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NTUC Capital Plus Versus Singapore Savings Bonds
By My Sweet Retirement  •  March 28, 2020
NTUC Capital Plus is a single premium savings plan that gives you a lump sum payout with guaranteed return of 2.13% per annum over 3 years. Instead of the minimum sum of S$20,000 that was offered in the previous tranche, the minimum amount for the current NTUC Capital Plus is only S$5,000 which you can pay using cash or using your Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) fund. I personally think it is a good choice to use your Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) funds to purchase Capital Plus for a higher guaranteed yield since SRS can only be withdrawn after your retirement age. Using the calculator that is offered at NTUC income’s website, I opt for the minimal investment amount of S$5,000.

NTUC Capital Plus Versus Singapore Savings Bonds

How does this fare against the Singapore Savings Bonds? The current issue of Singapore Savings Bonds (SBAPR20 GX20040X) offers an average interest rate of 1.63% over 10 years....
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By My Sweet Retirement
I am a working salaried professional in my mid 30s. Just like most Singaporeans, I worked long office working hours, often trying very hard to find some work life balance. The Sweet Retirement Blog was created to share my journey towards achieving a comfortable retirement life. I believe we cannot simply rely solely on our Central Provident Fund savings when reaching old age. Neither can we rely solely on our bank savings as we all know the interest rates cannot beat inflation.
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