Affluent Indonesians plan to retire early – More than half of affluent Indonesians plan to retire early, according to a recent survey by London-based bank Standard Chartered, as the pandemic has prompted people to set new goals in life. The share of Indonesians with such a plan has reached 58 percent, according to the online […]
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More seniors in Singapore opting to work past 60 – More seniors here continue to be employed, buoyed by efforts to raise their employability, advance estimates released by the Manpower Ministry on Dec 1 revealed. The employment rate of seniors aged 65 and above rose at a faster pace and is higher this year compared […]
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Working longer can postpone cognitive decline – and may yet be the best reason of all to postpone retirement, or motivate one to find challenging stuff during the retirement years. Those who work longer experience less cognitive decline. I don’t know about you, but that alone would convince me to postpone retirement even if there […]
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Women and men should save differently for retirement – Women earn less over the course of their lifetimes and end up with less retirement savings than men. What can they do to ensure they don’t run out of money in retirement? When it comes to saving for retirement, you’ve probably heard the conventional advice to […]
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Simple lifestyle for a happy retirement – In a letter to New Straits Times, a reader outlined his experience to share – here are some excerpts. Among my four siblings, I am the only one who made Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions until I retired a decade ago. Even without EPF savings, all my siblings […]
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