Kai

21 Jan 2020

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Beginner here: Intending to do a lot more U.S. ETFs after gaining some practice in local stocks. What currency should I open my SAXO account?

Hello, I'm already doing RSP with DBS on STI ETF. Threw in 800 into DBS RSP STI ETF, found the returns deplorable Compared to what I read about U.S. ETF like s&p 500 and Semiconductor funds. I don't have 100,000k to throw in with interactive brokers!

SAXO seems to fit my needs for now, but should I open in USD or SGD account? I heard from friends that SAXO will rip you off on FX rates. I have DBS multi-currency account, not sure if that helps. Please advise!

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20 Jan 2020

Open a IB or TD account and fund it using USD. this way, you get a decent charting platform and the fees is attractive enough. You don't need 100k to put into IB or TD, they have different tier of account for you to select.

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