Certified Financial Planners in Japan According to the Professional Planner, an Australian publication, as of the end of 2022, Japan had the world’s third-largest group of CFP professionals at 25,098, behind the United States (95,137) and the People’s Republic of China (30,182), and just ahead of...
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Banking You may be aware that some political parties and union advocates have argued that, to develop Canada Post’s viability, financial services should be offered at post office branches. I am not sure how common that is in other countries, but Japan’s post offices have long...
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My wife is from Japan, two of our four children were born there, and I have spent about 10 years there in total. That makes it an important country for us to visit, which we are doing again for the first time since COVID came...
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Beginning in the 1970s, my father got involved in investing in real estate in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, mostly in Chilliwack, where I grew up. My wife and I owned our own home in Chilliwack from 1996 to 2003. We lived in it for all...
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There is a temptation to view financial planning as little more than a dressed-up term for investment advice. Having worked in the investment industry for over a decade, it is a view I am tempted to follow. However, financial planning involves a much broader range...
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This article was written at the request of my friend April Yamasaki for publication on her blog When You Work for the Church. About April The following biography is from her website, AprilYamasaki.com. April Yamasaki writes on spiritual growth and Christian living both online and in print publications,...
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