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by gaijinkun
Fri Feb 07, 2020 9:46 am
Forum: General
Topic: Permanent Resident Visa
Replies: 62
Views: 19554

Re: Permanent Resident Visa

Immigration will ask you to renew your current viza first. They will screen your PR for at least 6 month and give you result. From last summer they changed a bit required document list + they will ask your kazei nozei etc for last 5 years. If you salary is less than 3.5 mil a year (including previou...
by gaijinkun
Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: How to buy US dividend stocks in SBI?
Replies: 0
Views: 8093

How to buy US dividend stocks in SBI?

How do you buy dividend stocks with SBI account?
How do you check the previous dividends amounts distributed?
Do you need extra (besides Nisa) application for opening account for foreign stocks?
by gaijinkun
Fri Dec 20, 2019 4:29 am
Forum: Stock market investing
Topic: 毎月決算型 Any recommendation on monthly distribution fund, outside of NISA?
Replies: 0
Views: 8030

毎月決算型 Any recommendation on monthly distribution fund, outside of NISA?

Good day everyone. What would you advise for index fund with monthly distribution? (it is not recommended to have them under NISA account.) My expectations: - I am looking for some funds that can be invested on regular account. - Especially prefer fund with regular distribution, not special distribu...
by gaijinkun
Tue Dec 03, 2019 1:17 am
Forum: Stock market investing
Topic: Stock market Charts
Replies: 1
Views: 791

Re: Stock market Charts

by gaijinkun
Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:36 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: LINE Smart Invest
Replies: 10
Views: 3523

Re: LINE Smart Invest

I did some small research on LINE finance products, as I have accumulated a lot of LINE points and wanted to use them in smarter way. However what I found out disappointed me. If I am wrong, correct me please: 1. We cannot use/invest LINE points. 2. Unlike investment trusts and robot advisors, all i...
by gaijinkun
Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:13 am
Forum: Banking
Topic: Shinsei Bank: 100万円 investment opportunities, are there any?
Replies: 7
Views: 2746

Re: Shinsei Bank: 100万円 investment opportunities, are there any?

Thank you JCC for detailed answer! I believe you saved me a lot of time. I ll stick to emaxis slim all country as many here suggest.

For those who are seeking for the book, here is short but good extract: "A random walk ... "
Me I start reading entirely the book. Now on chapter 2.
by gaijinkun
Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:36 am
Forum: Stock market investing
Topic: NEWSFLASH: fees will go down on these 3 funds
Replies: 10
Views: 3796

Re: NEWSFLASH: fees will go down on these 3 funds

Here is information on why fees are going down: "The cut is part of an ongoing race among index fund and ETF providers to offer investors products with the lowest possible fees. In the US, this so-called “fee war” has led to some providers offering investors index trackers and ETFs with zero ma...
by gaijinkun
Thu Oct 24, 2019 7:00 am
Forum: Banking
Topic: Shinsei Bank: 100万円 investment opportunities, are there any?
Replies: 7
Views: 2746

Re: Shinsei Bank: 100万円 investment opportunities, are there any?

Thank you guys for directions.
You are right I am still amateur. My intention is to diversify investments so I am asking questions here-there. I found this forum and like it because it Japan specific. And actually I read it whole. I will try to be more specific on questions from now on.
by gaijinkun
Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:31 am
Forum: Stock market investing
Topic: NEWSFLASH: fees will go down on these 3 funds
Replies: 10
Views: 3796

Re: NEWSFLASH: fees will go down on these 3 funds

I am wondering why they choose specifically this date: November 12th, why not November 1 or from December 1st.
And what is so special to start from Tuesday not Monday.