facebookIf I am looking to invest in ETFs each month, is the best way to invest through a bank (POSB Invest-Saver/ OCBC/ etc)? Or are there better ways you would recommend? - Seedly

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Anonymous

02 Mar 2020

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If I am looking to invest in ETFs each month, is the best way to invest through a bank (POSB Invest-Saver/ OCBC/ etc)? Or are there better ways you would recommend?

Read that the general recommendation points towards using banks (POSB Invest-Saver for below $500, or OCBC for above $500). Are there any other ways of investing in ETFs based on your experiences, that will minimise the transaction fee charged?

On that note, for investing in ETFs, typically what is considered reasonable as management / transaction fee?

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With TD Ameritrade or Charles Schwab, just examples, you had 0.00 USD trading fees, so could sacrifice 5 min for that monthly (15-30% withholding tax on dividends though) and do it cheaper all by yourself

Currently, FSMOne is offering an RSP program with one of the most competitive rates (0.08%, 1 SGD minimum), so you might want to consider if you are ware of the costs. Typically I try to keep my commission fees lower than 0.2%.

You can look at philips' sharebuilder plan. It allows you to invest in different counters and the best part is you can reinvest your dividends back into the same counter to allow for compounding to take place.

Phillip Securities has a Share Builder Plan which is in essence a RSP. I invest $1k a month on the s...

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