Supplementary Retirement Scheme (a.k.a. SRS) is not strange to most Singaporeans. It is a deferred tax scheme which helps you save for the future while reducing your tax expenses now. If you are mid to high-income earners, SRS is a great way to save tax in addition to CPF top-up tax relief. For example, if […]
How to dig below the sales pitch and choose the right unit trust
For most Singaporeans, unit trust is the best investment instrument to start with. But why so many people lost money in unit trust investment? Because most people chose the wrong funds. If you want to make money, you need to know how to choose the right unit trust for yourself. It is unlikely that you […]
Would you invest in Africa funds?
Which country in emerging or frontier markets would you choose to invest your money for the next decade? China is probably the most popular answer. With China’s metaphoric rise in the last 2 decades, one would really have to be living in a cave or up a tree to have never even heard of a China-focused […]
How Safe Are Unit Trusts?
The nerves of many local investors have been badly rattled of late. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, and the mini bonds saga that followed, gave investors of the Lehman Brothers mini bonds a rude awakening, as they saw their investments reduced to nothing but worthless scraps of paper. One fundamental rule of investing: Always know […]