In the current market downturn, its always good to stock up on STI ETF's. You know, chuck your money at ETF's, do nothing and wait, collect dividends.
There are a couple of Singapore ETF's currently in the market, but I guess the one that is most well known would be State Streets SPDR ETF (can be found under the ticker STI ETF on any brokerage site) But how well do you know what you are chucking your cash into when you buy these ETF's, and what should you look out for? Or are you anyhow investing again?
1) Its components
The STI itself is dominated by a few large cap stocks, which then negates the benefits of buying into the ETF. By looking at its holdings, 50% of its returns in going to depend on how bullish you are on DBS, Singtel, UOB and OCBC. If you already have these ......