I believe index investing is an excellent means of building wealth.
It is low-cost and allows for diversification across a wide range of companies.
You do not need to analyze companies one by one like with individual stocks, and you can benefit from long-term economic growth.
I myself have no intention of denying index investing.
Since I started trading stocks, the time I spend looking at charts has increased.
I used to look at the stock prices of popular companies before I started, but it has clearly increased (laughs).
After all, when your own money is involved, your perspective changes.
Even if I heard on the news that ‘Company XX’s stock price rose,’
Every time I see the news that the Bank of Japan has raised interest rates, I get anxious, wondering, “Should I switch my home loan to a fixed rate soon?” Many people must feel this way.
On September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate from 1.00% to 1.25%.
“When interest rates rise, stocks fall.” This is a phrase often heard in market explanations. Last time, we considered interest rates as the price of borrowing money. So, why does the movement of that price affect stocks? First, let’s look at it from the perspective of companies.
When a company builds a factory or opens a new store,
The Federal Reserve’s inflation problem isn’t just about prices anymore. It’s about psychology.
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack is sounding the alarm that Americans, both businesses and consumers, may be internalizing persistently high inflation as normal. When people start expecting prices to keep climbing, they adjust their behavior accordingly: workers demand higher wages,
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① First, why is the ‘5% US interest rate’ important?
In the US market on September 23, the 10-year US Treasury yield temporarily rose to 5.038%. The 2-year note was at 4.860%, and the 30-year bond was at 5.346%. The background to this is that the US PMI for September significantly exceeded expectations,
Most Social Security recipients will receive their regular checks in October, with one exception.
Social Security benefits are typically disbursed to nearly 74 million beneficiaries on Wednesdays, but your exact payment date depends on your birth date. If you were born between the 1st and 10th, you’re paid on the second Wednesday of the month,
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower opening on Thursday, indicating that major indexes could extend Wednesday’s declines as investors monitored rising Treasury yields, higher oil prices and geopolitical developments.
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