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Category: ABCs of Personal Finance

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ABCs of Personal Finance

EPF News: When we are 54 years old, how much should we have as retirement fund?

Malaysians on average will live to nearly 80 years old. In other words, we do need a lot of money to sustain us after we retire at… 60? Or perhaps just work till 70, then it’s easier too. It’s a choice if we remain healthy and able. Okay, what’s the reality on the ground. Do Malaysians actually have enough funds to retire? Perhaps we look at how much a 54 year old Malaysian has in their EPF account? That should give us an idea of the life post-stable income years.

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ABCs of Personal Finance

Personal Finance 101: In my opinion, the strongest currency in the world is SGD

I have written many times that the currency fluctuation should just be based on the trade of goods and services. Well, unfortunately there is no such thing as fairness, so the currency exchange is also a tool which countries would try and influence for their own economy’s benefit. Stronger nations benefit, weaker nations would have to just ‘let it go’ and hope for the best.

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ABCs of Personal Finance

EPF News: Retirement savings up to RM512,500 with Progressive Wage Policy

Let’s be honest. Every working Malaysians would want to have higher salary every year; salary increments. Even if I am an entrepreneur, I also want to have a higher pay for myself every year versus the year before. Typical salary increments are usually said to be between 3-5 percent. Well, except for some talents who are harder to find and thus may be able to demand a salary increment which is many times higher. Else, 3 to 5 percent does seem like the typical.

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