Retirement

MoneyOwl launches planning tool to gauge income sufficiency in retirement

2026-10-15T02:07:41.000Z
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s administration has put greater emphasis on fiscal consolidation, with the government’s budget set to reach its 70% self-imposed ceiling.

Thailand plans early retirement programme to reduce civil servants

2026-10-11T11:30:10.000Z
A person may be financially wealthy, yet time-poor, experience-poor or purpose-poor.
BT50: THE NEXT CHAPTER

What comes after ‘enough’?

2026-09-30T23:00:00.000Z
For someone who has spent decades measuring their worth through targets, promotions and performance reviews, retirement should not require another scorecard, says the author.
SWITCHING LANES

The retirement we don’t have to earn

2026-09-25T23:00:00.000Z
Seniors playing table tennis at Pasir Ris Sport Centre. Healthy longevity is about being able to walk, being able to talk, to have friends and to have a purpose in life.
THINKING ALOUD

We’re living longer. But what are we living for?

2026-09-22T23:00:00.000Z
More high-net-worth individuals believe they will live to 100. This is reshaping approaches to work, retirement and wealth planning.
MIND THE GAP

A ‘portfolio life’ as the answer to the longevity challenge

2026-09-15T10:09:41.000Z
While my peers chased the latest lifestyle upgrades, I saw every increment as “fuel” for my future freedom, saving and investing as much as possible, says the writer.
SWITCHING LANES

The dividend of discipline – why I chose service over solitude

2026-09-11T23:00:00.000Z
Careers take decades to build, yet few people put the same effort into figuring out who they are without one.
SWITCHING LANES

Why investing in identity early is as important as building a nest egg

2026-08-28T23:00:00.000Z
In Singapore, retirement portfolios tend to be concentrated in cash, fixed deposits and insurance products, says James Ooi of Tiger Brokers.

Retirement portfolios are getting eaten up by inflation. Here are some assets to consider

2026-08-28T06:00:00.000Z
The writer (front row, centre), with board members of SGTraDex, a Singaporean public-private partnership operating a ‘highway’ for digital data exchange.
SWITCHING LANES

What a second retirement taught me about service and impact

2026-08-14T04:00:00.000Z