RetireJapan

Thanks everyone for the replies and suggestions.

This gives me a few options as I figure out what is going to work best for me.

Cheers

I'm late to this thread, but is there a spreadsheet template that anyone recommends? Excel and Google sheets spreadsheets can can automatically update share prices and recalculate, but is this possible for Japanese stocks and mutual funds? And maybe I'm old fashioned or a Luddite, but I'd prefer to ...

@RetireJapan Thanks for the optimistic reality check. Whatever happens we will have somewhere to park our investments. @JohKun Yes, I had originally thought regular NISA, but as @zeroshiki pointed out, the Tsumitate is 20 years and I'm now thinking that would better suit our needs. I'm trying to set...

Thank you Tsumitate Wrestler Did you apply for a NISA at the same time you applied for a general securities account? No, I applied for the securities account at the same time as a Rakuten bank account - I now see that that was a mistake and will slow things down. I have a nervous wait ahead, but hap...

Hi everyone I'm a newcomer to investing (and a very late one at that), so this is a noob question. I think I kind of know the answer, but I'm looking for confirmation. I'm currently waiting on a Rakuten securities account, and when that comes through I plan to open a Tsumitate NISA. My wife will do ...