RetireJapan

There seem to be several stories about extra charges suddenly appearing related to transfers to IBKR (e.g. see posts on the thread: Transfering money from Japan to Interactive Brokers LLC). It's making me nervous, and I'm still confused which is better use of funds: Using a Japanese broker with mini...

Yes, I will max out Nisa with a Japan broker (Nomura) first. BTW, I chose Nomura because they were good at walking me and my partner through the process, and they actually switched their website to English to help me register! The IBKR is for anything leftover that I want to 'invest and forget' - I'...

Hi All, I think I got it straight. Can I confirm I understand? > A Japanese broker is easiest from a tax point of view. Some have a points system to reward payments, which gives a little extra return. Transfer of funds into a Japanese Broker from a Japanese bank account is simple. However, If I leav...

Tkydon - That's very useful info; thanks!

Thanks, I think from other posts that there is a danger of paying more tax than necessary if using IB. Perhaps there is double or unnecessary taxation on US or European investments; is that true? If so, is there an approach to mitigate against it? (Planning to invest in a handful of EFTs/mutual fund...

There is information spread here and there throughout the boards, but I'm having trouble getting it all clear in my head. Could someone point to the key pros and cons of using International Brokers versus a Japan-based firm (e.g. Nomura/Rakuten/SBI). In my particular case – I’m a UK expat with PR, m...