TR EMERITUS

Dr Christopher Balding The Singaporean government recently increased the minimum amount required for Central Provident Accounts which as caused concern among many people.  Given that I have written numerous times about CPF, I will only recap the highlights before moving on to my primary topic about CPF today. First, the Central... 

I refer to the 12 May 2014 TR Emeritus article “What’s so special about downtown Orchard Rd, Gilbert?” by Cynical Investor. Mr Investor dismisses Mr Gibert Goh’s claim that our sovereignty will be threatened by the Filipino’s celebration of Independence Day at Orchard Road on the basis of his belief that the Filipinos... 

In my earlier posts I raised several questions as to how the balance of a deceased member be paid out. It was always in cash to the beneficiary. Then someone said he received a sum of $40k in his Medisave Minimum Sum Account from his deceased wife. He was startled and angry. He spent a fortune on his wife’s medical fee prior...