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by genki
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: Investment options...
Replies: 18
Views: 3093

Re: Investment options...

I don't think I'll be leaving Japan, but it's hard to say. I guess in that sense, investing the funds in America is probably fine, and I may be living somewhere else by the time I decide to use the funds. And if I'm still in Japan, I don't think it will have made much difference if I invested from J...
by genki
Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: Investment options...
Replies: 18
Views: 3093

Re: Investment options...

Thanks to everyone that's responded so far! So from what I can tell from the provided links, both iDeCo and NISA are capped at relatively low amounts. Let's assume that I'm already maxing those out with regular income. Really, the question I have is, assuming that I can already max out standard reti...
by genki
Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: Investment options...
Replies: 18
Views: 3093

Re: Investment options...

All residents of Japan have access to NISA (the main tax-advantaged account) and iDeCo as long as they are paying into nenkin. One key question is whether you also have US citizenship or a green card (or otherwise need to submit a tax return to the IRS). Are there upper limits to NISA and iDeCo? At...
by genki
Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: Investment options...
Replies: 18
Views: 3093

Investment options...

This is probably a very basic question, so I apologize in advance. Basically, I live in Japan, likely to retire in Japan. I had a number of RSUs from my time working in America. I've sold some RSUs, which are now cash in the American trading account (also paid the appropriate taxes for the gains on ...