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A year ago, my son was in a small accident with a car while riding his bike. Nothing serious and it was the fault of the car driver. The car driver had called the police and my son had called me while they were waiting for the police. I arrived before the police did. When the police arrived, the fir...

I'm planning to buy a property in Korea and will need to transfer a large amount. While I like Wise, there is a yearly limit how much I can transfer into Korea and it is significantly lower than what I need to transfer. I guess my main option is to use a regular bank? Has anybody transfered large am...

I think most people have seen houses in JP that are occasionally fully packed in scaffolding where workers do maintenance on the house. 1. What kind of maintenance is usually done to houses here in Japan? 2. Is it worth doing, and if so how often (e.g. every 5y or every 10y)? 3. How much does it usu...

Thanks all, very helpful!

How can I find the average duration of bonds in a fund? Especially, I would like to look up the average duration of bonds in the following two funds:

- Ｓｍａｒｔ-ｉ　先進国債券インデックス（為替ヘッジあり）
- ｅＭＡＸＩＳ Ｓｌｉｍ 先進国債券インデックス

Is anybody aware of a bond fund with a short duration (1 or 2 years)?

+1 for Moneyforward

Yes, when it sounds too good, it usually is :D My understanding is those are yearly interest rates (it lists 年 and the rate). It is just they double the interest rate for 7 days. So instead of receiving amount * 4% * 7 / 366 for that period, you will receive double that, just for that week. Update: ...

To use the Junior NISA account, you will need to select ジュニアNISA口座－旧NISA預り. The other account is a taxable / regular account.

For dinner, Zauo, a restaurant where you catch your own fish, is fun for kids.

https://www.zauo.com/

Planning to buy in South Korea. Interest rates for mortgages are a lot higher in Korea than in Japan.