CPF-SA savings 10 years from now.

The biggest downside of not being gainfully employed is the lack of mandatory CPF contributions.

To ensure that my CPF savings will become a more significant bond component of my investment portfolio in my golden years, I have been making voluntary contributions.




Checking on my CPF account last night, I wondered how much would I have in my CPF-SA by the time I am 55? 

55 years old. That is also when money from my CPF-SA will be moved into my newly created CPF-RA to fund the annuity called CPF Life.





My CPF-SA savings in January 2017:

$215,862

Assuming that CPF annual contribution limit (now $37,740) remains unchanged in the next 10 years and applying the following allocation rates:

Click to enlarge. Source: CPF Board.

Doing voluntary contributions to the annual limit each year, for the next 5 years, about $8,159 each year will go to my CPF-SA. 

Ratio of contribution to the SA being 0.2162.

http://www.moneychimp.com/calculator/compound_interest_calculator.htm

At age 50, I would have $308,588 in my CPF-SA.




For the 5 years following that, about $11,699 each year goes to my CPF-SA. 

Ratio of contribution to the SA being 0.3108.

http://www.moneychimp.com/calculator/compound_interest_calculator.htm

At age 55, I would have $441,344 in my CPF-SA.





Of course, all else being equal, the number is likely to be bigger 10 years later as the calculations do not take into consideration the additional 1% interest payable on the first $40,000 in the CPF-SA.

Although it is not $1 million, $441,344 is nothing to scoff at either.





This is why I have told some rather worried readers who are pretty risk averse and who are not investment savvy to seriously consider using the CPF-SA as their primary tool to achieve greater financial security in their old age.

As simple as ABC? 

As simple as CPF.

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