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I'm looking to generate some passive income, what are some low-risk, low-maintenance investments that I can invest in?
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This is just my opnion, but i would look at a company/companies that i am familar with in a business that i think will be around for a long time and are paying regular dividends to buy into. It is not low-risk (but what do you mean by low risk anyways). Even if you have no time, you should be able to look at the counter every year to reevaluate. The other 'low risk' investments are really low yielding and arguable are not investments - just parking your money for slightly higher yeild vs leaving it in deposits eg SSB.
So i would say: SGX listed blue chips with decent dividend yield
the reason is, you are starting out so you wouldnt want to be exposed to ccy risk. Blue chips usually are household names and their businesses are familar to you. They are more stable and usually are cash cows which will not scare you unduly due to volatility. Lastly, dividend yields are very encouraging for starting investors who get to see some returns credited back to your account! Hope this helps. You can choose to DCA into an STI index through a RSP as well, but that's abit more passive
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Gabriel Tham
15 Jan 2020
Tag Team Member at Kenichi Tag Team
Fixed deposits, Singapore savings bonds, Bank's high interest savings accounts. CPF but long locked in time.
These are the safest ones in SG.
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Higher the risk, higher the rewards. Invest according to your expectation.
No risk : Cash / Term deposits
Low risk : Bonds / Fixed Interest security
Medium risk : Managed / Mutual funds / Unit trust
High Risk : Shares
Very high risk : derivratives
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Billy
13 Jan 2020
Development & Acquisitions Manager at Real Estate Private Equity
The term risk does depend on how individual's perspective.
Some may see ETFs as still a risky class...
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For investments, I would recommend doing a regular savings plan via POSB investsaver or FSMOne. You only need to set it up once, and the rest is automatic. Also, don't forgot about optimizing your savings account using high yield interest accounts like DBS Multiplier / OCBC360 . Standard Chartered Jumpstart. They can potentially yield 1.85% or higher.