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Robo Advisor Featured

Robo-Advisor Performance Review: 2H2022

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Robo-Advisors in Singapore had a mixed 2H2022. Their Flagship portfolios underperformed while some Thematic portfolios did well.

Best card for travel

The Best Card in Singapore for Travel

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Amaze Card is the best option for spending overseas or online in foreign currencies. If you need to withdraw cash or use DBS credit cards, YouTrip is best for you.

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The Best Credit Cards in Singapore

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Learn which credit cards work together the best to supercharge your cashback and rewards in a hassle-free way.

Insurance

The Best Travel Insurance in Singapore

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After looking through more than 350 travel insurance policies, we find MSIG and Income offer policies with the best value for money and a great customer experience in Singapore.

Credit Cards

Rewards Cards

The Best Rewards Credit Card in Singapore

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The KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card offers the best overall rewards as long as you spend at least S$800+ per year with Singapore Airlines and KrisShop. The effective reward rate on this card can be 2.5%+.

Rewards conversion

Should I: Convert Reward points to Airline Miles?

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Converting Rewards points to KrisFlyer miles in Singapore, usually increases their value as long as you convert enough miles to overcome the drag from conversion fees.

Robo-Advisors

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Should I: use the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS)?

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If you can invest for more than 10 years & don't need the money for a mortgage down payment or education before that, you should invest your CPF-OA (but not SA) in Unit Trusts via Endowus. 

MoneyOwl vs Endowus

MoneyOwl vs. Endowus: The Battle for CPF-OA Funds

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We prefer Endowus over MoneyOwl for CPF portfolios as they offer more diversified equity exposure, more choices and a better user experience. We think it's worth the slightly higher fee.

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Should I: Use SRS for tax relief?

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Investing in SRS makes sense if you have funds for long term investments. The tax savings are worth giving up some flexibility for. Invest SRS funds in low cost, globally diversified portfolios with Endowus.

Payments

Money Transfer

The Best Money Transfer Service in Singapore

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Wise provides the best combination of a lowest all-in money transfer cost, transparent disclosure and fast transfers to most major countries from Singapore and is our pick for most people.

Best card for travel

The Best Card in Singapore for Travel

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Amaze Card is the best option for spending overseas or online in foreign currencies. If you need to withdraw cash or use DBS credit cards, YouTrip is best for you.

Best Cashback Card

The Best Cashback Credit Card in Singapore

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Maybank Friends & Family Credit Card is the best cashback card for most people in Singapore, while Citi Cash Back+ is the best for high spenders.

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The Best Online Broker in Singapore

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Interactive Brokers is 80%+ cheaper than others in most markets and has the best tools and data. It is the best Broker for most people in Singapore.

Savings

Singapore Savings Bonds 101

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At current yields of 2.60%+, Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) are more attractive than Bank Fixed Deposits, Robo Cash Management products and most savings accounts. The embedded put option is valuable in today's rising rate environment.

ETFs Featured

The Best Bond ETFs for a Passive Portfolio

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We recommend the best Bond ETFs to create a low cost, diversified, passive portfolio after analyzing total cost of ownership, liquidity and AUM.

Credit Cards

How much

How much is a KrisFlyer Mile worth?

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You can get 1.4¢/ KrisFlyer mile with very little effort or flexibility. You can easily get more than 2.0¢/ mile if you are willing to be flexible.

How much

KrisFlyer Program Revision: Is it really a devaluation?

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After the recent revision to the KrisFlyer program, you need 10% more miles to redeems flights. But cash fares are up big & award bookings are harder to get. A KrisFlyer mile is still worth 1.4¢.

Best Cashback Card

The Best Cashback Credit Card in Singapore

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Maybank Friends & Family Credit Card is the best cashback card for most people in Singapore, while Citi Cash Back+ is the best for high spenders.

Robo-Advisors

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Should I: Use SRS for tax relief?

by Apoorv Trivedi on

Investing in SRS makes sense if you have funds for long term investments. The tax savings are worth giving up some flexibility for. Invest SRS funds in low cost, globally diversified portfolios with Endowus.

Review: StashAway

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StashAway offers best tools for goal based investing & is the lowest cost Robo Advisor for large portfolios.

How to

How To: Create a DIY Robo-Advisor

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Interactive Brokers allows you to create a DIY Robo-Advisor, saving hundreds of dollars a year, but has some risks and requires discipline in investing.

Mini-Review: DBS digiPortfolio

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A managed portfolio service by DBS that is missing some key features but was easy to use overall.

Online Brokers

Review: POEMS

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POEMS is the best broker for trading smaller markets like Indonesia and Malaysia but is expensive for bigger markets.

Review: Tiger Brokers

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Tiger Brokers has a full-featured gamified trading app but charges high FX conversion spreads.

ETFs Featured

The Best Gold ETF for a Passive Portfolio

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We recommend the best Gold & Silver ETFs to create a low cost, diversified, passive portfolio based on total cost of ownership and liquidity.

Deals

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week – 28 Nov 2022: KrisFlyer UOB

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KrisFlyer UOB Credit Card is the best overall credit card in Singapore with a reward yield of 2.5%+. Receive up to 12,000 miles when you sign up for the card in September.