Here is a safe way to save your money that you have no idea when you will need to use it, or your emergency fund. This post was originally posted here. The writer, Kyith Ng is a veteran community member and blogger on InvestingNote, with username known as Kyith and has 1051 followers. The 10-yr and 1-yr Singapore Savings Bonds Rate since the first issue in Oct 2015 The August 2020’s SSB bonds yield an interest rate of 0.93%/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 0.27%/yr. $10,000 will grow to $10,946in 10 years. This bond is backed by the Singapore Government and its available to Singaporeans. A single person can own not more than SG$200,000 worth of Singapore Savings Bonds. You can also use your Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) account to purchase.
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