Financial experts give mixed reactions to change.
From May 1, the threshold of the CPF Special Account (SA) will be raised from $20,000 to $30,000.
This means members can only invest amounts in the SA in excess of $30,000.
Existing investments will not be affected and the restriction on the first $20,000 in the Ordinary Account remains unchanged.
“Given [...]
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CPF INVESTMENT SCHEME – Tighter Criteria starting May 1
Posted in Investment, Retirement, tagged Account, CPF, CPFIS, MediSave, Ordinary, Special on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Be rewarded with AXA
Posted in Investment, News Articles, Protection, Term Insuance, tagged AXA, Takashimaya on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many investment and retail banks are down.
The future of Marina Resort is questionable.
DBS need troubleshooting.
Financial analyst claims that we are in a technical recession
There are just too many things happening around us.
In such a short time span, the economy experienced strong growth and drastic fall.
The financial analyst had not expected in to come yet. But [...]
8 pearls of Investment wisdom for these volatile times
Posted in Advises, Investment, tagged Aberdeen, Avoid, Buffett, Cash, Cntrarian, Fear, Financial, Gambling, Humble, Investing, Investment, Long, Price, Stock, Value, Volatility, Warren on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The financial world is a confusing place at the best of times. But with the current uncertainty in markets there may be a particular need for clear thinking. It is possible that we are already in a bear market but no one can know for sure. The difficulty with bear markets is that by the [...]
The Beauty of Investment-Linked Policy
Posted in Advises, Investment, Protection, Term Insuance, tagged Break, Even, ILP, Investment, Linked, Policies on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It had received many negative comments and review that Investment-Linked Policy (ILP) is not good. It does not put your money into good use and break even takes a long time, particularly due to the low premium allocation for investment in the first 3 years.
I would say that this is specially important to those people who have no sufficient insurance [...]
Buy Term and Invest the Difference
Posted in Investment, Protection, Term Insuance, tagged Independent, Invest, Investment, Life, Protection, Savings, Term on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BTID = Buy Term and Invest the Difference
There are many reasons to this prefered alternative then getting an endowment policy. At least in my own opinion, i feel that you can have better control over what you want and what you need.
Protection is important when you start to provide for the family, spouses and kids. Your responsibilities starts from [...]