Photo by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Today's topic which I am going to talk about is the Singapore Savings Bond ("SSB"). It is a type of government bond that is fully backed by the Singapore Government which makes it one of the safest instruments to invest in.  There has been chatter around it due to the upcoming May issue which sees a...

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With just approximately 2 more weeks to the due date for the filing of individual income tax, I would like to share this calculator for Parent Relief. Before going into details, let us take a step back for the uninitiated and have an overview of the parent relief. Parent Relief / Handicapped Parent Relief To qualify for the Parent Relief / Handicapped Parent Relief...

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I have initiated a position in Starhill Global REIT ("SGR") at $0.715 in March. At this buying price, it is trading at 21.4% discount to its adjusted NAV/unit of $0.91. This also translates to a distribution yield of 6.49% based on the annualised 2Q FY17/18 DPU of 4.64 cents. As this is my first write-up piece to analyse a listed company, please bear...

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