RetireJapan

So, I actually seem to be losing a fair bit of money on Theo.. Should I give it a bit longer to recover, or pull the plug?
Are there any changes I should be making?

I was just wondering whether foreigners with PR who are paying into the pension/healthcare system would be able to avail themselves of any social security or welfare system should they fall ill with a chronic and debilitating illness? My guess is foreigners don’t qualify for any kind of disability a...

Everything seemed to go smoothly, except setting up the direct debit from my bank, which I think is an issue unrelated to THEO, and I'll give them a call tomorrow. Signed up for an initial investment of ¥10,000 per month and checked the "お任せる" option, so I'll be leaving everything complete...

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies. I guess at the most basic level, I just want to know the answer to the following question: How much do I have to save per month for the next 30 years in order to have an income of 200,000 a month in 2050 money? Assuming I live to the average age of 85 and retire...

I know this is an incredibly difficult question to answer bearing in mind everything that could happen in the next 30 years or so, but it seems to me that it is necessary to have a rough idea in order to make any meaningful plan for retirement. At the moment Japan's inflation rate is at 0.7%. If we ...