Here is a higher yielding, safe way to save your money that you have no idea when you will need to use it, or your emergency fund.
The July 2018’s SSB bonds yield an interest rate of 2.63%/yr for the next 10 years. You can apply through ATM or Internet Banking via the three banks (UOB,OCBC, DBS)
However, if you only hold the SSB bonds for 1 year, with 2 semi-annual payments, your interest rate is 1.72%/yr.
$10,000 will grow to $12,661 in 10 years.
This bond is backed by the Singapore Government and its available to Singaporeans.
A single person can own not more than SG$100,000 worth of Singapore Savings Bonds.
You can find out more information about the SSB here.
Note that every month, there will be a new issue you can subscribe to via ATM. The 1 to 10 year yield you will ......