RetireJapan

Thanks, yeah, I'm a Japanese national.

Already have started T-NISA and bought some Index funds(ETF?) as well.

Want to diversify though. Sitting on about 10m yen. I've always wanted to buy US stocks but not sure if it's worth it.

I have a Japanese friend who has had experience buying US stocks but don't recommend it due to the hassle it takes. Need to convert yen to dollar with a fee, and then, you need to keep track for tax purpose because it can't be done automatically like Japanese stocks. And then, some more fees selling...

I'm a new investor that just had my TNISA set up last month. I'm sitting on some cash, about $100k worth of Yennies and I was planning to go 50% on some ETFs and indexes. But with the news about US increasing the rates multiple times within this year, is it safe to do so? Should I be waiting, assumi...