Introduction
 
Every person should plan something for the foreseeable future should he want to live a comfortable life especially in his old days after retirement. For this purpose, there are a lot of plans available in the market.
 
Who should take this course?
 
 
This course is beneficial for students – who want to know more about computer programming and does not have a sound knowledge on different programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python etc.) and for programmers – who are interested in developing their basic knowledge about programming by focusing on media. This is a tutorial for beginners, whose main task is to turn from a novice programmer to the advanced level. 
 
What are the benefits of the course?
 
After completing this course, you will be able to know:
 
- About various insurance policies with respect to maturity
- How to choose the best retirement plan which can largely facilitate you according to your needs?
- How to decide on your investment portfolio?
 
Table of contents:
 
- Introduction
- MoneySENSE core financial capabilities
- Annuities
- Right sizing to a Smaller home
- Cash top-up to special account (SA) or retirement account (RA)
- Supplementary retirement scheme (SRS)
- Insurance policies with varying maturity dates
- Fixed deposit
- Possible options for your retirement
- Shares, bonds, units, trust and other investments
- Asset classes and allocation
- Risk and return go hand in hand
- Investing according to life stage
- Investing your CPF (Central Provident Fund)
- Consider before you invest
- Reviewing your plan
 
Author bio:
 
This convenient guide has been designed and prepared by Alex Lum - who is currently working as a director at MoneySENSE-Singapore Polytechnic Institute for Financial Literacy, Christopher Tan – Information Technology manager at Singapore Polytechnic Institute For Financial Literacy and Peggy Chan PY – who has served eight years in the financial industry, helping people to get financial assistance from various financial institutions.