I am a foreign national in Singapore, do I choose a CITI Reward Card and why?

Hi! From my understanding, eligible transactions that are eligible for 10X Points include a Qualifying Charge made at any department store, worldwide retail store, shopping website that sells clothes, shoes and bags as its main business activity, usually determined by certain Merchant Category Codes (MCC). Also, a Qualifying Charge made at any online retail merchants, excluding mobile wallet and travel-related transactions. Eligible cardholders will earn 10X Points for every $1 charged in respect of a $1 charge at a 10X Points Eligible Transaction, up to a cap of 10,000 Points per statement month. After the cap of 10,000 Points per statement month is reached, continue to earn 1X Reward for every S$1 charged. There is no cap on 1X Reward that an eligible cardholder can earn.

Generally, a Merchant Category Code (MCC) is a four digit number assigned to a merchant/business by the merchant’s acquiring bank. The acquiring bank usually provides the credit card payment facilities used by the merchant and it determines and applies with respect to the account, the MCC which in its view best describes the merchant activity. Citibank does not determine the merchant’s MCC. You may want to check with the merchant on the MCC they are assigned to. Eligible cardholders will earn 10X Points for every S$1 charged (every S$1 charged = 10 Points) in respect of an S$1 charge at a 10X Points Eligible Transaction, up to a cap of 10,000 Points per statement month. Points are calculated based on the amount of each 10X Points Eligible Transaction, rounded down to the nearest Point. After the cap of 10,000 Points per statement month is reached, continue to earn 1X Reward for every S$1 charged. There is no cap on 1X Reward that an eligible cardholder can earn.

Singapore is known to be one of the safest countries in the world. Age restrictions are part of Singapore's safety measure so the answer to your question is "Yes" there are age restrictions in getting a landline in Singapore. You need to be at least 17 if you are a Singaporean Citizen and you need to be at least 21 if you're not a citizen.

Bond market is similar to the stock market however the bond market is a larger market. You bdon;t have to hold onto the bond until it matures before selling it. There are a few terms that you should know when buying and selling bonds. You should always be familiar with the market price. You should sell your bonds at a premium to earn from your bonds. There are times when you really have to sell your bond at a discount to avoid further loses however avoid it if it is avoidable.

There are many ways to invest your money. You could invest it by opening a high yeild savings account for emergency purposes or you could invest all of it on CPF. There is also an option of dividing the money and putting half of it in your savings account and putting half in CPF. Eitherway it all depends on your current financial status and necessities.

Investing your money allows you to have another option fr financial stability in case you want to stop working and still be able to financially be able to support yourself. Investing your money could also help you beat the current inflation rate. This way you can also save for your retirement and get more in return.

An inescapable path to becoming a successful investor is to learn how to become a lifelong student. Learn from other investor's success and mistakes. Learn how they made the money, not how they spent it. Place value on value, buy assets that you know are underpriced and sell them for a higher value. Always have healthy Skpeticism which is very hard to acquire as the world is full of malice. Lastly but not the least is to sharpen your analytical ability as being able to analyze what is going on is very crucial to becoming a good investor.

Just like in any country, there aren't many investments that guarantee your principal as well as returns in Singapore but of those that do, you should be very careful of scams. One other thing to understand is that when you get to enjoy such safety in your investments and visibility in your cashflows, you need to be prepared to accept a rate of return that is close to the risk-free rate. Your first bet is to invest on Singapore Government Treasury bills and/or Singapore Government Bonds. You can also try investing on saving plans or fixed deposits but the returns are low. If you want higher returns then you really need to invest on high risk investments.