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Well, you have done the math yourself in the above post, and i agree with the conclusion. CPF Life and MSS are just ways of withholding retirees savings so that the funds can continue to be part of Temasek and GIC cash cow.
Any singaporean can easily invest the sum in a higher yielding product, or even an insurance policies that will give more benefits. Only a fool would think that the CPF Board will give a competitive annuity payout or return on investment.
The trick regarding the CPF Life is that the payout varies and is dependent on the performance of the investment. This allows the management agent to cull off a big portion of the gain as its fees and leaving the crumbs to the retirees