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SSB – Sep 2019

Source: https://amosang.com/singapore-savings-bonds-ssb-visualizer/

This month’s tranche gives you 1.65% p.a. for the first 3 years, 3 bps lower than the previous month. The 10-year average interest rate has also fallen below the psychological 2% hurdle. For a visual idea of how far rates have fallen, look at the distance between the dark blue line (Jan 2019) and the pink line (Sep 2019). What’s a yield-hungry investor to do these days?

That was a hypothetical question — I don’t have the answer …

SGX high dividend stocks (non-REITs)

Pursuant to the earlier post about high yielding dividend REITs (https://amosang.com/2019/06/04/sgx-high-dividend-stocks-reits-and-business-trusts), some people have requested for the dividend yields for non-REITs instead. Diversifying to other asset classes is a good idea, so with another snap of my magic programming fingers (a la Thanos), here is a list of non-REIT stocks which have a dividend yield of 5% or greater.

The dividend yield is calculated by taking the dividends given for each stock in 2018 (by exDate), divided …

SGX high dividend stocks (REITs and Business Trusts)

The SGX stock market has been falling since the start of May 2019, fueled by fears generated from the US-China trade war. Has value emerged from the falling stock prices? Here, we present a list of REIT and Business Trusts which have a dividend yield of 5% or greater, sorted in order from low to high.

The dividend yield is calculated by taking the dividends given for each stock in 2018 (by exDate), divided by the stock’s closing price …