Which Stock is Your Retirement Pick?

Some Tigers said: “I’m counting on OCBC for my retirement." There are different choices for Singaporeans. Bank-retirement camp: Holding bank stocks long-term = steady happiness. REIT camp: Relying on cash flow for retirement feels more secure. It’s really about that feeling of “getting paid every year”: CICT, MIT, FLCT, MLT. These can also be bought with CPF or through Endowus, making long-term holding even easier. CPF balances can be used to buy Singapore stocks. Endowus helps with tax savings and gives access to a wider variety of funds! So, which is your retirement stock?

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2025-11-14

Which Stock is Your Retirement Pick?

This week, $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ hit a new high, reaching SGD 18.8!Some Tigers said: “I’m counting on OCBC for my retirement. It’s up over 80% in the past 5 years—just holding it gives me peace of mind.” OCBC remains the cheapest among the Big Three banks, and its earnings continue to perform steadily.But… can a single stock really be enough for retirement?Bank-retirement camp: Holding bank stocks long-term = steady happiness.REIT camp: Relying on cash flow for retirement feels more secure.It’s really about that feeling of “getting paid every year”: CICT, MIT, FLCT, MLT.These can also be bought with CPF or through Endowus, making long-term holding even easier.CPF balances can be used to buy Singapore stocks.Endowus helps with tax savings and gives
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avatarTiger_SG
2025-11-28

Year-End Tax Saving & Investment: Is Your SRS Money Working for You?

The year is almost over—are you still letting your SRS funds just “sit there”? 😴 Actually, now is the perfect window to save on taxes with SRS contributions and optimize your investment allocation!Why SRS is So AttractiveThe Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) is a voluntary retirement savings plan that helps you prepare for retirement and directly reduces your taxable income.Singapore citizens/PRs can contribute up to SGD 15,300 per year, while foreign tax residents can contribute up to SGD 35,700 per year. Marginal tax rate at 15%? Full contribution could save you thousands in taxes 💰.Earnings within your SRS—interest, dividends, capital gains—are completely tax-free until withdrawal, making long-term compounding highly effective.Cash Boost Account: Make Your SRS Money WorkBy linking y
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avatarMichane
2025-12-01
Replying to @DiAngel:good job!! [Bless]//@DiAngel:I always top up $15.3k into my SRS in early January. Thereafter, I will invest in blue-chip stocks. Whenever I received my dividends, I will put on my thinking cap to invest in high risk UTs or into blue-chip stocks. My SRS fund only idles for a few days or a week. [Smile] In January every year, besides SRS top-up, I also top up my CPF MA and VC3A; and my parents MA/RA for the following year income tax relief. Then in Dec, after receiving my bonus, individual performance bonus and pay increment, I will sit down and work out how much donation I need to do as to bring down my following years income tax. For the past few years, I d
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avatarSubramanyan
2025-11-30
(1) Which SRS investment would you choose? Blue-chip stocks, high-yield REITs, or stable bonds?: my go to avenue for the SRS investments have been (1) monthly investment into my ILP insurance plan (2) monthly into blue-chip stocks through the OCBC Bluechip Investment Plan. If there is any such opportunitythrough $Tiger Brokers(TIGR)$ it would be very good. Hoping there is something! (2) CPF vs SRS: which retirement investment tool do you prefer, and why?: Unfortunately, there is no such choice to me. (3) What’s your best year-end strategy for using SRS to save taxes?: The best in my opinion is not to keep it pending till the year end but to spread it uniformly every month. The year end bulk investment is only the next best - here one good way is
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avatar010leo
2025-11-30
topping up cpf sa account earns no risk 4% interest. I hv encourage everyone to at least open a srs account and top up $1 to lock in the srs retirement withdrawal age. with srs amount, I invest in stocks giving dividend more than 4% with hopefully capital appreciation. with dividend received, I invest in funds with $1 minimum for higher gains.
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avatarkoolgal
2025-11-15
🌟🌟🌟Can a single stock be enough for retirement? My answer is No. Retirement isn't just about returns. It is about resilience & reliability. A single stock is like a soloist in an orchestra. I need the entire orchestra to create the magic of compounding.  A single stock is like putting a one  egg in 1 basket.  It is fragile, risky and emotionally volatile.  It might hatch into something beautiful or crack under pressure. There is no back up, no room for error. I would prefer to have the 3 Singapore Big Banks plus SReits into 1 Diversified Bento Box. My Singapore Bank Stocks $DBS(D05.SI)$ $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ $UOB(U11.SI)$ are like
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avatarBarcode
2025-11-16
Replying to @Shyon:🙏🏼 Thanks for the 🏷️ Shyon [Strong][Salute][ShakeHands][Heart]//@Shyon:For my retirement core, I keep it simple — I focus on $DBS(D05.SI)$ and $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ , the top two banks in Singapore. Both offer stability, strong earnings, and reliable dividends, which is exactly what I want for long-term planning. OCBC’s new highs and DBS’s consistent profitability make them easy picks for steady compounding. Between banks and REITs, I still lean toward banks as my foundation. REITs provide good cash flow, but DBS and OCBC have proven they can handle cycles, grow dividends,
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avatarkoolgal
2025-11-29
🌟🌟🌟Tax savings from SRS is money back in my pockets.  Instead of letting it sit idle, I channel it into $STI ETF(ES3.SI)$ because retirement savings isn't about chasing quick wins.  It is about a steady long-term source of passive income while waiting for capital growth. The STI ETF mirrors Singapore's heartbeat : our local banks, our SReits and our blue chip anchors.  By investing my SRS dollars here, I am not just saving for retirement.  I am also planting roots in the very economy I believe will carry me forward. SRS gives me immediate relief through tax savings but the real rewards is decades away, compounding growth, resilience and the quiet confidence that my future self will thank me. Retirement is a marathon, not a
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avatarChrishust
2025-12-01
Which SRS investment: large cap public equity investments in US market CPF vs SRS: SRS is more flexible for holding public equities Best year end strategy for SRS: best strategy for minimising tax is to reduce turnover in the portfolio
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avatarShyon
2025-11-15
For my retirement core, I keep it simple — I focus on $DBS(D05.SI)$ and $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ , the top two banks in Singapore. Both offer stability, strong earnings, and reliable dividends, which is exactly what I want for long-term planning. OCBC’s new highs and DBS’s consistent profitability make them easy picks for steady compounding. Between banks and REITs, I still lean toward banks as my foundation. REITs provide good cash flow, but DBS and OCBC have proven they can handle cycles, grow dividends, and stay resilient. They give me the long-term confidence I’m looking for without needing to monitor them closely. I hold them using CPF and cash — CPF for disciplined long-term growth, and cash for a
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avatarMikasalla
2025-11-30
Srs is a good way to save your income tax as an additional relief. Trust Tiger brokers to be your one stop brokerage and investment solution. Link your cpf and srs with Tiger brokers today
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avatarShyon
2025-11-28
Thanks for sharing this article — really appreciate it! Even though I haven’t put any money into SRS or invested through it this year, the breakdown here is a good reminder of how much tax savings and long-term compounding I’m actually missing out on. The contribution limits and potential tax relief definitely make it something worth paying more attention to. I also like how flexible the SRS investment options are, especially with the Cash Boost Account letting idle funds go into blue-chip stocks, REITs, ETFs, or even SSBs. It feels a lot more dynamic than just leaving money parked there earning almost nothing. I didn’t invest through SRS this year, but after reading this, I might consider setting something up next year and take advantage of the tax benefits. Year-end incentives like the
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avataryusna
2025-12-09
the information about SRS is not clear and its not prominent. i hv to use the binocular each step. how do i link the cash boost with srs account? and how do i deposit the srs into tiger?
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avatarDiAngel
2025-11-28
I always top up $15.3k into my SRS in early January. Thereafter, I will invest in blue-chip stocks. Whenever I received my dividends, I will put on my thinking cap to invest in high risk UTs or into blue-chip stocks. My SRS fund only idles for a few days or a week. [Smile] In January every year, besides SRS top-up, I also top up my CPF MA and VC3A; and my parents MA/RA for the following year income tax relief. Then in Dec, after receiving my bonus, individual performance bonus and pay increment, I will sit down and work out how much donation I need to do as to bring down my following years income tax. For the past few years, I donated a month of my pay cheque to 3 of my favourite charities. [Love you][Heart][Love]. I specifically told the organisations not to list my name on their dona
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avatarhighhand
2025-12-01
put into an ETF that tracks the SPX. after 20 years or so, you should get annual compound gains of 8 to 10%
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avatarMHh
2025-11-29
As I am still young, I definitely choose blue chip stocks and high yield REITs over bonds. Blue chip stocks mainly for growth and high yield REITs for the dividends and potentially some capital gain. I prefer CPF for now as the compounding in SRS means that eventually I still have to pay tax at a later time because I would amass a sum larger than the tax free withdrawal amount and with my current salary, the tax savings is not significant yet. With CPF, I can withdraw without worries about paying tax and the interest from the special account can be considered as a good dividend rate, though at the expense of liquidity which is similar to SRS. The main limitation with CPF is that the amount I can top up is lesser than SRS which limits my ability to fully maximise it for tax savings. At
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avatarAlihuat
2025-11-30
I had invested and joined the cash boost account. still trying the account. come join me... [Miser]
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avatarSarohiwal
2025-11-30
Thanks for sharing, I already invested in this SRS, this is really good investment options
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avatarECLC
2025-12-01
Heard about SRS years ago but did not think much about it. Wary of the investment risks.
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avatarKit_Lee
2025-12-01
I have consistently put $15.3k to SRS yearly and invest in ETF
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