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Anonymous

23 Jan 2021

General Investing

Apart from StashAway and Syfe, any recommendations to DCA into S&P 500 ETF or SG stock?

I am planning to DCA $700 a month, $400 to Stashaway (22% risk) and $300 to Syfe ($200 to REIT+ & $100 to Equity100). Someone recommend me to also DCA into S&P 500 ETF or SG stock, any advices?

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You have to examine the underlying funds that Stashaway or Syfe is investing in. What you don't want to do is to invest in both and have a heavily concentrated portfolio in one particular fund. The fee is also another factor you want to use just one robo.

Yes, you can DCA into S&P500 ETF but what you really want to do is to understand the reason behind the suggestion.

DCA into SG stock can be a good idea only if you know what you are doing and be willing to take a higher risk. It's crucial to understand your risk profile and a qualified financial advisor will be able to assist you. STI hasn't been performing well compared to other indexes.

What is most important is to have a solid system and strategy. Proper asset allocation and risk management are more important.

Better to have a good sleep at night than to be constantly worried all the time.​​​

Alex Chua

23 Jan 2021

Seedly student Ambassador 2020/21 at Seedly

I would advise DCA with roboadvisors because of your low capital of $700 a month. Likewise against, dca into S&p 500 ETF or sg stock.

Main reason: cost. fee

using SG market as an example,

Fee is about $25 if you are buying under CDP. To keep fee below 1%, you need at least $2500 per transaction.

Thus, would it be wise to DCA $700?

Roboadvisor minimises your fees, optimise your returns and minimise your downside risk.

Also,

These robo-advisors are adjusted to perform better than S&P 500 over the long run. Algorithm knows. Whether if it is true, time tells.

If you want to invest on SG stock/STI, I would recommend using SYFE REIT+.

How you want to allocate is based on how far you trust the algorithm and your preference. I would recommend just try both.

Cheers​​​

Don’t think its wise to split between two robos. Cost wise you won’t be able to lower it since you N...

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