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  • October 29, 2017 at 12:55 #22374
    revelly
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      Good morning,

      Quick question, is there a dividend tax on Japanese stocks?

      THANKS!!!

      October 29, 2017 at 2:13 p.m. #22376
      Jerome
      Keymaster

        A priori it is 10% of withholding tax for Japan (non-refundable) + (in Switzerland) 25% of refundable Swiss tax.

        To be confirmed in the next episode!

        October 29, 2017 at 2:24 p.m. #22377
        revelly
        Participant

          Thank you Jerome,

          I have stocks in Thailand and Hong Kong and there is no withholding tax.

          What gives me some hesitation on Japanese stocks is the very volatile YEN or perhaps looking for companies that sell internationally.

          Thanks for the info and we're waiting for your next Japanese dividends to find out more about taxes!

          THANKS!!

          October 29, 2017 at 3:16 p.m. #22378
          Jerome
          Keymaster

            Thailand and Hong Kong are also volatile, both for the currency and for the stocks themselves, right?

            Regarding the YEN, I don't really find it more volatile than the USD or the EUR, at least I'm talking about it in relation to the CHF. And the potential gain on the prices easily covers the moderate risk of the currency.

            The important thing as always is to vary your basket of values / currencies. I have a good distribution between CHF, USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, a little NOK and a tiny bit of HKD.

             

            October 29, 2017 at 4:36 p.m. #22379
            revelly
            Participant

              In Thailand, I have QUALITY HOUSES LEASEHOLD PROPERTY FUND and SAMUI AIRPORT PROPERTY FUND (LEASEHOLD). I bought them in 2011. The dividend (over 5%) is growing and the value has increased well. In Hong Kong, I have SJM HOLDINGS 00880.HK and SJM HOLDINGS 00880.HK. These last two, a little less well… but always with the idea of diversifying…

              https://marketdata.set.or.th/mkt/stockquotation.do?symbol=SPF&language=en&country=US

              https://marketdata.set.or.th/mkt/stockquotation.do?symbol=QHPF&language=en&country=US

              http://www.aastocks.com/en/LTP/RTQuote.aspx?&symbol=00880

              http://www.aastocks.com/en/LTP/RTQuote.aspx?&symbol=00737

              For my part, my wallet is in USD. So no more USD, THB, HKD, CAD, FRS

              October 29, 2017 at 5:05 p.m. #22381
              Jerome
              Keymaster

                oh yes I forgot I also have CAD 😉

                Your two Thai stocks look interesting. Which broker do you use? Impossible via my usual platforms, even Interactive Brokers.

                 

                October 29, 2017 at 5:18 p.m. #22383
                revelly
                Participant

                  Cantonal Bank

                  October 29, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. #22386
                  Jerome
                  Keymaster

                    Which one? Vaudoise?

                    Who would have believed!

                    October 29, 2017 at 5:38 p.m. #22387
                    revelly
                    Participant

                      Fribourg 😉

                      October 29, 2017 at 5:54 p.m. #22388
                      Jerome
                      Keymaster

                        Now I'm shocked!

                        I see the scene: Revelly at Gruyère, doing a half-and-half and buying his Thai shares!

                        October 29, 2017 at 6:09 p.m. #22389
                        revelly
                        Participant

                          That's almost it!!! But I move around a lot... I was in the Dominican Republic recently and I've been in Ecuador for a month... for work and life!

                          Happy, Federer won... If you have time, there's the Salon des Goûts et Terroirs in Bulle... the beer is cold, at least that's what my friends brought me!

                          October 29, 2017 at 6:32 p.m. #22390
                          Jerome
                          Keymaster

                            Ah the Dominican Republic… I have happily stayed there many times!

                            You have a really nice life apparently!

                            Good idea, I'll see what this show is...

                            Oh yes Roger… Too easy 😄

                            October 29, 2017 at 8:22 p.m. #22391
                            revelly
                            Participant

                              So the Dominican Republic is great for vacation, but working is something else! There are champions there! But the place is nice!

                              We only have one life… so make it enjoyable! But not everything is rosy! We rack our brains here like in Switzerland…

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