How can I keep my U.S. investment portfolio and continue buying stocks if I move to Japan…?

Hi, I’m a Japanese citizen with permanent residency in America. I got my re-entry permit sorted, and I am moving to Japan in 2 months, but just realized I may need to do something about my investment portfolio before I move. Right now I have the bulk of my stocks on SoFi, and some on ETrade.

Unfortunately, SoFi doesn’t allow users to operate their accounts from outside the U.S., and will shut your account down if you are out of the country for more than 6 months. I believe ETrade has a similar policy.

I read online that some people in my situation will use a VPN to access their portfolio from wherever they move to, as if they are still in America, and they have no problems. However I am wary of trying this method in case I run into problems with it.

What is the most convenient method to be an expat in Japan like in my situation and continue to buy and hold U.S. stocks…? Any recommendations on trading platforms, helpful websites…etc. would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. I have my mom here so I do have a way to transfer my address to my mother’s address.

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