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Sorry to be a bit off topic here.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/busines...rs-2014050
The increase in min sum is not just due to accounting for inflation. That I would think its transparent and fair. But it is raised also to account for higher living standard. Costs as measured by inflation is more or less objective. How to measure standard? I am sure buddies here all have very different standards of living, so could properly survived on hawker fare and bread, some need weekend dine out, some need annual holidays.
I am concerned there is room for abuse, not implying that it would happen though. What is to stop future leaders to say, to account for standard of living, w should have 150k instead of 120k in 2003 dollars and after accounting for inflation, we start another round of adjustment upwards from 2020? It will not be difficult to imagine if we have 2 more rounds of such exercise in 2-3 decade, I will never see my minimum sum since it would most probably need to be aside a quarter to half a million, depending how we define standard of living??
Also, I say this not because I think we will have crooks in our midst, just think Greeces and maybe to a certain extend Europe, when the going get tough(e.g. Shrinking workforce plus economic downturn ), what is to prevent the "lesser evil" of higher standard of living to keep the system alive?
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(11-05-2014, 10:18 AM)Greenrookie Wrote: Sorry to be a bit off topic here.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/busines...rs-2014050
The increase in min sum is not just due to accounting for inflation. That I would think its transparent and fair. But it is raised also to account for higher living standard. Costs as measured by inflation is more or less objective. How to measure standard? I am sure buddies here all have very different standards of living, so could properly survived on hawker fare and bread, some need weekend dine out, some need annual holidays.
I am concerned there is room for abuse, not implying that it would happen though. What is to stop future leaders to say, to account for standard of living, w should have 150k instead of 120k in 2003 dollars and after accounting for inflation, we start another round of adjustment upwards from 2020? It will not be difficult to imagine if we have 2 more rounds of such exercise in 2-3 decade, I will never see my minimum sum since it would most probably need to be aside a quarter to half a million, depending how we define standard of living??
Also, I say this not because I think we will have crooks in our midst, just think Greeces and maybe to a certain extend Europe, when the going get tough(e.g. Shrinking workforce plus economic downturn ), what is to prevent the "lesser evil" of higher standard of living to keep the system alive?
I fully concur. If cpf ever increase the 120k ceiling , i be damm piss!
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Caelitus already has the answer - top up your SA. At 35 this year and having $155,000 in his SA, and assuming he continues to contribute $400 per month to his SA, plus compounding at 4%, his SA will grow to $344k when he turns 55. That should outpace whatever MS adjustment.
(09-05-2014, 11:23 PM)Caelitus Wrote: I view this as a bond component of a retirement portfolio. Decent risk-free returns of 4% and 5% (on first S$40,000). I am 35 this year and aim to hit the minimum sum again by end 2014 by contributing under the minimum sum topping-up scheme. Reduces my assessable income for tax savings.
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(11-05-2014, 12:53 PM)egghead Wrote: Caelitus already has the answer - top up your SA. At 35 this year and having $155,000 in his SA, and assuming he continues to contribute $400 per month to his SA, plus compounding at 4%, his SA will grow to $344k when he turns 55. That should outpace whatever MS adjustment.
(09-05-2014, 11:23 PM)Caelitus Wrote: I view this as a bond component of a retirement portfolio. Decent risk-free returns of 4% and 5% (on first S$40,000). I am 35 this year and aim to hit the minimum sum again by end 2014 by contributing under the minimum sum topping-up scheme. Reduces my assessable income for tax savings. Ha! Ha!
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wolfT,
are u refers to minimum sum?
it is always increase one lar.
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(11-05-2014, 03:29 PM)chialc88 Wrote: wolfT,
are u refers to minimum sum?
it is always increase one lar.
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Hi Chialc,
I believe he is talking about $120k of 2003 dollars. It is possible to back calculate the value of the present value of $155k to 2003 dollar, and find out how far we are now from the ceiling.
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(11-05-2014, 08:20 AM)Temperament Wrote: Anyone buying Annuity for longevity?
For one, I do. Not really an annuity, but a wholelife plan on joint-life basis that pays a fixed sum annually till both of us pass away and my kids will get a payout from the insurer.
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11-05-2014, 03:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-05-2014, 03:55 PM by WolfT.)
(11-05-2014, 03:29 PM)chialc88 Wrote: wolfT,
are u refers to minimum sum?
it is always increase one lar.
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The MS was set at $80,000 in 2003 and will be raised gradually until it reaches $120,000 (in 2003 dollars) in 2015.
In 2013 MS (in 2003 dollar) was $115k. We left 5k to reach "120k" in 2015. Assuming that each year is 2.5k.
(117,500/115,000) * 148,000 * 1.025 (inflation of 2.5%)= $154,997
Round off to nearest hundred. You will get $155k min sum for 2014
For 2015:
(120,000/117,500) * 155,000* 1.xx (xx depend on inflation) = $xxx,xxx
So for 2016 onwards
(120,000/120,000) * (2015 min sum)* 1.xx (xx depend on inflation) = $xxx,xxx
After year 2015, Min sum will continue to increase. But it will based on inflation only. Of course CPF can change their goal post again.
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(11-05-2014, 03:35 PM)NTL Wrote: Hi Chialc,
I believe he is talking about $120k of 2003 dollars. It is possible to back calculate the value of the present value of $155k to 2003 dollar, and find out how far we are now from the ceiling.
Thanks. After I saw WolfT's calculation, crystal clear.
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(11-05-2014, 03:51 PM)WolfT Wrote: (117,500/115,000) * 148,000 * 1.025 (inflation of 2.5%)= $154,997
Round off to nearest hundred. You will get $155k min sum for 2014
A minor comment :
The inflation rate for 2013 was 2.4%, not 2.5% [1]
The round off was to the nearest thousand.
[1] source from singstat at
http://www.singstat.gov.sg/news/press_re...ec2013.pdf
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