After receiving proposals from "activist shareholders," Daido Limited (3205) surged!! The number of proposals in 2023 hit a record high, and may break the record again in 2024. Is there increased attention on stocks held by activists ahead of the shareholder meeting season?

Three electric power companies including Hokkaido, Tohoku and Kansai hit 52-week highs!! Amid expectations of a substantial long-term increase in electricity demand, their stocks significantly outperform TOPIX, fueled by hopes for the restart of nuclear power plants.

The pair trading of hamburger chains is doing well!! No.1 bestseller, Tatsuro Kiyohara's "My Investment Technique", also introduces several past long-short investments between peers. The secret to success seems to be not making the amounts for long and short positions equal.

Ramen chains' stock prices are strong!! Amidst inflation, the dine-out biz with the power to hike prices is also keen on investor relations with their monthly sales reports. Getting a grip on the current performance is raising comfort levels on investments.

Unwinding cross-shareholding, markets view positively due to the expactations to increasing growth investment and shareholder benefits. "Strategic Shareholding Disposal Promotion ETF" (2081) has been outperforming TOPIX and showcasing the advantages of active ETFs.

"Great Niche Explorer", Asahiyu Kizai(4261) has reached an all-time high! A global niche company in the high-performance chemicals, it has already updated its highest operating profit by Q3, yet PER remains at 10x levels. Eyes are on the financial results expected mid-May!

"34 years since...", a popular phrase introducing the booming stock market, but USD/JPY has also reached its weakest yen level in 34 years. Adding a wide range of international stock ETFs besides S&P 500 and All countries might be one way to reduce the "risk of living in Japan."

Fuji Electric (6504)　has been updating its all-time high on a daily basis, and its stock price has finally reached the 10,000 yen level!! The stock has surged by 70%, with its market cap exceeding 1.5 trillion yen, its contribution to the Nikkei average is also expanding.

Following BOJ's policy changes, REIT markets have surged! They had been declining through 2024, but with bad news seemingly exhausted, started re-evaluating its sound fundamentals? Rent increases are becoming entrenched, is it worth considering investments in residential REITs?

BOJ moves to lift negative interest rates. This financial normalization, following the Nikkei's record highs, signals a major turning point in our era. Amidst this, the variable-rate mortgage market catches attention. Switching to fixed rates or investing in benefiting stocks.

The dip-buying portfolio is performing well! The essence of investing is "buy low & sell high." A plunge of a popular stock in NISA, Aozora Bank, might dismay many novice investors last month. Another golden rule of investing is diversification; portfolio investments are crucial.

Following news that LSE will start accepting ETN applications in Q2, BTC prices soared to over $72,000!! A Kaiko report says, as a result of a more than 70% price increase since the beginning of the year, wallets holding over $1 million are increasing at a rate of 1,500 per day!!