What is the best way to optimise the buying of dividend paying US stocks since Singapore imposes a tax dividend on them?

It is US who imposed the 30% wht, singapore itself does not imposed tax on foreign-sourced investment income.

Best way to optimise buying dividend paying US stocks?

1. Buy stocks that keep growing their dividends like Dividend Kings etc

2. Buy stocks only at a hefty discount margin & at a high dividend yield to offset inevitable 30% wht

3. Buy stocks via brokerages that dont charge dividend-handling fees

You can't really escape the 30% withholding tax on dividends if you are buying US stocks. But if you are buying index funds, you can buy Ireland Domiciled Funds, which only charges 15% withholding tax.

For example, fund that tracks S&P performance, instead of VOO, you could buy VUSD that is domiciled in Ireland.

For a fund that tracks tech companies, instead of XLK, you could buy SXLK that is domiciled in Ireland.​​​