Index investing is a popular investing strategy among retail investors because of its simplicity and effectiveness in building wealth.
It is also the strategy that I use myself and would personally recommend to anyone who’s looking to start investing.
When … Read more
If you’ve started investing or are learning about investing, you’ve probably heard of the term ‘expense ratio’.
But what exactly is an expense ratio?
How does it work and why does it matter?
Keep reading to find out the answers … Read more
Which is better – the S&P 500 or a World index?
Or, more specifically, is CSPX (representing the S&P 500) or VWRA (representing the FTSE All-World index) better?
If you’re thinking about investing in global ETFs, this dilemma is … Read more
If you’re familiar with ETFs, you probably know that they can differ in the way they handle dividends depending on whether they’re Distributing (Dist) or Accumulating (Acc) ETFs.
I wrote a post going through some of the differences between … Read more
Disclaimer: All data in this post is accurate as of 15/11/21.
In my beginner’s guide to ETFs, I talked about how there are often multiple ETFs that track a single index.
For example, the S&P 500 index has many … Read more
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Check out my updated post on US-domiciled ETFs VS Ireland-domiciled ETFs here.
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about why I wasn’t investing in CSPX or other Ireland-domiciled ETFs.
This was mainly due to the fact that at … Read more
If you’re new to investing and looking to get started, one of the biggest questions you have is probably: what should your first investment be?
When it comes to dealing with something as sensitive as your real money, the thought … Read more
Almost anyone who is learning about investing or has already started investing would’ve heard about the need and importance of diversification.
Unfortunately, many people, especially beginners, don’t really understand what it means.
And because they don’t understand what it means, … Read more
In my best S&P 500 post, I concluded that CSPX, the Ireland-domiciled ETF, was the best ETF to invest in for Singaporeans, beating its US-domiciled counterparts like VOO and SPY.
This is due to the dividend withholding tax savings … Read more