RetireJapan

TokyoWart wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:38 am Any of Jack Bogle’s books on mutual fund investing is well worth reading and Bernstein’s 4 pillars is excellent:

https://www.amazon.com/Four-Pillars-Inv ... B0041842TW

I quite like Bernstein's "If you can" also. And Bogle, well is just Bogle.....the king.

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:31 am A Random Walk Down Wall Street
One Up on Wall Street
I Will Teach You To Be Rich
The Snowball

Thanks. I'll be adding these to my "to read" list. Some I've heard of; some are new to me.

Adding to an old post here but.... As a beginning investor, I just finished reading Hallam's "Millionaire Teacher" book. For people who haven't read it, his 9 Rules of Wealth are: 1. Spend like a millionaire or less if you want to become rich. 2. Start investing as early as possible (after...

Not sure if it's helpful info or not but: My wife and I have also been receiving US stimulus checks (both names on the check). I don't know about other banks but some larger branches of SMBC will cash them. Obviously, you must have both people fill out documents (Application for Collection/Clean Bil...

captainspoke wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:17 am Congratulations!

(and also good news for others who may need an account)

Yes. I hope this helps others to get an account.

UPDATE: Good news! My TD Ameritrade application was approved. My experience: The online application was unsuccessful. Called their toll free number via Skype (a free call) and was told since I lived in Japan that I could not open an account. I thanked the man and hung up. Called back 10 minutes lat...

To prep in advance, you need the bank name(s), address(es) including postal code, account number(s), type of account (=bank), and the max value of the account in 2020 converted to US$. And there's no penalty for over-reporting, so I added $1000 to each figure. Good info here⬆️. Also smart to slightl...

TokyoWart, Thanks for the quick replies. Sorry, I'm not too familiar with how this reply system / using quotes works. I'll look into Fidelity if the TDAmeritrade application is denied. Haven't heard back from them yet. Yes, married filing jointly using the FEIC doesn't allow me to have an IRA. I'm k...

Firstly, I'm new to the forum and have been reading for a few weeks now. It's been a wealth of great information for me. I'm really glad to have found this site. Thanks to all for the comments and hard work! My basic info: --52 y.o. American --Japanese spouse (working) --2 High school children --No ...