What is Disability Income Insurance?

“It may never happen to me.” It’s the sentiment that most employees share when it comes to disability income insurance. Disability income (“DI”) insurance provides the insured individual with a monthly payout should the insured individual lose their ability to work for an extended period due to accident, injury or illness. During the period when the […]
Financial Planning: Get MAPPED

Contributed by: Estelle Heng Intern from Gerontological Management Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Temasek Polytechnic. ‘I’m too young to think about this’ is probably the most common excuse not to start financial planning in Singapore. However, if we think twice, we’re never too young. Parents buy insurance for their babies as soon as they […]
Top 5 Reasons Why “Financial advisers keep telling me I’m under-insured.”

Contributed by Raymond Wee, Financial Advisory Director representing Financial Alliance Pte Ltd (The contributor can be contacted at raymondwee@fapl.sg) Contrary to popular belief in Singapore, financial planning requires more than just a single meeting with your financial adviser. Planning for your finances is a complicated matter, mainly because your income, expenses, and debt changes as life […]