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Invest in land in Canada

Hi Mr. Tan,
I was approached by a marketing manager who gives me an interesting investment proposal. Can I asked your opinion. Will it be a good investment to put some money on land in Canada near Vancouver?

REPLY
Go to Ask Mr. Tan or www.tankinlian.com/ask.aspx and search for "Land Banking". You will see a FAQ written by me previously.

Make your personal financial plan

Make your personal financial plan here. You will get a PDF report showing how much your savings will accumulated at the time of your retirement (you can specify the age or leave it at the default age of 65) at various investment yields. This is converted into a monthly sum, assumed to be withdrawn over 20 years - which is the typical life expectancy after age 25.  It also shows the monthly sum adjusted for inflation - to give you an idea of the real value of the retirement income, so that you can see if it is adequate. You can make changes to the savings and see the impact.

This financial plan shows the importance of the following:

• To earn  a yield of at least 4% per annum, or 2% above the rate of inflation
• To have adequate savings to supplement the CPF (say 15% to 20% of your income)

If you need advice on how to understand the financial planning, you can refer to an expert who can provide guidance for $50 only. This can save you from wasting a few thousand dollars in a bad life insurance policy. It is important for young people.

Here are some examples of the financial plans for people at various ages:

Age 25
Age 35
Age 60

However, you should prepare a plan that suits your personal circumstances.
You can buy my book, "Get value from your Life Insurance" to know the insurance policies to avoid and a better way to manage your financial planning. It is available at a discount on the soft launch on 19 February.

Tan Kin Lian

Do you have a good boss?

Read an article in SGEP, www.easyapps.sg/sgep/latest.aspx. Search for "good boss".

Financial Planning book in Chinese

Wobao printed this article about the financial planning book (in Chinese) by Tan Kin Lian
http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=402. It will be available in the bookstores by the first half of March.

Financial advisers can benefit or destroy consumers

I met a marketing director of a computer software to be used by financial advisers. He wanted to see how we can collaborate. I told him that there are two types of advisers:

• Those that benefit consumers by helping them to take advantage of tax incentives and earn a better yield, net of tax and charges
• Those that mislead consumers into buying a life insurance policy that gives a poor yield

He agreed with my views. He was previously a financial adviser in Holland. He told me that Holland had the same bad experience of mis-selling and that the regulators had to impose fines on insurance companies and advisers. I told him that, to my knowledge, no fine was imposed on insurance companies, although the case of malpractices is quite bad in Singapore. He agreed to write to me and share some of his perspective as a financial adviser.

Tan Kin Lian

TOC Budget Forum - 19 February 2011

Survey: Give your views on my paper in this survey.
Read my views in this paper

I have accepted an invitation to be a Guest Speaker at the Budget forum as follows:

Date: 19 February 2011

Time: 2pm to 5pm

Venue: Azea Personal Coaching,  24 Raffles Place, Clifford Centre #07-04 Singapore 048621

There will be three guest speakers. The purpose of this forum is aimed at giving people a platform where they can listen to the speakers’ views and discuss about the government’s Budget which is released the day before.

The format is such that the speakers will be given about 20 minutes each to speak on their respective topics before the floor is opened to the audience for a Q&A session.

I will be speaking on the following topics

a) Taxation and GST
b) Use of tax revenue for social benefits

c) Keep housing affordable

d) Moderate the cost of living

Look forward to have you join the event. (TOC will be putting up a registeration form soon at www.theonlinecitizen.com).

Read my article here:

Tan Kin Lian's latest

http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=401

Google Map - Directions for public transport

I have just moved to my new office in Midview City. My office staff lived in Sengkang, Yishun, Toa Payoh and Bukit Batok. They only know how to get to the office on the MRT. I go to Google Maps and get alternative directions for them on public transport. In all the cases, the best option is to go by bus which takes a shorter time. The buses are less crowded.

You can try Google Maps. But if you want me to help you, just send the postal code of your home and workplace to inbox@tankinlian.com. I will train my staff to send the directions to you on a PDF.

Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/

Discount on "Wisdom on How to Live Life"

On 19 Feb and for one day only, the 'Wisdom on How to Live Life' books are also sold at discount (i.e. $20- each). See http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=396

Term to 99 years

This term insurance policy looks attractive, but has high risk. You pay twice the premium (of a 25 year term) and stand the risk of losing the excess premium due to many factors beyond your control.


Ask Mr. Tan
http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=400

This is an example of many evaluation of investment and life insurance products that will be available only to FISCA members when the new website is launched on 1 March 2011. We invite the public to join FISCA an benefit from these evaluation. It is easy to search for a specific product.

Latest postings

The latest postings in SGEP and TKL website can be found from the "Latest" tab in these websites. I usually refer people to this page, so that they can view the other articles that have been posted. If you visit after the same day, you may not be able to find your article in the top page. In that case, try to seach for the article by entering the keyword in the Search button. You will usually get it quickly.

Some readers have asked me to post the direct link to the article. I will do so selectively. My aim is to get the readers to read the latest articles daily, rather than rely on the direct link. It is best for you to keep a bookmark and visit the latest page daily. 

Tan Kin Lian

We help the dictators to steal

There is an article in SGEP about how Britain helps dictators to rip off and steal from their people. Singapore should also be careful that we are not seen to be playing a similar role.

Democracy vs the Elites

Read this article about American democracy and the elites
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/opinion/12herbert.html?_r=1
Sounds like Singapore.

Sites that answer your money questions

Here are some websites that have FAQ on money issues or an expert who will answer your question. In the future, this type of information will be available to FISCA members only - after the login to the FISCA website.


Ask Mr. Tan
http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=399

Poor yield on Vivo-life

This case study shows the low yield on the Vivolife policy. The reduction in the yield is too high.  The insurance agent sells this policy on the point that the policyholder needs to pay premium for a limited period, but does not explain that the deductions are too high, giving a poor yield.


Ask Mr. Tan
http://tankinlian.com/admin/file.aspx?id=398

This is an example of the evaluation of financial products that will be available exclusively for FISCA members after the new website is launched in March 2011. There will be many examples of life insurance policies, structured products and bonds. We will build up a databank of more than 100 evaluations within a year, I encourage consumers to wait until March to join FISCA, as we are now busy in revamping the website .

Tan Kin Lian