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Should you invest in Singapore or US stocks?


There is no right (or wrong) answer to that question.
Most people would agree investing is important for building wealth over time. Nowadays, investors have plenty of choices when it comes to what they can invest in.
You can diversify your portfolio since you are investing outside of Singapore.
For about US stock investment, here are some potential benifits.
US markets may present better investment opportunities
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The largest, most established companies in the world are usually listed on the US stock market. Even $Sea(SE.US)$ Limited (the parent company of Shopee), one of Singapore's hottest tech names, is listed on the NYSE.
Source: injuredly
Source: injuredly
Among the list of top US stocks on the S&P 500 are companies whose products and services we use almost every day, right here in Singapore:
$Apple(AAPL.US)$ $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$ $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ $Berkshire Hathaway-A(BRK.A.US)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ $Visa(V.US)$ $Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US)$

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Investing in US stocks allows you to get access to some of the best global companies with substantial growth potential.

Actually, the market cap of the US stock market is over US$50 trillion, while that of the Singapore stock market is only about US $800 billion. A more intuitive contrast is that the market cap of Berkshire Hathaway, just the 6th largest company in the US market, is worth roughly equivalent to all Singapore-listed companies combined.
Source: CNBC
Source: CNBC
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In terms of investment returns, the US market also outperforms the Singapore market.
For example, investing in Singapore's benchmark index— the $FTSE Singapore Straits Time Index(.STI.SG)$ index—delivers a total return of 62% from 2009 to 2021— an annual return of 4.8% over the 13 years period. In that same period, the S&P 500 ETF delivers a return of nearly 7 times higher, or 430% in total.
Should you invest in Singapore or US stocks?

For more US stock trading pros and cons or details, you can read the following articleStrong
Potential Benefits from Singapore Stock Investment
Never invest in a business you cannot understand. —— Warren Buffet
Starting your investing journey locally allows you to invest in the stocks of companies that you are likely to have a better understanding.
What's more, when investing locally, we need not worry about risks related to currency exchange.
Source: Bank of Singapore
Source: Bank of Singapore
Fortunately, "investing globally" or "investing locally" is not an either/or question and investors can choose both.

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