The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has declared its dividend for 2024. The rate for conventional savings is 6.30% (2023: 5.50%). It is the same (2023: 5.40%) for Simpanan Shariah. This is the first time that both types of accounts having the same dividend rate. This dividend rate is better than what I expected. Dividend history …
The most common financial planning mistakes made by Malaysians include: 1. Not Saving Enough or Starting Late Many Malaysians do not save enough for retirement or start saving too late, missing out on the benefits of compounding interest. This is a significant issue as the saving rate has decreased over the years, and fewer people …
In this article, I am going to share my plan to achieve financial freedom. The FF in the title stands for financial freedom. This can also be considered as my retirement plan as my purpose is to stop working once the target is achieved. How Much? The first question that I had to answer is …
Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has introduced its Retirement Income Adequacy (RIA) Framework on 12 December 2024. The RIA is set to launch in January 2026 but some details are already released. RIA Framework The RIA framework allows members to set savings targets that reflect different retirement lifestyles and aspirations. This approach emphasises the importance of …
Have you heard about FIRE? It stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. The concept of FIRE revolves around saving and investing aggressively to accumulate enough wealth to retire much earlier than the traditional retirement age. What Is Financial Independence? Financial independence means having enough wealth to support your lifestyle without needing to work for an …
In this net worth series, I have shared the net worth that a person in an age bracket (by decade) should have. We have discussed net worth for the 20s (click here to read), 30s (click here to read), 40s (click here to read) and 50s (click here to read) in the previous posts. In …
In this net worth series, I will share the net worth that a person in an age bracket (by decade) should have. We have discussed net worth for the 20s (click here to read), 30s (click here to read), and 40s (click here to read) in the previous posts. In this post, we will talk …
In this net worth series, I will share the net worth that a person in an age bracket (by decade) should have. We have discussed net worth for the 20s (click here to read) and 30s (click here to read) in the previous posts. In this post, we will talk about the desired net worth …
In this net worth series, I will share the net worth that a person in an age bracket (by decade) should have. We have discussed net worth for the 20s in the previous post (click here to read). In this post, we will talk about the desired net worth of a person in the 30s. …
In this net worth series, I will share the net worth that a person in an age bracket (by decade) should have. We will start with a person in the 20s. Data source Before we begin, let me explain the sources of my data. As I could not find the exact data for Malaysians’ net …
