I am creating a bond ladder.
The aim is to create a perpetual (as long as possible) revenue stream every month.
Here's how it is going to work.
I plan to buy 6 months time deposits or 6 months T-Bills, one at a time, once every month.
At the end of 6 months, the first time-deposit/bond will mature, and I collect the interest. At the same time, I put the capital back into another 6 months time deposit/TBill.
Conceptually it looks like this:
And it continues as long as the interest rates are above 3.5%.
I have already set up the first 3 tranches.
The first 2 tranches were set up using StashAway Simple Guaranteed, at the interest rate of 3.5% p.a.
The third tranche was set up using 6-month TBill, at the interest rate of 3.73% p.a.
So why did I use Stashaway Simple Guaranteed when TBills offer higher interest rates? No particular reason, but when I saw 3.5% in Stashway Simple Guaranteed, I thought it was good and I put money in - the process was easy and straightforward. Later I thought since TBills offer slightly higher interest rates, I should switch to TBills instead.
So from now on, I will be able to earn $175-$184 every month, as long as interest rates stay above 3.5% p.a.
If you have spare cash, set up your own Bond Ladder today!
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