Lorna Tan

Advance Care Planning helps your loved ones, caregivers and healthcare team act in your best interests if you cannot make decisions or speak for yourself.
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Why conversations about Advance Care Planning are a boon

In Singapore, women can expect to live four years longer than men, according to the Department of Statistics.
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Mastering long-term wealth for women

It is useful for partners to assess their differences in income and money management strengths to determine their division of financial duties.
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Power of two: Going from ‘mine’ to ‘ours’

Adopt the “pay yourself first” approach to build a disciplined savings habit and discern between needs and wants.
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Financial spring cleaning to kickstart 2026

SkillsFuture credits can be used to pay for approved courses. One way to maximise the credits is to stack it with other funding.
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Taking stock of finances before 2025 ends

The book highlights that as you move up the wealth ladder, you spend less time working for money and more time having money work for you, such as through business ownership and investments.
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Climbing the wealth ladder

Singapore inheritors are most likely to receive their inheritance assets in the form of real estate (19.7%), followed by business interests (18.1%), and then cash (17.7%).
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Developing a wealth mindset

An LPA is drawn up to appoint people (donees) to look after you (the donor) and make decisions on your behalf, at a time when you lose mental capacity.
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When an ex-wife fights to control her stroke-stricken ex-hubby’s assets

In a nutshell, travel insurance protects you from unexpected financial losses and acts as a safety net, covering costs relating to medical emergencies, trip cancellations, lost luggage, theft, insolvent tour agency and more.
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Travel light with the right insurance plan

A cash bucket allows you to enjoy liquidity whenever you need to draw down your financial resources during retirement, regardless of market ups and downs.
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Should I retire during market uncertainty?