RetireJapan

Do you know when is they purchase date for SBI? I tried googling, but didn't fine anything.

Why would you pay capital gains tax if it is in your NISA account? You can sell it and buy the slim fund without any taxes. Of course, you would eat into your annual limit of 1.2 million if you have a regular NISA. I already maxed out my contributions for the year... If your capital gains mean that...

Looks like the capital gains tax for securities is a flat rate. From the link you provided: Capital gains from sales of certain securities (including shares/equity interest in corporations, warrant bonds, etc.) are taxed separately from other sources of income at a flat rate of 20.315% (i.e. 15.315%...

Hi everyone, I noticed that earlier this year I bought ｅＭＡＸＩＳ 先進国株式インデックス instead of ｅＭＡＸＩＳ slim 先進国株式インデックス. I think that what I'm currently holding is basically the same as the slim version, but with higher fees (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm holding this both in my NISA account and 特定口座, and woul...

Another somewhat related question, in case a broker collapses, what happens to the money in the account? Investments held by brokers are supposed to be ring-fenced and kept separate from the broker's own money. In the extremely unlikely event of a broker bankruptcy, you would get your investments b...

Non US. Sorry, should have mentioned it...

Hi everyone! I've opened an account with Rakuten, and looking to create a balanced etf / mutual fund portfolio. Judging from this great post, it seems that Japanese mutual funds are superior to etfs. As the post is a bit old, I just wanted to make sure - are mutual funds still the way to go? Specifi...

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:24 pm The eMaxis Slim range is popular: very low fees and decent coverage...

https://emaxis.jp/lp/slim/pr1/

The funds are available through most brokers and in many NISA and iDeCo accounts. It is easy to set regular automated purchases, etc.

Thanks! I'll check it out.

captainspoke wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 2:30 am

grisha wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 8:24 am ... a friend living in the US. ...

Grisha--how about you? Are you US, or not?

(could make a difference regarding what/where you invest)

Living in Japan, non US citizen.

Thank you StockBeard for the detailed reply! I also enjoyed your blog :) I checked with my friend and he said the "value" factor isn't really critical, and I can just buy similar Vanguard etfs instead. Could you perhaps suggest similar ETFs (perhaps with lower fees) available in Japan. Als...