QUOTE(roarus @ May 18 2019, 01:52 PM)
I'd say once you hit the RM50,000 mark, it's time to wave goodbye to StashAway and wear the big boy's pants with an international broker.
Alternatively via TradeStation, and USD denominated funds:
i. FAST to IB's SG Citibank: free - I believe honsiong has access to SG bank account
ii. Convert SGD->USD: USD2 min - convert up to ~USD33,333 before paying more
iii. 1 share of whichever rocks your boat IWDA/CSPX/VWRD: USD56.33 / USD283.28 / USD84.34
iv. Commission GBP1.5 equivalent in USD (~USD1.95) min, or 0.12% of trade value - buy up to ~USD1625 in value before paying more
The above works well for SGD2000 bi-monthly buy in.
Bonus: Step 0. MYR->SGD - we all have a few Malaysian relatives and friends working in Singapore that sends money back every month right? Strike up a win-win rate
wah, looks like myr-sg-tradestation path really save a lot wei....
forex also save,
trading commission also save
why alex so bodo?
itu sgd->usd follow investment bank kan? must be very cheap ~ 0.1%?
and trading commission around 2 USD per trade, made it substantially lower for subsequent recurring investment.
So let's say i aim 2k USD per trade, only incur 2 USD min, and that's around <RM8500 for each investment.... gooding wei!
huat liao lo, can hantam CSPX = iShares SP500 alex favorite in GBP.
i checked tradestation international website....dia cakap...
UK stocks = 1.5GBP per trade ...SUI...WIN LIAO.....
my sxr8 RM18k kalah liao....
instarem also 0.45%...
sian....money eaten
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but downside of this move is
1) need parking S$500 in maybank SG can't touch, if not kena penalty $2 per month
2) maybank SG opening fee eat RM25 courier
3) maybank SG annual fee how much? since they provide debit card, i think they sure eat annual fee
Is it worth it? S$500 = RM1500 non-investible sum....
This post has been edited by alexkos: May 18 2019, 06:59 PM