RetireJapan

Potentially silly question but I'm wondering what happens to gains on assets acquired prior to marriage in a divorce. I'd be bringing my stocks / ETF portfolio into the marriage and most likely it will gain in value over time and pay dividends which I would reinvest mostly. Dividends paid remain in ...

Does it make a difference if you don't hold your ETFs, stocks, bonds etc. directly but they are in a company you set up to hold your investments (possibly foreign based e.g. Estonia or so) ? I think doing so is kind of popular in Europe.

No, I've just visited a couple of times as a tourist over the years. Maybe 5 or 6 times. So you are considering retiring in a country you have never lived in before, have no roots in, and where you don't speak the language? You are braver than I am! :o I suggest stating here for a longer period, fo...

Tkydon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:37 pm
Have you lived in Japan before?

No, I've just visited a couple of times as a tourist over the years. Maybe 5 or 6 times.

I'm German, single and probably will never have kids and currently struggling with the same question. I'm working abroad in Africa since 4 years and want to quit that job soon. Germany or Japan? There's a romantic in me ( heart) telling me I must go to Japan and there's a cold realist in me ( ratio)...

Hey All, since this is my first post a small introduction: I'm in my very early 30s and a civil engineer from Germany. I work as expat in a dangerous location since a couple of years. The "life" is soul crushing and pretty depressing but pay is OK. I developed a big interest for Japan, stu...