Income Gro Retire Flex Pro

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/5

Category

Life Insurance

Type

Retirement Income Plan/Annuity

Covers

Death and Terminal illness

Optional add-on Riders

N.A

Available Policy Term

Retirement Income payout of 10 or 20 years or up to age 100

Overview

  • Next best option for a source of guaranteed income while retaining some level of liquidity after reaching the CPF Full Retirement Sum (FRS)
  • Highly customisable premium options and policy term to accommodate different retirement timelines
  • Participating fund has historically maintained a low expense ratio of less than 1%, allowing for higher non-guaranteed bonuses to be distributed to policyholders. 

For Whom

Suitable For

People looking to grow wealth, pre-retirees, individuals seeking an alternate source of guaranteed income to supplement CPF LIFE payout during retirement

Not Suitable For

Individuals with higher risk tolerance may consider investments instead

For What Purpose?

Income replacement for dependants or self in case of:

Provide a monthly retirement income

Provides a monthly payout, comprising both guaranteed and non-guaranteed amounts for the chosen payout duration of 10, 20 years, or up to age 100. 

What are the Pros & Cons?

Pros

Has a relatively high guaranteed yield proportion to cushion the ‘Safe Retirement Income Floor on top of CPF LIFE payouts 

Availability of different premium options  and payout options: 

  • Payout options:
    Flexible durations of 10 years, 20 years, or up to age 100
     
  • Premium payment modes:
    Cash and/or SRS (Supplementary Retirement Scheme).
     
  • Premium payment terms:
    Choose from a single premium or spread over 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 years.

Disability, Accidental Death, and Retrenchment benefits provide extra payouts and waive premiums during the payment term, reducing financial strain while keeping retirement plans on track

Cons

A minimum accumulation duration of 5 years is required after the last premium payment before payout can commence. As such, the plan is unsuitable for policyholders seeking immediate payout benefits.  

What's the Cost?

$100,000 single premium plan entered at ages 40, 50, and 60, and left to accumulate till age 65 before payout commences
Income Payout based on $100,000 and $200,000 Single Premium

Example 1:
Based on $100,000 single premium plan entered at ages 40, 50, and 60, and left to accumulate till age 65 before payout commences.
 

Payout duration of 20 years, starting from age 65 to 85.   

Age of entry to plan  Monthly Guaranteed Income (a)  ^Monthly Non-Guaranteed Income (b)  Total Monthly Income (a+b)  Cumulative payouts from age 65 to 85  ^Yield at Maturity @ age 85 (illustrated Rate of 4.25%)  
40  $594  $1,006  $1,601  $384,137  4.00% 
50  $450  $556  $1,006  $241,507  3.69% 
60  $421  $198  $618  $148,428  2.76% 

 

Example 2:
Based on $205,800* single premium plan incepted at age 55 and left to accumulate for 10 years, till age 65 before payout commences.

Payout duration from age 65 to age 100, for 35 years. 

Age of entry to plan  Monthly Guaranteed Income (a)  ^Monthly Non-Guaranteed Income (b)  Total Monthly Income (a+b)  Cumulative payouts from age 65 to 85  ^Yield at Maturity @ age 85 (illustrated Rate of 4.25%)  
55  $695  $644   $1,339  $562,174  4.02% 

* $205,800 is used as a comparison against the CPF Full Retirement Sum for Year 2024,
^The non-guaranteed portion of the monthly income and the yield at maturity are based on the illustrated rate of return of the participating fund at 4.25%.

 

Things to Note

  • Options for premium term:  Single premium, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years 
  • Disability, Accidental Death, and Retrenchment benefits apply only to Regular Premium (RP) policies only 
Written by: Anton Tan, CFP®
Last updated: 21 November, 2024

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