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If you have kids, you will be thinking about how to impart financial wisdom onto them.  A study by the University of Cambridge found that money habits in children are formed by the time they’re 7 years old. Here are 6 smart ways to teach your kids about money. It’s never too early to start! […]

As you guys would know, this month’s Singapore Savings Bonds are pretty attractive. They yield 3.26% for the first 6 years. Going up to 3.33% over 10 years. These are some of the best yielding Singapore Savings Bonds in the history of SSBs.

After the big rally in DBS Bank shares of late (making OCBC “cheaper” by comparison). And the news that OCBC Bank is buying Great Eastern. A lot of you have asked for my views on OCBC Bank, and whether it is a good buy.

Unfortunately, this continues the trend of declining T-Bills yields. This is the second lowest yield we have seen in all of 2024 – the lowest being 3.54% in Feb 2024.

Divorce used to be a taboo topic, but it has now become a reality in the modern world. Given that your spouse is intimately involved in your financial life, it will necessarily impact your finances in circumstances of separation. These are 6 important financial aspects to think about in the event of a breakdown in marriage. 

So the next 6-month T-Bills auction is on 23 May 2024. After closing as high as 4.07% in late 2023. T-Bills yields then dropped as low as 3.54%. In the most recent auction however, T-Bills closed at 3.70% yield.

Rounding up top investing articles from around the web, including articles shared on Twitter. PM Lawrence Wong to S’poreans: ‘Join me and my team in our journey forward’ (Straits Times) Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called on Singaporeans to join him in the ambitious goal of building a society where everyone matters “and a Singapore that matters […]

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial trust (MPACT) was removed from the MSCI Singapore Index this week. This led to MPACT’s share price dropping as low as $1.18 at one point. But it closed the day flat at $1.22.