Saving for the future is making some investors ‘NISA broke’
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You may not have noticed any celebrations, but Oct. 4 was 投資の日 (tōshi no hi, Securities Investment Day), which was established in 1996 by the Japan Securities Dealers Association. That’s because the number 10 can be read as “tō” and the number 4 can be read as “shi”: thus tō-shi, 10-4, 投資 (investment).Although 投資の日 is relatively well known, NISAの日 (Nīsa no hi, NISA Day) on Feb. 13 has yet to receive much attention. NISA stands…
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