RetireJapan

Hi fellow financial responsibiliteers, Does anyone use TradeStation for international investments? If so, do you have any good or bad experiences or information to share? I currently use SBI証券 for my long-term buy-and-hold investments (Vanguard index funds, a couple of low-teen Japanese mutual funds...

I was wondering the same thing recently and, being a "get the simplest thing possible that fits the bill" type of person, decided on Vanguard's VYM (http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/etf/sna ... 0P0000M7NP). Haven't bought any yet but it's on my list.

I'm just curious. I did for mine (got the job via recruiter, who was the one who asked) and regretted it afterwards. I'm in the pipeline for a new job now and am being asked, but this time I'm dodging the question since I want them to make a genuine offer, not just a very slight increase on my curre...

How about working out a schedule for how much he will have access to per year, and put the rest in time-deposit accounts? For example, if he decides 500,000 a year is reasonable (giving him 14 years of spending) he could leave 500,000 in his account and put the rest in a 1-year deposit account. The...

I use SBI because they're cheap, they offer the Vanguard products that I want to buy, and I snagged the 4,000 yen signup bonus from the campaign they were running through kakaku.com. Their interface is up to the usual Japanese standard :roll: but I haven't had any problems getting money in or buying...

Thanks for that. I had a quick look at both of those, but they seem a bit too focused on "manage your whole budget via this app" than what I'm looking for. I couldn't find the part of the Bloomberg site that allows you to manage your portfolio... However, at least I did finally remember th...

Hi all, What software do you use to keep track of the money you've saved and invested? Just Excel, or is there something that's a bit smarter in terms of tracking exchange rate effects (for overseas ETFs, etc.), purchase and sale commissions, and all that? I'm in the market for the long term, so I'm...