hi there. What are you guys investing in through NISA and IDeCo?

Low cost world stock fund.

Anyone got any opinions on the eMAXIS Slim Balance (8 Asset Equalization Type)? It is absolutely dreadful. They clearly created the asset allocation so that it would look nice on a pie chart rather than for any logical reason :roll: Only reason to own it IMO would be if you were willing to use othe...

Do any of the Japanese online brokers have 2 factor authentification in their logins? I've noticed that Monex and Rakuten Securities have "secret questions" as part of their login, but I wonder whether any broker has an app or token based 2FA or passkey security like US brokers like First...

I guess most of you on this board are confirmed low cost index mutual funds guys... what do you think of skewing a mainly index funds based portfolio with a bit of money stashed in an active fund with a long time horizon like these? Unless you're very lucky, those funds are unlikely to outperform t...