Plan Retirement Early and Wisely. According to Business Times (THU, JUN 10, 2021), Getting people to start thinking about retirement early has always been tough – behavioural science tells us that we have a natural inclination to put off making difficult financial decisions, (more…)
According to CPF Board, Ministry of Health first launched ElderShield in September 2002. ElderShield was offered to eligible Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) who had a MediSave Account (more…)
According to CPF Board, Dependants’ Protection Scheme (DPS) is a term insurance that provides insured members and their families with some money to get through the first few years should the insured members pass away or when they suffer from Terminal Illness or Total and Permanent Disability. Thus, DPS is a basic term insurance plan which covers death, Terminal illness and Total and Permanent Disability, currently up (more…)
According to CPF, it is CPF Lifelong Income For The Elderly (CPF LIFE) Scheme a longevity insurance scheme that insures you against running out of your retirement savings. Thus, the objective of CPF Life is to provide CPF members a monthly income for as long as they live to supplement their retirement expenses. (more…)
According to Straits Times article, (PUBLISHED SEP 29, 2020, 6:00 PM SGT) MediShield Life premiums may rise by up to 35% next year, which is under proposed changes. This will be the first increase in premiums for the compulsory health insurance since its launch five years ago. At the upper end, the proposed hike will exceed $500 a year. In the article, it also states that, all Singaporeans will receive a 70% subsidy on the increase. This goes down to 30 per cent in the second year. With the increase of MediShield Life premium, it also comes with more coverage and benefits, to cover more and larger hospital medical bills. (more…)