Best advice for someone who wants to invest but knows nothing about investing?

Many go into investment without knowing much which increase the risk of failure. Driving a car is not risky but not knowing or with limited experience in driving made driving a car risky.

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You already buy and sell HDB, use the experience to understand more about property investment instead.

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Hi there, actually i think the best thing you can donow is just, get a broker account, deposit 1k - 2k inside, and just buy any stocks (something that you can see / understand eg local banks / telcos / big global companies), and then you will figure out the rest.

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Even if you lose some money (lets say 10% on the 2k), it's probably a small amount ($200) considering the fact that this will make you take action today. the inaction today will probably make you lose out on more money (in terms of compounded return) in the long term. :)

Read up first before investing. If you want something that's low on risk, buy Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB).

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If you are looking at stock investing, then definitely read up first. Some good websites include Budget Babe, Dollars and Sense and The Fifth Person.

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May also wanna check on the defensive portion of your portfolio such as insurance.

For a start, you can consider investing in the Singapore Savings Bond, STI ETF or make use of robo advisors such as StashAway or Smartly. But as always, all investments come with risk so remember to diversify your investments and read up before investing into something, do not invest blindly