Wednesday, 13 May 2026

FSMOne RSP / JEPG Active ETF

 



FSMOne is trying to "encourage" increased use of RSP by publishing the  RSP amounts for the median/upper quartile/top decile by age group. As I am a big fan of FSMOne's commission-free RSP with decent exchange rates, it is no surprise that I am in the top 10% of FSMOne customers when it comes to monthly RSP.


On 13 May 2026, I compared the SGD:USD exchange rates:

FSMOne: S$1,277.2 to buy US$1,000
SCB: S$1,277.8 to buy US$1,000 (silver tier)
IBKR: S$1.2729+S$2,55= S$1,275.45 .to buy US$1,000 (added US$2 comms)

FSMOne is still slightly cheaper than SCB's silver tier and way better than SCB's blue tier. Both can't compare to IBKR if larger amounts of US$ are changed, but for RSP amounts below US$1,000, FSMOne is very competitive.


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One of the latest ETFs that I have added to my RSP list is JPM Global Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF - USD (dist). It is basically an active covered call ETF that tries to generate income from dividends and option writing and has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.35%. 



It has basically underperformed the market in 2025 and 2026. Currently its negative -3% year to date. As the S&P500 and World indices continue to shoot up, the price of this languishing ETF becomes more attractive to add a little bit of diversification to my portfolio. My hope is for a steady dividend yield and stable price and I will benchmark this against my USD Corporate Bond ETF because JP Morgan's advertising seem to be pitching this as a better alternative to bonds because this strategy is less affected by interest rates.







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