(unless of course, that interest rate is low enough that your money is best suited invested in the market where you can
potentially get higher returns!)
Not exact matches
You might invest into starting a small business because you believe that the
return you
get (from profits and
potentially setting the business later) will be a lot
higher than what it costs for you to initially start the business.
You won't realize the
highest returns from Amazon, but you will
get more exposure and
potentially higher volume sales.
You can
potentially get a lot
higher rate of
return, you can mitigate your volatility, and so on and so forth.
That is why it is always suggested to start your retirement funds early in your life, to make sure you have enough time to invest in
potentially high return stocks (with
high risk), but when you
get close to your retirement age, it is advised to do exactly the opposite.
When you're single, you go through the tax brackets very quickly, but when you
get married and file a joint
return, those lower brackets double so so much more of that
higher income earner's income is going into those lower brackets; you can save
potentially thousands.
You can also invest your CPF OA savings (above the first $ 20,000) or SA savings (above the first $ 40,000) through the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) to
get potentially higher returns.
So, you
get more control and
potentially higher returns from your cash value.