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T-Bills yields have been on a roller-coaster ride recently. From as high as 4.07% in September 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54% in early Feb. Since then – T-Bills yields have started to stabilise around the 3.80% range. From 3.78% the previous auction, up to 3.80% this auction. However ...
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Stock prices of DBS, OCBC and UOB have been rocketing higher! How do I feel? I have mixed feelings, really. I would like to add to my investments in all three banks but not as their stock prices make new highs. What am I doing? Just waiting. I will simply do nothing and collect dividends. Filling up ...
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Operating through its head office in Singapore, and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, United Overseas Bank Limited (SGX:U11), or UOB for short, has a global network of about 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific (194 in Thailand, ...
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Manulife Goal 2024 (I) is a short-term Endowment plan that provides guaranteed returns of 3.16% p.a. at the end of 2 years. If you include the non-guaranteed component, you can earn up to 3.36% p.a. based on the higher illustrated investment rate of return (IIRR) of 3.80% per annum. The non-guaranteed ...
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Being a member of the personal finance community for over a decade, I have always been crying out for an all-in-one personal finance mobile app that can replace manual tracking. Pretty much like a super app in the personal finance domain that can do it all- savings, expenditure tracking, budgeting, discounts ...
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The State Street SPDR Straits Times Index (STI) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) pays out dividend payouts bi-annually i.e. twice a year in February and August. Most recently, our Singapore domestic equities index tracker SPDR STI ETF has declared its dividend payout of SGD $0.073 for February 2024. Overview ...
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Shifting Strategies As we navigate through the intricate landscape of investment, it becomes imperative to reassess our equity portfolios, especially in the face of fluctuating market conditions. With the Federal Reserve hesitating to adjust rates as expected and a mix of thriving and sluggish markets, ...
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In my previous post, I shared on how to build passive income with fixed deposits as one of the methods to help with retiring early in Singapore. Building passive income is important if you want to retire early as it helps to mitigate against longevity and inflation. Fixed deposit is a type of bank account ...
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When the DBS yuu card was first introduced in 2022, the only thing I remembered was the jingle by Gurmit Singh that played constantly on loop across all DFI stores. If you are willing to look past this annoyance like I did, you would notice that the card benefits are quite compelling especially with ...
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It’s been quite a while since my last Fixed Deposits rates roundup in early Feb. So I wanted to update that today. 3 things I wanted to discuss: Best fixed deposit rates in Singapore today (March 2024) Will interest rates go up or down? How to divide your cash between the various options available today ...
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We all know Singapore investors love banks stocks. It’s been quite a while since my last article looking at the Singapore banks. And we’ve had quite a few developments since: DBS announcing bonus shares Latest Q4 2023 earnings release Big changes in the macro space So I wanted to take a refreshed look ...
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The latest 6 months T-bill auction saw a cut-off yield of 3.78% p.a. Pretty decent although it dipped slightly from 3.8% p.a. we saw in the auction before this. Better than the 3.4% p.a. offer from CIMB for a 6 months fixed deposit. So, good enough for me. Around 96% of non-competitive applications, ...
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Date: 15 Mar 2024
Price: SGD 34.66
Shares: 1,000
Total: SGD 34,779.38
Canadian Silver Maples (Picture credit: lecho0047 from pixabay.com) Gold had recently hit an all-time high of USD 2,190-ish due to the expectations of a cut of US interest rates coming soon. To explain further, a cut in the rates would bring down the demand of the USD, and gold, being typically seen ...
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DBS Group Holdings Limited (SGX:D05), or DBS for short, was the first of the 3 Singapore-listed banks to release its annual report for the financial year 2023 (ended 31 December) yesterday morning (06 March 2024), along with notice of its upcoming annual general meeting (or AGM for short). For the benefit ...
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Coming into 2024, investors might be wary of investing in banks as there are several forecasts on potential rate cuts throughout the year, with a net terminal rate of 4.25% – 4.50%. Despite this, I think our 3 local banks namely DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39) are still very well ...
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Among the 30 companies in Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index (or STI for short), the 3 banks (in DBS, UOB, and OCBC) have the heaviest weightage – as at 29 February 2024, DBS has a weightage of 20.6%, OCBC has a weightage of 13.0%, and UOB has a weightage of 11.2%. Collectively, these 3 banks ...
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Share Tweet A month and a half ago, I received an email that explained that Nikko AM Shenton Global Opportunities Fund is going to merge into Nikko AM Global Umbrella Fund – Nikko AM Global Equity Fund. After I decided to move away from growing my wealth with individual stocks mainly, I had to make a ...
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After it was announced that CPF-SA would be closed for investors at age 55. It got me thinking. Before this there was the whole 1M65 movement. The idea that you and your spouse can save up $1 million in your CPF combined, before the age of 65 (as early as 45). And if you park that $1 million in CPF-SA, ...
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Share Tweet Here is a safe way to save money that you have no idea when you will need to use or your emergency fund. The 10-yr and 1-yr Singapore Savings Bonds rates since the first issue in Oct 2015 The April 2024’s SSB bonds yield an interest rate of 3.04%/yr for the next ten years. You can apply through ...
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The SSB April 2024 issue of Singapore Savings Bonds by the Monetary Authority of Singapore reversed its downtrend as returns went up compared to the previous issue. In this latest issue of SSB, the 1-year returns come in at 2.95% whereas the 10-year average return is now 3.04%. On my SSB historical interest ...
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T-Bills yields have been on a roller-coaster ride recently. From as high as 4.07% in September 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54% in early Feb. Since then – T-Bills yields have been marching up. From 3.66% the previous auction, up to 3.80% this auction. What’s driving the rise in T-Bills ...
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Before you read about Frasers Centrepoint Trust in this article, here is a brief recap of another article which I originally wrote back in 2019. In short, the retail REIT scene in Singapore is a unique beast that is one of a kind in this world. Trying to overlay the global perspective isn’t entirely ...
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Do you know that the three banks listed in Singapore (DBS, UOB, and OCBC) carry significant influence within the Straits Times Index (STI)? Collectively, they account for approximately 43% of the index’s weightage. This implies that any upward or downward shifts in the share prices of these banks will ...
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OCBC has declared a dividend of 42 cents per share, up from 40c a year ago. This represents a 5% increase which makes me happy. Full year dividend per share is, therefore, 84c. This is an increase of some 21% from a year ago. Payout ratio is about 53% of net profit. The stellar results of 2023 was driven ...
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As you likely would have heard by now. DPM Lawrence Wong announced 2 big changes to CPF at last week’s budget. After which many Singapore investors were up in arms. Given how integral CPF is for Singapore investors (most of us would have a decent chunk of our net worth in CPF). I wanted to take some ...
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This is a long post. Previously, I had shared about how my Special Account (SA) had reached Full Retirement Sum (FRS), the interest I received in CPF for 2023 and my CPF strategy. You can read more about them here: 1. My CPF Strategy - Reached Full Retirement Sum (FRS) of $198,800 in 2023 2. 2023 CPF ...
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SRS was a topic I used to blog about pretty often. I have not been blogging about it as much since I have not been making contributions in recent years. Reason is because I no longer pay income tax. See: Income Tax payable? If we are still paying income tax, contributing to our SRS account makes sense ...
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On Friday, 16th February 2024, our Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong announced several CPF (Central Provident Fund) changes in Budget 2024. As I am in my forties, some of the changes may not apply to me immediately. Having said that, the CPF Shield Hack is something ...
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If you've come across any REIT posts that you think are missing, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll be more than happy to include them. On the other hand, if you're looking for even more up-to-date information and insights, I highly recommend joining REIT Investing Community or Singapore REITs ...
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Hope everybody is having a great start to the Year of the Dragon! I am enjoying myself. Maybe, I am enjoying myself a bit too much. Too much Chinese New Year goodies. Sore throat! Ouch! My investments are mostly doing well and I am contented. DBS is making me smile a lot more than usual, of course. The ...
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Date: 25 Jan 2024
Price: SGD 31.92
Shares: 100
Total: SGD 3,194
Date: 13 Feb 2024
Price: SGD 32.5
Shares: 1,000
Total: SGD 32,557.06