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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
Options to Build your
      Retirement Income

           Who We Are
   The MoneySENSE-Singapore Polytechnic
    Institute For Financial Literacy (IFL) is a
 collaboration between Singapore Polytechnic
and MoneySENSE, a national financial education
 programme for Singapore that is spearheaded
    by the public-sector Financial Education
          Steering Committee (FESC).

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
Objectives
     Options to Build Your
      Retirement Income

          Benefits and Downsides of
                These Options

IT’S NEVER
TOO EARLY OR
TOO LATE
TO START RETIREMENT
PLANNING

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
Building my
                Retirement
   Right-sizing                                                                                        Cash Top-up
      your
                  Income                                                                                 to CPF
         property                                                                                        SA/RA

                                          Annuities
                                             and
                                          Insurance

                                                                                                      Supplementary
    Investment                                                                                        Retirement
                                                                                                      Scheme

                     Key Life Stages
Wealth
                                                                            Pre-Retirement                                      Retirement
   Wealth Accumulation                                                          Phase
          Phase

                                                                       •                              • Near
                                           •Starting &
                                                                       Established                    Retirement
                                           Raising a
                                                                       Career
                                           Family
                                                                       • Married                                                 • Golden
                •Getting Married                                       with Older                                                 Years
                •Single                                                Children
                                                                       •Single with
           •Young & Single                                             Elderly
                                                                       Parents                                                       Age
           •Starting Work
Youth          20s                      30s                         40s                         50s                         65       80s

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
• Comprises of principal, interest and
                           survivor benefits.
          1a.
                         • A lump-sum payment is made in return
    Annuities              for promised future monthly payouts.
                           E.g. CPF IFEL.

    Protects you from outliving your
  savings during your retirement years

                                                  Downside
           Benefits

     You receive more by           Some annuities do not factor in
         living longer             inflation into payouts; reducing
                                       future purchasing power

                    • Whole life, endowment policies: Lump sum
                      cash value upon surrender or maturity.
      1b.           • Investment-linked products (ILPs): (a) Lump
   Insurance          sum cash value when surrendered, or (b)
                      Regular cash when units are withdrawn at
                      intervals.

 ILP has features that        ILPs have fees and charges that will
 provide flexibility          reduce the cash value of policy

                              Investment
       Benefits                   risk                 Downside

                                   Protection ceased    Long term
Whole life and endowment
                                   upon termination     commitment
policies provide certainty
                                   or maturity

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
2. Right-Sizing       • Cash proceeds can be used for daily
   To A Smaller           expenses and investment.
       Home             • Can be done at one go, or in stages.

  Cash proceeds that can be used for
   daily expenses and investments

                                             Downside
           Benefits
                         Government
                         schemes e.g.
Larger space                 SHB
 may not be                                       Smaller living
               Lower cost of                        space
  needed       maintenance

                      What are the factors that
                      will affect your decision
                          to monetise your
                              property?

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
Lease Buyback Scheme
                     (LBS)
                                      Combined
                                                        No concurrent
                                    monthly income
        At least one owner is                           ownership of
                                     of $12,000 or
         Singapore Citizen                                property.
                                         less.
                                                           All owners
                                                         have lived in
    All owners at                                       flat for at least
     CPF Payout                                             5 years.
    Eligibility Age
    (currently 64)                                        At least 20
       or older.                                           years of
                                                          remaining
                                                            lease.

                                  LBS
2017 Top up Requirements
                      Sole Ownership         Joint Ownership
                      Required to top up to    Each co-owner is
                      adjusted prevailing Full required to top up to
                      Retirement Sum* (FRS) adjusted prevailing Basic
                                               Retirement Sum (BRS)
  CPF Payout                $166,000                 $83,000
  Eligibility Age
  (now 64) to
  69
  70 to 79                  $156,000                 $78,000

  80 or older               $146,000                 $73,000

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Options to Build your Retirement Income - Who We Are
LBS
            Bonus and Lease Retention
    3-room or smaller HDB                  4-room HDB
    $1 cash bonus for every $3             $1 cash bonus for every $6
    topped up to RA, up to $20K.           topped up to RA, up to $10K.

                              Choice of Lease Retained
   Age of Youngest            Minimum            Other Options
   Owner
   CPF Payout                 30                 35
   Eligibility Age (now
   64 to 69)
   70 to 74                   25                 30, 35

   75 to 79                   20                 25, 30, 35

   80 or older                15                 20, 25, 30, 35

2017

        • 4-room paid-up HDB                          • Lims, aged 65
        • valued at $450,000                          • Sell 35-year lease for
        • 65 years lease remaining                      $190,000

                         Cash        Mr Lim (CPF RA)          Mrs Lim (CPF RA)
    Starting Balance     $0          $20,000                  $5,000
    LBS Proceeds         $49,000     $63,000                  $78,000
    LBS Bonus            $10,000
                 Total $59,000       Lims topped up to $83,000 each.
                                     CPF Life Payout ~ $900/month
  Source: HDB Website - > Living in HDB flats -> Lease Buyback Scheme -> How it Works

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Silver Housing Bonus (SHB)
AGE &              • At least one owner is a Singapore Citizen aged
CITIZENSHIP          55 or above.
INCOME             • Gross monthly household income of $12,000 or
                     less.
EXISTING           • No concurrent ownership of second property.
PROPERTY           • HDB flat (met MOP for resale), or private
(SELL)               property of Annual Value of $13,000 of less.
NEXT PROPERTY      • Smaller HDB flat (up to 3-room) or Studio
(BUY)                Apartment.
                   • Purchase price does not exceed selling price of
                     existing property.
HOUSING            • Buy next property within 6 months
TRANSACTION           o before selling existing property, or
                      o after completing sales of existing property

                SHB
    Top Up Requirement and Bonus
TOP UP
Up to $160,000      Required to use all net proceeds up to
cash proceeds       $60,000 to top up into one or more owner’s
                    CPF RA.
                    Lessees can decide how to split the $60,000
                    top-up across their CPF RAs.
More than           Required to make a further top-up into the
$160,000 cash       CPF RA of the owner with the lowest RA
proceeds            balance, up to the prevailing Full Retirement
                    Sum, after retaining $100,000 of proceeds in
                    cash.

Owners receive $1 cash bonus for every $3 top up to RA, up to
$20,000.

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2017

   Sell paid-up 4-room       Buy Studio
   @ $450,000                @ $100,000                Lims, aged 65
                               Cash        Mr Lim (CPF      Mrs Lim (CPF
                                           RA)              RA)
  Starting Balance             $0          $20,000          $5,000
  Net Sale Proceeds (after     $160,000    $80,000          $95,000
  next purchase, refund of
  RA and allowed
  expenses)
  Top-up RA                    ($60,000)   $30,000          $30,000
  Silver Housing Bonus         $20,000     Top-up RA to $130,000 each
                         Total $120,000    CPF Life Payout ~ $1,400/month

   3. Cash Top-Up             • Cash top-up to his/her own and/or loved
      To Special                ones SA or RA under the CPF
   Account (SA) Or              Retirement Sum Topping-Up Scheme.
      Retirement                (*Terms and conditions apply)
    Account (RA)              • Automatic tax relief

         Tax relief of up to $14,000
       (*Terms and conditions apply)

                                                         Downside
              Benefits

                                           Top-ups cannot be withdrawn.
         Interest is guaranteed              Liquidity may be affected
              and risk-free

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4.                      • A voluntary scheme to supplement CPF
                                  savings by saving cash into a SRS
 Supplementary
                                  account, capped at $15,300 for
   Retirement
                                  Singaporeans and $35,700 for foreigners.
 Scheme (SRS)                   • Distributed upon death by way of a will.

          Ad hoc
          participation                Penalty imposed when withdrawn
                                       before statutory retirement age

              Benefits                                         Downside
Tax
incentives                               Savings in SRS
                                                                   Impact of
                                         account earns
            Option to invest in                                 policy changes
                                         minimal interest
            selected products

 Source: www.iras.gov.sg

 • SRS member has no taxable income.
 • Prescribed retirement age prevailing at the time of his first SRS
   contribution is 62 years old.
 • Starts first penalty-free withdrawal at age 63.
 • Amount in SRS account is $400,000.
YA           2016   2017   2018   2019    2020   2021   2022    202   2024   2025
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Age          63     64     65     66      67     68     69      70    71     72
With-        $40K   $40K   $40K   $40K    $40K   $40K   $40K    $40 $40K     $40K
draw Amt                                                        K
50%          $20K   $20K   $20K   $20K    $20K   $20K   $20K    $20 $20K     $20K
taxable                                                         K
Tax          $0     $0     $0     $0      $0     $0     $0      $0    $0     $0
Payable
No tax will be paid as the tax rate is zero for the first $20,000 of the
individual’s chargeable income.

 Source: IRAS website – Tax on SRS Withdrawals

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• SRS member starts early withdrawal at age 61.
  10 year penalty-free retirement withdrawal period starts from
  age 62

              YA                  2016             2017               2018
    Age                     61                62                 63
    Withdrawal              $40,000           $40,000            $40,000
    Amount
    Penalty (5%)            $2,000            $0                 $0
    Withdrawal              $40,000           $20,000            $20,000
    Amount subject
    to tax
    Tax Payable             $2,550            $0                 $0

       Source: IRAS website – Tax on SRS Withdrawals

 SRS member has $400K balance, starts withdrawal at age 63 but
 dies in 2015. All SRS monies shall be deemed to be withdrawn
 on the date of his death.
       YA          2012       2013        2014          2015           2016
 Age             63          64          65            66        67
 Withdrawal      $40,000     $40,000     $40,000       $40,000   $240,000
 Amount

 Withdrawal      $20,000     $20,000     $20,000       $20,000   Tax exemption*
 Amount
 subject to
 tax

 Tax Payable $0              $0          $0            $0        $0
*Tax exemption of up to $400,000 would be granted, based on number
of years remaining in the ten-year withdrawal period

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SRS member has $400K balance, withdraws at 63 – 64,
 does not withdraw at 65-66 and dies in 2015.
 All SRS monies shall be deemed to be withdrawn on the date of
 his death.
       YA         2012       2013      2014 2015                    2016
 Age             63         64        65       66        67
 Withdrawal      $40,000 $40,000 $0            $0        $320,000
 Amount
 Withdrawal      $20,000 $20,000                         ($320K – (6 x $40K) x
 Amount                                                  50% = $40K
 subject to
 tax
  Tax Payable    $0        $0          $0      $0        $550*

*Tax payable on 1st $40,000 Chargeable Income is $550.

           5.                    • Choose products that are suitable for
    Shares, Bonds,                 your risk profile.
    Unit Trusts and              • Rebalance your portfolio with lower-
    Other financial                risk investments when nearing
       products                    retirement.

     Provides potentially
   higher returns than fixed                Market fluctuations
           deposits.
                                                    Downside
            Benefits
                                                                 Possibility of
                                                                 losing capital
                                    Impact of policy
       More likely to beat             changes                Requires constant
           inflation                                             monitoring

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RISK AND RETURN
            TRADE-OFF
Investments that have potentially higher returns will
have higher risk of losing all or part of the capital.

                                Stocks    Highest Risk And
                                             Potentially
                                           Highest Return

                                 Bonds

                                 Cash     Lowest Risk And
                                           Lowest Return

Singapore Savings Bonds
 • To provide a safe and flexible way to save for
   your long‐term financial goals
 • Complement CPF and other options already
   available

                Singapore Savings Bonds
                  Exchange Traded Funds
                    Corporate Bonds

http://www.sgs.gov.sg/savingsbonds.aspx

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Main Features of SSB
                       LONG-
   SAFE                                     FLEXIBLE
Fully backed by        TERM                  Exit any month,
the Government       Interest steps up       with no penalty
                       over 10 years

        Tax-exempt                         Start with $500

         18 years
                                          Non-transferable
         and above

http://www.sgs.gov.sg/savingsbonds/Your-SSB/This-months-
bond.aspx

 Consider Before Investing
  Time                                     Risk
  Horizon                                  Tolerance

 Liquidity
                                         Objectives
 Needs

 Transaction                             How Return is
 Cost                                    Generated

    Diversify your investment portfolio to
                reduce risk.

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Your personal circumstances will change as your life
stage changes. Re-balance your investment portfolio
accordingly.
An Illustration of Asset Allocation According to Life Stages
    Accumulation                         Savings
  (20s to early 30s)              (early 30s to mid 40s)

                                                  High
                 High                             Risk
                 Risk                             20%
  Medium         30%                 Medium
   Risk                               Risk
   50%                                50%              Low
              Low                                      Risk
              Risk
                                                       30%
              20%

                                         High    Low      Medium
    High   Low     Medium

 When a person is nearing retirement, he should adjust
 his portfolio progressively to focus on capital
 preservation.
    Pre-Retirement                  Retirement
  (mid 40s to late 50s)         (late 50s onwards)

                                          High
            High                          Risk
            Risk
            15%                    Medium 10%
  Medium                            Risk
   Risk                             20%
   45%           Low
                 Risk                           Low
                 40%                            Risk
                                                70%

   High    Low     Medium         High   Low     Medium

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REVIEW YOUR PLAN
             REGULARLY
                         Interest Rates                   Health
  Inflation Rate
                           Factors that can
                        change during the pre-
                         retirement years and
                        can have an impact on
                               your plans

    Personal                                       Market
 Circumstances             Government             Conditions
                            Policies

                         ACTIVITY
  • Sam, 40, needs about $4,000/month to retire at 65.
  • He owns a 4-room flat with his wife of the same age who is
    not working.
  • They have 2 children aged 8 and 10.
  • If CPF Life payout grows according to inflation rate of 3%,
    expected payout is $2,000/month.

  $2,000 x 12             Median Life Expectancy (84) –
                          Retirement Age

                    X                         =
      Annual
                           No. of Years in           Gap to fill in
    Retirement
                            Retirement                  cash
  Income Gap in
       cash

What options can Sam consider to boost his retirement income?

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1. It’s never too late to start retirement planning

2. Considerations when applying age-appropriate
   options

3. Be extra prudent when investing your
   retirement savings.

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