The latest SSB for March 2023 has been announced with a 10 year average yield of 2.9%, down quite a bit from the peak of 3.47% for the Dec 2022 issuance. If you’re looking for places to park your cash or SRS funds, SSB could be a good option. Unfortunately, SSB is not eligible for CPFIS scheme so you can’t invest your CPF savings into it. Source: MAS For more details, refer to my Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) tracker page here. Table of Contents

• Alternatives offer higher yields
• Why SSB might still be worth applying for
• My thoughts
• Am I applying this round?

Alternatives offer higher yields Treasury bills or T-bills, fixed deposits, and even some bank savings accounts offer higher yields than SSB at the moment. Most cash funds and short-term bonds now offer around 4% yield. T-bill yields have been falling though, and the last auction on 2nd Feb 2023 for 6-month T-bills had cut-off yield of 3.88%. Source: MAS According to Seedly, fixed deposits are offering up to 4.10% (offered by RHB for 12 months tenure, min $20k placement)....