I’ve read up on most of the brokerage firms but I am still confused and unsure of what to choose. What do u guys personally use or recommend?

Hi, it's difficult to determine what brokerage firm is best for you without knowing about how you want to invest. Some things you might want to consider:

• Commissions (cost per trade)

• Fees (custody, currency conversion, dividend handling, corporate action)

• Market availability

• Trustworthiness

• Ease of use

Personally I use Interactive Brokers, Tiger Brokers, DBS Vickers and FSMOne. Each has its own role:

• Interactive Brokers: To DCA into Irish-domiciled LSE ETFs monthly, trade US stock

• Tiger Brokers: To trade SGX shares (short to medium-term)

• DBS Vickers: To buy SGX shares and deposit into CDP (for long-term holding)

• FSMOne: To sell SGX shares from CDP

Remember - you need to find a broker that suits your needs. For example, Interactive Brokers would be a bad idea if you invest infrequently due to its 10 USD minimum monthly commission.

There are plenty of resources here on Seedly if you would like to find a comparisons between brokers.​​​

Well, one of the factors I will consider is the trading costs involved. To me, if you are looking to get local sgx stocks, I will recommend FSMone as it has very competitive fees compared to Philips or other brokers

Another factor i will consider is the ease of use of platform. For myself, my original account was philips but i switched to fsmone as i find the UI for philips abit clunky and difficult to use(ok lah, some people like cos it got lots of options/tools, but i find it too messy)