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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Alternative to fixed deposit

Dear Mr. Tan,

My wife and I are in our early 30s. We know very little about insurance and investment. We wish to thank you for giving us advice and information in your blog.

We bought life insurance about 10 years ago and pay a premium of about $150 each for 25 years. Presently both our saving in bank is about $X.

Can you kindly advise us on how to invest our saving as interest rate on fixed deposit is low. We do not wish to take risk and have never invested in stock.

A few days ago, I visited NTUC income @ AMK hub but can't really decide on Flexi-Link policy, Growth Plan, Revosave or Ideal plan. In fact, we are getting more confused.

REPLY
I hope that this FAQ will help you to make a decision:
http://www.tankinlian.com/faq/savings.html

As you are investing for the next 30 years, it is better to invest in a low cost, diversified investment fund. You will be averaging out the good and bad years, and also diversifying your risk over a large number of shares. The risk is small, and you can get a good return.

I suggest investing in the STI exchange traded fund. You can buy through your stockbroker.

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