EPF payout 6.1% for 2021, Look beyond EPF for retirement

No rush for tiered EPF dividends  https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/03/03/no-rush-for-tiered-epf-dividends?utm_source=Smartech&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsalert&utm_content=20220303&__sta=vhg.uosvpxjsmqesamkpob%7CIUHH&__stm_medium=email&__stm_source=smartech

KUALA LUMPUR: After announcing surprisingly good 2021 dividends for contributors – 6.1% for conventional savings and 5.65% for syariah savings – the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) says it will not rush into implementing a tiered dividend system.

 PETALING JAYA: While the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) provides the best savings and retirement scheme for private sector workers, economists are advising them to invest in other schemes as well to tide them over.

Economics expert Prof Dr Barjoyai Bardai of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak said people should start investing in endowment schemes, and unit and property trusts to ensure solid growth of their wealth.

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Modern-day living poses threat to finance, four steps to avoid

Four steps to avoid becoming a burden to your children 

WHEN we were young, people were very careful with their money. Frugality was the order of the day as all available resources was channelled towards just surviving.

Today, our First World problems sound like this: “Should I get the iPhone 5s or wait for the iPhone 6? Such a dilemma!”

I do think that our modern-day living poses a serious threat to our finances. If we do not do something, we may be heading for a personal financial crisis.

Here are four reasons why:

1. LIVING IN EXCESS

Perhaps it is a rejection of our parents’ frugality that we have the need for many things. We are likely to have more than one holiday a year, many expired goods in our pantry, 10 pairs of shoes and a fancier car than our parents.  

2. NO FEAR FOR THE FUTURE

We grew up in a time of plenty with no real threat of war. So there is no need to have "storage" for future calamity. This abundance mentality has allowed people to throw caution to the wind and be totally comfortable spending every sen they have or even what they don’t have.

 3. A RELIANCE ON OTHER'S RESOURCES

There is the safety net of FAMA (father, mother) who will rescue their distressed adult children. How long can FAMA sustain us before their lack of funds become our problem? Also, while EPF is a good retirement vehicle, perhaps it may not be enough to fund your cost of living over the long haul.

4. PRESENT WANTS OVER FUTURE NEEDS

In the 1950s, the lifespan was only a few months after retiring at 55. Now, people are living two decades longer but have not realised the implication of this. They are "enjoying" themselves too much rather than thinking about the future.

If we don ’t correct these four grave financial mistakes, the persons we are today will grow old to become poor tomorrow, dependent and a burden to our children and society. It won’t be anyone’s fault but ours.

Let us plan for the future, so that we will not be woefully unprepared for it.

Contributed by by Amelia Hong

The writer can be contacted at info@successconcepts.biz