Now with the coronavirus battering the global and local economy alike, and bank interest rates getting lower and lower, investors might be wondering where can they put their spare cash into. Wonder no more. If you have S$10,000 that you don’t have a need for for at least the next five years… instead of leaving them in an insurance savings plan… you can consider putting them into stocks (if picking individual companies is your thing and you have sufficient knowledge surrounding this). Here, let’s look at three Singapore-listed companies that investors can consider buying for their portfolio.

But First…

Before we dive into the details of the company, there are some things to consider before investing.

• Have you paid off your high interest debt, if any?
• Do you have adequate insurance protection?
• Do you have your emergency funds already set up?

Also, you must make sure you don’t need the money for at least the next five years as there’s too much...