RetireJapan

I agree with your take. Kuroda tries very hard to project steadfastness and calm, but what he's doing is actually unprecedented and very risky, and as you say, they think they can control the economic system more than they actually can IMO. My concern at this point is that Kuroda/the BoJ are both ou...

I don't necessarily think it's a clear case of one being better than the other, and you can make legitimate arguments for investing more in either the S&P or the total market. It of course also depends on your investment goals and timeline. One argument tends to focus on the safety of broadening...

Bit of a wonky financial question, but I'm curious what others think about Kuroda's now 9-year experiment with monetary easing (unlimited bond purchases, yield curve control). He has never deviated from showing determination to keep up the ME until inflation reaches 2%, but at this point it seems to...

I'm facing the same situation as the OP at the moment (lump sum to invest). Normally, a weakening of a few yen wouldn't phase me, but the recent movement has been highly abnormal and I don't think it will persist beyond the next few months. It is simply causing too much pain to too many companies ( ...

mighty58, adamu Thanks for the measured replies. Yes, I’m now seeing the risk and potential downsides of trying to time this sort of thing more clearly. After my original post yesterday I did a simulation on a spreadsheet which calculated potential profits/losses of waiting out a re-strengthening of...

https://www.google.com/search?q=american+definition&rlz=1CDGOYI_enJP590JP590&oq=american+def&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i512l5.5145j0j4&hl=en-US&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8 The e-maxis S&P investments are done through my partner’s accounts. She is not American so fortunately...

Bit of an unusual question, but alright. I'm American, know this market and the companies far better than those in a more global index, this is one of the world's oldest, most long-term stable, and best performing indexes over time, and, looking at the performance of more global funds, the risk leve...

Have a chunk invested in the Emaxis tracking fund of the S&P 500. Recently, the fund has seen dramatic moves up due to artificial inflation because of yen weakness. Even my purchases from less than 2 years ago have risen 50%+ due to yen weakness. I just don't see the yen staying this weak for th...