The Impact of NISA on Japanese Investment Trends

After moving to Kobe, the NISA system was revamped. As the media began to cover this, many people started investing. Numerous analysts emphasized the importance of risk reduction through diversification, leading many individual investors to diversify globally.

The most popular investment is mutual funds linked to the MSCI All Country Index. These funds are favored because they allow global diversification and are offered by several management companies with very low trust fees.

Some point out that the current yen depreciation is significantly influenced by NISA. Japanese investors are using NISA to buy large amounts of foreign stocks, increasing the demand for foreign currency and causing the yen to weaken.

If this is true, a reversal is expected eventually. When profits are realized and converted back to yen, the demand for yen will increase, putting upward pressure on the yen. Since many are long-term investors, this might not happen for decades.

Recently, high-dividend foreign stocks have also gained popularity. Dividends are, of course, received in yen after conversion, which also puts upward pressure on the yen.

While the generation that started investing now may not realize their profits for some time, significant yen appreciation could occur by then. Currently, considering the interest rate differential between Japan and the US, the cost of currency hedging is very high. As the interest rate differential is expected to narrow eventually, it might be wise to implement currency hedging at some point.

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