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A question CPF investors often ask is, how do you compare the return between using CFP to invest and leaving the CPF monies in the CPF account?
CPF monies earn a risk free interest rate of 2.5% p.a. for Ordinary Account and 4% p.a. for Special Account. The interest is computed monthly and, compounded and credited annually.
To make things a little complicated, CPF investment is usually make through an angent bank which charges transaction fee and service fee. On top of that some unit trusts fund also charges a fee for purchase or redemption.
Taking all these into account, how to compare the return?
Let me introduce a tool to do that.
Continue reading ‘CPF Unit Trust Investment Profit & Loss Calculator’
Over the last weekend, I attended an option investing seminar. Basically it is an introductory review to an Optionetics course.
The presentation of course is skewed towards selling the course but the content is still interesting. In the end I decided that I should spend a little more time investigating Option investing.
Do you invest in options? Do you think such course are worth the fee?Share your option investing experience.
NASDAQ Composite, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500
Undecided. Decreasing volume gives weight to a bearish scenario.
Straits Times Index
Outlook unclear. End of bullish run since 2003 or just taking a break?
BSE Sensex
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