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Can we stop talking about T-bills now?
Singapore’s equities market is booming. And market watchers believe there is more upside on the horizon.
Published Tue, Sep 23, 2025 · 06:28 PM
[SINGAPORE] I was slightly aghast when a colleague at The Business Times recently confided that her investment portfolio consisted entirely of Treasury bills (T-bills).
The government-backed, fixed-income instrument is seen as a safe investment. It carries little to no default risk while offering stable returns.
But surely this colleague – only in her 30s – is far too young to be so risk-averse.
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