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Why making CPF LIFE part of your retirement plan can pay for most expenses

CPF LIFE is a solid back-up plan that can give your overall investment portfolio a boost due to its stable payouts.
CPF LIFE is a solid back-up plan that can give your overall investment portfolio a boost due to its stable payouts.

Me and My Money: MD uses everyday purchases to teach his children about money

eToro managing director Yaki Razmovich at his office in Somerset on May 15, 2026.
eToro managing director Yaki Razmovich at his office in Somerset on May 15, 2026.

‘I feel poor’: S’pore’s young professionals are earning good money, but feel financially inadequate

Money is frequently tied to deeper emotional needs and a proxy for security, self-worth, love and validation, says psychiatrist David Teo, deputy medical director at Connections Mind Health.
Money is frequently tied to deeper emotional needs and a proxy for security, self-worth, love and validation, says psychiatrist David Teo, deputy medical director at Connections Mind Health.

CPF LIFE or invest on your own? It depends on whether you can manage money in old age

If you are over 55, it is prudent to book an appointment at the CPF Board to check your estimated payout before you make a substantial top-up.
If you are over 55, it is prudent to book an appointment at the CPF Board to check your estimated payout before you make a substantial top-up.

The risk of depending on properties for retirement

Retirees are unlikely to renovate their homes and this in turn reduces the selling price
Retirees are unlikely to renovate their homes and this in turn reduces the selling price

Retire with more money? Learn how to grow $1m in your CPF from the first InvestMe event video

Mr Tan Ooi Boon, Invest editor at The Straits Times, shares insights on retirement fund planning at ST InvestMe's first financial literacy event, Retire With More Money.
Mr Tan Ooi Boon, Invest editor at The Straits Times, shares insights on retirement fund planning at ST InvestMe's first financial literacy event, Retire With More Money.

Retirement planning starts with you: ST Invest editor at first of six financial literacy workshops

Mr Tan Ooi Boon, Invest editor at The Straits Times, shares insights on retirement fund planning at ST InvestMe's first financial literacy event, Retire With More Money, at the SPH Media Auditorium on May 16, 2026.
Mr Tan Ooi Boon, Invest editor at The Straits Times, shares insights on retirement fund planning at ST InvestMe's first financial literacy event, Retire With More Money, at the SPH Media Auditorium on May 16, 2026.

Branded Content

How to build resilience amid geopolitical tensions and AI disruption

With geopolitical tensions feeding through to energy prices, inflation and growth expectations, quality and selectivity are becoming essential for credit investors.
With geopolitical tensions feeding through to energy prices, inflation and growth expectations, quality and selectivity are becoming essential for credit investors.

Man forced ex-wife to sign away HDB flat but agreement ruled as invalid

The court ruled that the man cannot force the ex-wife to give him the flat because the agreement was not fair.
The court ruled that the man cannot force the ex-wife to give him the flat because the agreement was not fair.

Me and My Money: Marketing manager fulfils childhood dream of being an entrepreneur

ST20251104_202525200973 Kua Chee Siong/ samoney/

Profile of Colette Chan (Ember & Ash) at her home, on Nov 4, 2025.
ST20251104_202525200973 Kua Chee Siong/ samoney/

Profile of Colette Chan (Ember & Ash) at her home, on Nov 4, 2025.

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