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Want An Early Retirement? Achieve Your Retirement Goals With Annuities

With increasing life expectancy in Singapore, are you worried about outliving your savings? Or do you perhaps wish to enjoy an “early” retirement at age 55. In this article we elaborate on how annuities can help to achieve your retirement goals.

  • Phuan Wei Ning
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  • Published on 27 Mar 2020

At 83.5 years, Singaporeans have one of the longest life expectancy in the world.1 With this expected to continue increasing, it is therefore important to keep in mind rising longevity when planning for your retirement. Would you have enough for your retirement or will there be a possibility of you outliving your savings?

While CPF Life was designed to help Singaporeans plan for our retirement, eligibility for pay outs start from age 65 with monthly pay outs starting from just $750. As such, if you were to enjoy an early retirement at age 55, would you have sufficient retirement savings to tide you through age 55 to 65? Moreover, would $750 a month be sufficient for your retirement expenses? In this article we highlight the 3 reasons to consider using annuities for your retirement.

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Updates on CPF Life

The Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) for 2020 is set at $90,500.2 This shows an approximate 3 per cent year on year increase in BRS.

Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) required at age 55
Percentage increased
Monthly pay outs from CPF Life Standard Plan at age 65
2017
$83,000
-
$700-750
2018
$85,500
3%
$720-770
2019
$88,000
3%
$730-790
2020
$90,500
3%
$750-810

However with CPF Life’s Standard Plan only giving $750 to $810 a month in pay outs, this may be insufficient for our retirement expenses. Therefore, if you would like to receive higher pay outs to supplement your CPF Life pay outs, consider annuities.

(See "I Already Have CPF Life, Do I Still Need Annuities?")


What are annuities?

A type of life insurance, annuities are usually purchased for retirement planning. Upon reaching retirement age, pay outs are given thus allowing the insured to receive a regular stream of income for life. These pay outs can then be used for retirement income or to supplement CPF Life pay outs and/or retirement savings.

Annuities are available for all to purchase regardless of any medical conditions or pre-existing illnesses. With a guaranteed acceptance, annuities provide a convenient solution to those who wish to receive a regular stream of income for life.

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#1 Annuities as a solution to outliving your savings

Providing a regular stream of income, annuities eliminate the possibility of us outliving our savings. This offers reassurance with knowledge that we will have enough for our retirement. With pay-outs starting from a specified retirement age, annuities can be used to complement our retirement savings. Additionally, this also prevents the premature use of our savings as well as allow for the accumulation of non-guaranteed bonuses for higher pay outs.

If you find the CPF Life monthly pay outs of $750 to $810 insufficient, consider using annuities to receive additional retirement income.

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#2 Annuities are protected by the Policy Owner’s Protection Scheme

Protected by the Policy Owner’s Protection Scheme (PPF Scheme), annuity plans are guaranteed in the event of the failure of the insurer. While unlikely to happen, this acts as a safety net for your policy by offering 100 per cent protection for your guaranteed benefits thus providing a peace of mind.3

(See "3 Reasons To Use Your SRS For Annuities")


#3 Income from annuities may not be subjected to market volatility

Market fluctuations could make your assets worth more in good markets or less if markets were to underperform. With assets subjected to market volatility, this brings about uncertainty with the value of $1 million now likely to be valued differently 10 years later. However, income from annuities may not be subjected to this market volatility.

Comprising of both guaranteed and non-guaranteed components, annuities provide a steady stream of income. The guaranteed component in annuities will also provide you with income certainty. With financial security, this allows you to embrace and enjoy your retirement years without having to worry about the markets or your finances.

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Annuities are suitable for:

  • Retirement planning
  • Receiving a lifetime stream of income
  • Supplementing CPF Life and any retirement savings
  • 3 Generation planning (specified plans)

  • Annuities are not suitable for:

  • Death coverage
  • Health coverage

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    1Source: http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2019-human-development-index-ranking

    2Source: https://www.cpf.gov.sg/askjamie/user/uploads/Retirement%20Sums.pdf

    3Source: https://www.sdic.org.sg/calc/pop_calc


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