Nomura AM Publishes "How to Use Money to Feel Like You've Lived a Good Life."
Nomura Asset Management has published a book titled "How to Use Money to Feel Like You've Lived a Good Life." This book explores the relationship between "happiness" and "money" in the latter half of life, drawing on insights from happiness studies, the basics of asset management, and examples of diverse lifestyles, offering ideas and tips for confidently using money.
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Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CEO & Representative Director: Hirokazu Koike, hereinafter "the Company") has published the book "How to Use Money to Feel Like You've Lived a Good Life." (hereinafter "this Book"). This Book is a compilation of ideas and tips for "confidently using money," deciphering the relationship between "happiness" and "money" in the latter half of life through insights from happiness studies, the basics of asset management, and examples of diverse lifestyles.
In the era of 100-year lifespans, while the importance of asset management is discussed, anxieties are also spreading regarding accumulated assets, such as "I'm afraid to use them because they might decrease" or "I can't make decisions because I'm worried about running out after using them." This Book proposes to view the latter half of life not as "remaining years," but as a time to re-structure one's way of living, working, and connecting, and to articulate and design not just "how much to hold" but "what for and how to use" assets.
Title: How to Use Money to Feel Like You've Lived a Good Life.
Author: Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Publisher: TOPPAN Inc.
How to purchase: Available at bookstores nationwide and online bookstores
Price: 1,980 yen (tax included)
Release Date: March 31, 2026
Pages: 160 pages
Book Structure:
INTERVIEW Life and Money Views of People Living Richly
Kaoru Koyama / Yataro Matsuura
Chapter 1 How to Think About Happiness in the Latter Half of Life — The Relationship Between Human Happiness and Money
Chapter 2 Asset Management for Confident
Chapter 3 Designing the Future — Ways to Use Money to Connect with People and Society
CASE STUDY Learning "Life Design" from People Who Live Authentically
Hisae Shigematsu / Yusuke Kiuchi
This Book was primarily written by the Company's Asset Management Research Institute. The Company's Asset Management Research Institute was established in 2020 as a specialized think tank in the asset management field. It aims to contribute to the sound development of the asset management industry in Japan and worldwide through research and studies, utilizing the knowledge, experience, and global network accumulated by the Company over more than 60 years. Since 2005, the Company has continuously conducted the "Investor Insights" survey to understand investor needs, and the results are published on the Company's Asset Management Research Institute website.
This Book includes some of the results of the "Investor Insights 2025 (Retirement)" survey conducted by the Company's Asset Management Research Institute as figures and tables. Excerpts and preliminary results related to these figures and tables are introduced below.
Investor Insights 2025 (Retirement)
[Survey Outline]
■ Survey Method: Internet-based questionnaire survey
■ Survey Target: 10,710 men and women aged 50 and over
■ Survey Period: October 24 (Fri) - October 28 (Tue), 2025
[Survey Results (Excerpt)]
■ Happiness was rated on a scale of 0-10 ("Very Unhappy" = 0 points, "Very Happy" = 10 points)
■ By age group, the pre-retirement group aged 50-59 had the lowest score at 5.9 points, and happiness tended to increase with age.