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financial planning

Companies & Markets

CPF earns Asia-Pacific’s first A in global ranking of pension systems

The OCBC Financial Fitness Index – which measures the financial health of Indonesians aged 25 to 35 – fell 0.65 points to 40.6 points in 2025.
Companies & Markets

Financial health of young Indonesians worsens in 2025 as savings decline: OCBC survey

Many Gen Zs are still students or early in their careers and often delay financial planning to focus on growing their earning potential, notes Prudential.
Singapore

Most Gen Zs lack retirement plans and overlook insurance: Prudential Singapore

Financial planning can dispel some uncertainties, including the optimal size for a rainy-day reserve.
Opinion & Features

Pension drawdown: it’s all spend, spend, spend (advisedly)

Investors often overestimate their risk tolerance when markets are calm, only to discover their true limits during turbulent periods.
Wealth & Investing
MONEY WISDOM

Assessing risk tolerance is a lifelong conversation

Despite heightened uncertainty and rising living costs, nearly two-thirds of affluent investors in Singapore remain confident about achieving their long-term financial goals.
Singapore

US$1.39 million: That’s the sum Singapore affluents say they need to retire comfortably

For the full year, CPFIS-included funds delivered a positive return of 11.3 per cent for investors.
Singapore

CPF members can make housing, retirement and health insurance plans with new digital platform

With limited resources, we must make intentional choices and learn to be content in the seasons we're in.
Wealth & Investing
MONEY WISDOM

Balancing wealth, health and ikigai through life’s changing seasons

The CPF retirement scheme can provide everyone with the foundation for a comfortable retirement.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Employers should encourage employees to start retirement planning early

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Wealth
MIND THE GAP

Portfolio yield: a ballast for volatile times and stable source of returns

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