Four years ago, we decided to stop renting and finally buy our own place. For the longest time, we thought we’d be renting for the rest of our time in Japan. We didn’t want to be tied to a multi-decade mortgage. We didn’t even apply for permanent residency because we believed only people applying for…
Tag: investing
State of the Mutual Fund
After much hesitation, I decided to check the status of my mutual funds and see how it has been performing so far. I’ve been making regular monthly contributions for almost two years now. Gain/Loss Percentage: -28.61% Sadness.
Rich Rico, Poor Rico
I was having this discussion with a friend on who is more likely to succeed – an employee or an entrepreneur. To get more insight, I tried to look for people I actually know and see who are successful and try learn from their example. Among people at work, the most successful are the employees…
Rico Learns to Forex
Ten days ago, I opened a test account with a popular American Forex broker. They initially gave me $50,000 to play with and using this fake amount, I was able to practice buying and selling currencies in real-time using their software. In ten days, my $50,000 is now $58,904! That’s like saying I earned a…
Enrico in Tokyo 