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55 year old with $650k in CPF OA – Should he invest the money...

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So I received this question recently: Hi FH. My outstanding housing loan of about 650K is due for repricing. I've been offered 2.7% fixed rate...

How to earn 3.88% on your CPF-OA – Fixed Deposit / T-Bills a must...

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  Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few month, you probably heard about the buy T-Bills with CPF-OA trick. CPF-OA pays 2.5%, so...

Why you should buy 12 month T-Bills with CPF-OA (instead of 6 month T-Bills)?...

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  Now there are only 4 12 month T-Bills available for auction in 2023. And the next one will be available on 20 April 2023. So those...

Supplementary Retirement Scheme Guide – Should you top up your SRS account? What investments...

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  It’s that time of the year again! For those of you who are keen to top up your Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) – don’t forget...

How to earn 4.00% interest on your CPF-OA money – T-Bills or Fixed Deposit...

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  I’m still getting quite a few questions on buying T-Bills with CPF-OA, so I wanted to pen this piece to get the information out...

Complete Guide to Supplementary Retirement Scheme – When should you top up your SRS...

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  It’s that time of the year again! For those of you who are keen to top up your Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) – don’t forget...

Maximizing CPF: Essential Tips for your 20s and 30s

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For Singaporeans and PRs, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is one of the most important financial assets. It’s often overlooked in the hustle of our...

12 month T-Bills at 4% yield – NOT a good buy with CPF-OA? Compared...

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  Okay my apologies. I’ve been getting a flood of questions on whether it’s better to buy the 12 month or 6 month T-Bills using CPF-OA. I...

Last 1-Year T-Bills Auction for 2023 – Must buy for CPF-OA buyers? What is...

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  You may recall that there are only 4 1-year T-Bills issued each year. And it just so happens that the next 1-year T-Bills will be...

How to earn 3.84% yield on your CPF-OA – T-Bills a must buy with...

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  Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few months, you’ve probably already heard of the “buy T-Bills with CPF-OA” trick. The logic goes...

Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS): Essential Tips for your 20s and 30s

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If you are in your 20s and 30s, mastering the Central Provident Fund (CPF) is one of the most important steps you can take...

CPF Special Account closed at age 55 now – How does this affect Singapore...

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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...

Endowus CPF / SRS Review – How would I invest my CPF / SRS?

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  I’ve been getting a lot of questions about using Endowus to invest CPF and SRS funds, so I figured let’s do a deep dive. In...

Singapore Personal Income Tax Guide + Tax Rebate and Reliefs (2022)

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It's tax season again... >.<  Today's post provides an overview of personal income tax (with Budget 2022 updates) as well as personal income tax rebates...

Complete Guide to Supplementary Retirement Scheme for Singaporeans

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I was doing research on the Supplementary Retirement Scheme the past week, and I must say, the existing content out there is downright criminal. Given...