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by OkiBum
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:29 am
Forum: Legacy NISA (~2023)
Topic: Which to sell?
Replies: 17
Views: 3477

Re: Which to sell?

but rather at your marginal tax rate for income. So if your marginal tax rate is low the crypto might be relatively better Could you mind explaining this in detail. This is linked to my annual income at my full time job? So if my annual salary is 4 million or 6 million or 8 million; my taxes on cry...
by OkiBum
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:25 am
Forum: RetireJapan for Dummies
Topic: Dealing with a home loan.
Replies: 11
Views: 1510

Re: Dealing with a home loan.

Pay the minimum amount till you can take advantage of the tax break. After that, if you value peace of mind over returns, pay off the loan as fast as you can. If I were you, I would continue making the normal payments because of the low interest rates and use the excess cash to invest in low cost mu...
by OkiBum
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:15 am
Forum: Legacy NISA (~2023)
Topic: Which to sell?
Replies: 17
Views: 3477

Re: Which to sell?

Kind of depends on the amount, as crypto is treated as ordinary income (top tax band = 55% :? ) Ok let me get more specific then. I need approximate 400,000 in capital from selling my funds. If I sell crypto, I approximately need to pay approx 20% capital gains correct? If I need 400k in capital, i...
by OkiBum
Tue Aug 31, 2021 6:03 am
Forum: Legacy NISA (~2023)
Topic: Which to sell?
Replies: 17
Views: 3477

Re: Which to sell?

If I sell option 3, I need to pay taxes though. This would require me to sell more units than I want in order to consider capital gains.

Option 1 and 2 were invested in 2018 so how does it affect the space/limit?

Am I missing something?
by OkiBum
Tue Aug 31, 2021 5:01 am
Forum: Legacy NISA (~2023)
Topic: Which to sell?
Replies: 17
Views: 3477

Which to sell?

Which one to sell? 1) Fund A: Up by 65% in NISA 2) Fund B: Up by 30% in NISA 3) Crypto: Up by 100% in Taxable Account Reason for selling: Need capital to make some unforeseen expenses. I am leaning towards selling a part of "Fund A", but I needed some validation. :lol: Any advise is apprec...
by OkiBum
Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: Japanese citizenship
Replies: 31
Views: 2271

Re: Japanese citizenship

pfdsa wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 7:27 am
OkiBum wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:54 am I naturalized last year. I am still in my early 30's but happy to answer any questions on this matter.
Naturalized and living in Okinawa? I'm jealous :D
Haha yes! Hopefully you get to make it back here soon!
by OkiBum
Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Japanese citizenship
Replies: 31
Views: 2271

Re: Japanese citizenship

adamu wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:44 am
OkiBum wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:54 am happy to answer any questions on this matter.
Oh, congrats :)

The wiki article on Naturalisation is pretty sparse ;-)
sure, happy to contribute. let me know how to get started. :P
by OkiBum
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:57 am
Forum: RetireJapan
Topic: RetireJapan Online Conference
Replies: 34
Views: 11333

Re: RetireJapan Online Conference

I'd also recommend recording the online conference so that it can be shared and re-watched.
by OkiBum
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Japanese citizenship
Replies: 31
Views: 2271

Re: Japanese citizenship

I naturalized last year. I am still in my early 30's but happy to answer any questions on this matter.
by OkiBum
Wed Aug 25, 2021 1:59 am
Forum: General
Topic: Oh! Oh! Another hack.
Replies: 1
Views: 453

Re: Oh! Oh! Another hack.

I use this exchange for my crypto purchases and can confirm that all my holdings are intact!

Thanks for sharing the article though!