I'm new to investing and I want to kickstart my investment journey. I’m planning to invest in ETFs through RSP since I have little capital. Which RSP is the best?

You can also consider buying n ETF via a broker.

Ticker symbol : IVV / VOO

The above ETF tracks the S&P 500 (standard &poor) top 500 companies. AVERAGE returns is at roughly 7%

Use DCA (dollar cost averaging) to average out the price of the stock

Watch my video below to understand more about DCA.

https://youtu.be/t4Npy3BLm2k

Great that you are starting your investment journey through RSP! The Regular Shares Savings Plan (RSP) has been a popular method brought up by the community as you will be able to start investing without a large sum of capital and time. Another benefit of RSP is that it allows you to Dollar-Cost Average (DCA) your investment monthly.

Information accurate as of 9 Jul 2020.

With as little as $50 to $100 a month, any Singaporean with little to no knowledge of investing can take their first baby steps on their investment journey through RSP. The best RSP would be the cheapest one because this way you get to keep as much of your dividends as possible.

TL;DR: Generally, if you are investing in small amounts every month, FSMOne Regular Savings Plan is the cheapest one until you surpass $1.3k per month, where its percentage fee would be charged instead of the minimum fee of $1 (more details below).
If you wish to have access to STI component stocks, OCBC Blue Chip Investment Plan would be the cheapest option, whereas PhillipCapital Share Builders Plan offers the greatest number of counters for STI component stocks.

DBS Invest Saver

1. Minimum Amount (Monthly)

• $100

2. Fees

• No platform fees

• No management fees

3. Sales Charges

• 0.5% for SGD Fixed Income ETFs

• 0.82% for STI ETF and REIT ETF

4. ETFs you can invest in

• 4 ETFs listed on SGX

• ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund

• Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

• Nikko AM STI ETF

• Nikko AM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF

5. Dividends Crediting

• DBS/POSB Debiting Account

FSMOne Regular Savings Plan (Reviews)

1. Minimum Amount (Monthly)

• $50

2. Fees

• No platform fees

• No management fees

3. Sales Charges

• 0.08% or minimum $1 (whichever is higher)

4. Other Charges

• Respective exchange, dividend handling and corporate action fees apply on each transaction (if applicable)

5. ETFs you can invest in

• 49 ETFs listed on SG, HK and US Stock Exchanges

• Nikko AM STI ETF

• Nikko AM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF

• Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

• iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

• Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF

• Many more…

6. Dividends Crediting

• FSM Cash Account

OCBC Blue Chip Investment Plan

1. Minimum Amount (Monthly)

• $100

2. Fees

• No platform fees

• No management fees

3. Sales Charges

• 0.88% with initial investment of up to $500 per counter for new BCIP customers who are less than 30 years old

• 0.3% of total investment amount or $5 per counter (whichever is higher)

4. Other Charges

• Additional processing fee for SRS: $0.37 per counter

5. ETFs you can invest in

• 3 ETFs listed on SGX

• Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF

• Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

• Nikko AM STI ETF

6. Dividends Crediting

• Cash Dividends: OCBC Deposit Account or OCBC SRS Account

• Stock Dividends or Bonus Issues: Safe-kept with OCBC Securities Pte Ltd

7. Others

• STI Component Stocks: 17 counters

PhillipCapital Share Builders Plan (Reviews)

1. Minimum Amount (Monthly)

• $100

2. Fees

• No platform fees

• No management fees

3. Sales Charges

• Invest less than $1k with 2 or less counters: $6

• Invest less than $1k with 3 or more counters: $10

• Invest more than $1k: 0.2% or $10 (whichever is higher)

4. ETFs you can invest in

• 5 ETFs listed on SGX

• Phillip SING Income ETF

• SPDR STI ETF

• Lion-Phillip S-REIT ETF

• Nikko AM SGD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

• ABF Singapore Bond Index Fund

5. Dividends Crediting

• Paid out in cash or reinvested into preferred counter

6. Others

• STI Component Stocks: 34 counters

Currently, I am using FSMOne Regular Savings Plan and I’ve put some money in Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and Nikko AM-StraitsTrading Asia ex Japan REIT ETF (CFA). Been using their platform for a while and it’s quite user friendly! I also like the fact that I can invest in US ETFs from as low as $50 a month, so it’s a great platform for people who want to start small but have overseas exposure. What about you? Feel free to share your thoughts and tips!

References were made to a Seedly Article written in Jan 2020. Click here to read more!