A practical, step-by-step guide to figuring out how much to retire in Singapore, covering monthly expense estimates, CPF LIFE payouts, and a worked example to find your real savings target.
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Best Dividend Stocks in Singapore for Retirement Income (2026 Guide)
A guide to dividend investing for retirement income in Singapore, why the tax-free dividend system matters, how to evaluate dividend stocks, avoid yield traps, and build a diversified income portfolio across banks and REITs.
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CPF Matched Retirement Savings Scheme
Have you heard of the CPF Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS)? Last year, I topped up S$600 to my parent’s Retirement Account (RA). In 2025, there are significant changes to the maximum allowed amount that …
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Retirement Planning
How is your Retirement Planning? Retirement planning is a crucial aspect of financial management that involves setting aside funds and creating a strategy to ensure financial security during retirement years. It is important to start …
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Retire Early in Singapore
How do we Retire Early in Singapore? On 4th March 2024, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng announced that Singapore retirement age will be raised from the current 63 to 64 on 1st July 2026. …
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4 Tips To Help You Achieve Your Sweet Retirement
Below are some of the tips I have been practicing and I hope it helps you to achieve your sweet retirement. Please feel free to share more tips with me in the comments below. #1 …
Continue readingMy Sweet Retirement Current Portfolio Dividend Yield
Recently, I did a rough calculation of the dividend yield on my stock portfolio. The formula is based on the total dividends I collected for FY15 divided by the total amount I invested. The current …
Continue readingHow to project your CPF Savings 20 years down the road?
Do you know if your CPF savings are enough for retirement? Well, Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) has recently launched an excellent mobile application (available on iPhone and Android). It lets you project how much CPF savings there …
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