facebookHi, 26 yo here. Does it makes sense to put in more than 10k in Singlife / dash pet/ gigantiq ( I have all 3) to enjoy 0.5/1% as house , wedding is coming up in 2-3 years ? Since it’s 75k sdic covered. - Seedly

Anonymous

03 Jul 2021

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Hi, 26 yo here. Does it makes sense to put in more than 10k in Singlife / dash pet/ gigantiq ( I have all 3) to enjoy 0.5/1% as house , wedding is coming up in 2-3 years ? Since it’s 75k sdic covered.

Rather than signing up and endowment plan and getting my funds locked up? Also just started investing in syfe equity 100 2 wks ago

However for a long term >10 years for future, I decided to rsp 100 -150 to voo etf since it’s been on an upwards trend in general. Any feedbacks? Am tempted to sign an endowment plan of 150/month to serve as a safety net even though investing in stocks have potentially much more returns. Any advice

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Jay L

03 Jul 2021

Millennial at some company

For the short term, putting in Singlife/Dash/Gigantiq is fine. When those options are out, can consider cash mgmt from robo-advisors (e.g. Syfe Cash+, Endowus Cash Smart series or Stashaway Simple).

For the long term, besides DIY, can consider the growth/higher risk investment plans from robo-advisors if you are starting small amount first as there's no transaction fees (but do note there's management fees ranging from about 0.4% - 0.8%, so do the math based on how much you plan to invest up front and regularly) and with that you can DCA as often as you want while getting access to a usually more diversified portfolio. Endowment plans is an option although I'd personally prefer not to be locked in by that for the kind of returns they give. With a long time horizon, the perceived safety net from endowment plans aren't that attractive.​​​

For parking $$$ for short term, less risk of lossing capital. Singlife/dashpet/ gigantaq make sense. Less than 5 years, i would not put in stock market , too volatile.

Personal preference i dont like endownment, it lock my $$$, and the return is sad, but have a guarantee component in it, to bait u.

If you have a timeline of more than 10years. Robo, ETF, RSP, unit trust are all a feasible method, depending on ur needs. Different instruments are created for different purpose.

2-3 years , i rather put in index , interest rates will continue to maintain lower

also the fees in...

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