RetireJapan

I went the same route as the other guys. Cost me about 80000 yen back in the day for the chugata license. I was thinking of just going to the test center to try to get the oogata license but I have heard you should expect to fail a few times before passing it. It still might be cheaper in the long r...

Thank you so much for taking the time to get this written out. It has helped me immensely.

I can't thank you enough.

I have my SBI iDeCo application form here in front of me and I am trying to work through the page on fees (see https://drive.google.com/file/d/17w6BP8crKVXAzShySwZP382SxVfpQuVK/view?usp=sharing). It looks like I have the following to consider: 1. Initial set up fee of ¥2829 2. A fee of ¥171 per depo...

I agree with you on the bullet dodging. When the guy took me through the scheme he was showing me performance numbers based on 9% growth which were just about keeping the plan ahead of the fees incurred. I seem to recall he said something about 2 years of deferred units which I imagine is representa...

Thanks.

I will get the forms sent to me then to avoid any more bumps in the process.

Just a quick question. I applied to open up an account with SBI online (took me ages) only to receive a letter a week later saying foreigners are not allowed to open accounts online. Has anyone else been told the same? Are the other companies going to be the same (Rakuten, Monex etc)? If so I will s...

Previous workshops have been 20-80 or so, but somewhere that could seat 30-40 would be great :) There are so many venues in and around Fukuoka. My Japanese isn't so good to navigate all the websites and get you the exact info. I am also not based in Fukuoka City itself, but if you would like me to ...

I am fine with that. One company was called Argentum Wealth, based out of Tokyo, and recommended a plan called Evolution with Investors Trust in Puerto Rico. The other company I never made it to the second meeting as I picked up the advice on here to run with my money while I still had it. Since I d...

How big is big enough? What would the size of the audience likely be?

I see. So you can't actually invest more than 1.2m in any one account. You basically have to open a new account each year to continue investing. One account isn't good for five years of investing. Under my assumption you would have been able to invest like this: Year 1: Account 1 - 1.2m Year 2: Acco...