Thursday, March 26, 2009
Merancang Persaraan Impian
Gambar di atas adalah keratan dari suratkhabar NST yang saya dapati suatu ketika dulu. Cuba tanya diri anda, di manakah anda, apabila anda berumur 64 tahun nanti.
Maaflah, mungkin bahasa saya agak kasar. Anda mungkin tiada masalah jika anda sudah mati ketika itu. Tetapi bagaimana jika anda masih hidup ketika itu. Dapatkah anda bayangkan keadaan anda ketika itu. Bagaimanakah cara anda membiayai kehidupan anda. Mungkin perbelanjaannya tidak banyak, jika sekadar ingin makan-minum sahaja. Tetapi sebaliknya, jika anda mengalami masalah kesihatan, jumlah perbelanjaannya pasti banyak.
Persoalanannya, jika anda tiada simpanan, bolehkah anda mengharapkan sumbangan anak-anak, yang pastinya mereka juga mempunyai tanggungjawab terhadap keluarga mereka ketika itu.
Bawalah renung-renung sejenak.
Mengikut statistik, di Malaysia hitung panjang hayat penduduknya di antara 72 dan 75 tahun. Untuk pengiraan kita ambil 72 tahun sudah cukup. Jika anda bersara dari pekerjaan pada umur 55 tahun, bermakna anda akan hidup selama 17 tahun lagi.
Dan mengikut statistik yang dikeluarkan oleh KWSP sendiri, lebih dari 70% pencarum KWSP menghabiskan wang mereka dalam masa kurang dari 3 tahun selepas bersara. Jadi, sekali lagi saya ingin mengemukakan
soalan, kalau benar-benar wang anda habis selepas 3
tahun bersara, bagaimana anda boleh menyara kehidupan anda untuk 14 tahun lagi.
Sekali lagi, cuba direnung-renungkan barang sejenak.
Mahu tidak mahu anda perlu merancang dari sekarang. Rancang persaraan impian anda. Ia tidaklah sesukar mana jika anda merancang dari awal.
Mari kita lihat contoh yang saya ingin kongsikan ini.
Misalkan, apabila bersara nanti anda akan hidup selama 17 tahun lagi. Dan setiap bulan semasa persaraan itu, anda memerlukan RM2,500 sebulan. Ini Bermakna anda perlu ada tabungan sebanyak RM510,000 sebelum umur persaraan itu. Katakan anda berumur 35 tahun sekarang, bekerja dan mempunyai gaji bulanan sebanyak RM2,000.
Jika anda akan bersara pada umur 55 tahun, bermakna, anda akan bekerja selama 20 tahun lagi. Katakan caruman KWSP anda dan majikan ialah RM460 sebulan. Dan jumlah wang yang sedia ada di dalam tabung KWSP anda ialah RM60,000.
Mengikut perkiraan mudah saya, dengan kadar purata
keuntungan KWSP sebanyak 5% setahun, wang KWSP anda akan menjadi lebihkurang RM341,721 selepas 20 tahun nanti.
Seperti di awal tadi, jika anda perlukan RM510,000
pada ketika persaraan anda, bermakna anda masih
kurang sebanyak RM168,279 lagi. Jadi bagaimana anda boleh mencukupkan tabungan persaraan anda itu. Salah satu cara ialah melabur di dalam unit amanah.
Katakan anda membuka akaun pelaburan minima sebanyak RM1,000 dan melabur di dalam amanah saham yang memberikan purata keuntungan 15% setahun. Maka untuk mendapatkan tambahan RM168,279 anda perlu menambah pelaburan anda sebanyak RM124 setiap bulan. Dengan cara ini, pada ketika hari persaraan, anda telah bersedia dengan jumlah RM510,000.
Tetapi untuk makluman anda RM510,000 bukanlah suatu jumlah yang besar. Kerana di dalam kiraan tadi kita tidak mengambil kira kadar inflasi iaitu sekitar 3%
setahun.
Apakah kadar inflasi? Mudahnya, inflasi menjadikan
nilai wang anda lebih kecil. Anda memerlukan wang
yang lebih untuk membeli barang yang sama. Contohnya, hari ini anda boleh membeli gula dengan RM1.45 sekilo. Tetapi dalam masa 20 tahun lagi, harga sekilo gula ialah RM2.62 sekilo. Ini bermakna wang
RM2,500 hari ini, pada 20 tahun akan datang,
nilainya ialah lebihkurang RM1,384.19 sahaja.
Contoh di atas berlaku, jika anda hidup dan bekerja
sehingga umur 55 tahun. Sudah tentu dengan disiplin
yang tegar, anda akan berjaya melakukannya. Tetapi
hidup ini penuh dengan ketidaktentuan. Apa-apa sahaja
musibah boleh menimpa anda, yang boleh menyebabkan 2 perkara besar iaitu, keluarga anda kehilangan anda, begitu juga punca pendapatan keluarga. Dan yang paling malang lagi anda masih ada, tetapi tidak dapat bekerja disebabkan musibah tadi, bahkan mereka memerlukan perbelanjaan besar untuk menjaga dan merawat anda. Wang simpanan anda tadi akan menjadi susut sebelum tiba masanya.
Fikir-fikirkanlah,
Sediakan payung sebelum hujan
Monday, March 23, 2009
How Safe Are Unit Trusts? We Tell You More
The nerves of many investors have been badly rattled of late. The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, and the mini bonds saga that followed, gave investors of the Lehman Brothers mini bonds a rude awakening, as they saw their investments reduced to nothing but worthless scraps of paper.
One fundamental rule of investing: Always know what you are buying into. If you know next to nothing about what you are investing in, do not buy into it, no matter how enticing the returns may seem, or how persuasive the personal banker may sound!
At Fundsupermart. com, we advocate unit trust investments, of course. But we are also strong proponents of investor education – one of our primary responsibilities is to ensure that investors know what they are investing in and are able to make profitable investment decisions in the long run. In this article, we tell you more about the advantages and disadvantages of unit trust investing, and the risk control measures behind unit trusts.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Unit Trusts In a Nutshell
By now, investors should be well-acquainted with the numerous benefits of unit trusts. Diversification, economies of scale, professional management and liquidity are the main benefits of unit trusts. For example, for a minimum sum of RM1,000, an investor can stretch his or her dollar and gain foreign exposure.
But as with any form of investments, unit trusts have their own set of risk and disadvantages as well. Firstly, the returns from your unit trust investments fluctuate according to market conditions. There is always the possibility that the value of your investments would depreciate.
Unit trusts are professionally managed instruments, but it does come at a cost to investors. Upfront sales charges, annual management fees and expense ratios are costs that investors have to take into account. The management fees and expense ratios vary from fund to fund and some can be more expensive than others.
Having run through some of the main advantages and disadvantages of unit trusts, let's take a closer look at the risk control measures behind them.
Understanding How a Trustee Works
The assets of a fund are taken into custody, and held by a trustee. In accordance with the duties and responsibilities of a trustee of a fund, trustees are required, but not limited to:
take into custody or control all the property of the fund and hold the property on trust for the participants
ensure that all the property of the fund is properly accounted for
keep and maintain a register of the participants of the fund
By holding on to the assets of the fund, the trustee functions as a third-party `safety net' for investors.
However, this safety net is not 100% "fool-proof" either. A trustee can also become insolvent. In the event that the trustee of a fund becomes insolvent, the trustee is not allowed to use the investors' holdings and monies to offset the trustee's debts. The fund manager will appoint another approved trustee to take over as the new trustee.
Will I Get My Money Back If the Fund House Winds Up?
Investors need not worry about their investments, in the event a fund house ceases its operations.
The assets of unit trusts are held separately on trust by the trustee for the benefit of the unit holders. In the event that the fund manager goes into liquidation, a meeting will be called by either the manager or the trustee for the purpose of determining an appropriate course of action.
If a resolution is passed at the meeting, the trustee will take the necessary steps to wind up the fund. The trustee then has to ensure that the resultant proceeds have been distributed to participants in the same proportion as their holdings of units.
One fundamental rule of investing: Always know what you are buying into. If you know next to nothing about what you are investing in, do not buy into it, no matter how enticing the returns may seem, or how persuasive the personal banker may sound!
At Fundsupermart. com, we advocate unit trust investments, of course. But we are also strong proponents of investor education – one of our primary responsibilities is to ensure that investors know what they are investing in and are able to make profitable investment decisions in the long run. In this article, we tell you more about the advantages and disadvantages of unit trust investing, and the risk control measures behind unit trusts.
Advantages & Disadvantages of Unit Trusts In a Nutshell
By now, investors should be well-acquainted with the numerous benefits of unit trusts. Diversification, economies of scale, professional management and liquidity are the main benefits of unit trusts. For example, for a minimum sum of RM1,000, an investor can stretch his or her dollar and gain foreign exposure.
But as with any form of investments, unit trusts have their own set of risk and disadvantages as well. Firstly, the returns from your unit trust investments fluctuate according to market conditions. There is always the possibility that the value of your investments would depreciate.
Unit trusts are professionally managed instruments, but it does come at a cost to investors. Upfront sales charges, annual management fees and expense ratios are costs that investors have to take into account. The management fees and expense ratios vary from fund to fund and some can be more expensive than others.
Having run through some of the main advantages and disadvantages of unit trusts, let's take a closer look at the risk control measures behind them.
Understanding How a Trustee Works
The assets of a fund are taken into custody, and held by a trustee. In accordance with the duties and responsibilities of a trustee of a fund, trustees are required, but not limited to:
take into custody or control all the property of the fund and hold the property on trust for the participants
ensure that all the property of the fund is properly accounted for
keep and maintain a register of the participants of the fund
By holding on to the assets of the fund, the trustee functions as a third-party `safety net' for investors.
However, this safety net is not 100% "fool-proof" either. A trustee can also become insolvent. In the event that the trustee of a fund becomes insolvent, the trustee is not allowed to use the investors' holdings and monies to offset the trustee's debts. The fund manager will appoint another approved trustee to take over as the new trustee.
Will I Get My Money Back If the Fund House Winds Up?
Investors need not worry about their investments, in the event a fund house ceases its operations.
The assets of unit trusts are held separately on trust by the trustee for the benefit of the unit holders. In the event that the fund manager goes into liquidation, a meeting will be called by either the manager or the trustee for the purpose of determining an appropriate course of action.
If a resolution is passed at the meeting, the trustee will take the necessary steps to wind up the fund. The trustee then has to ensure that the resultant proceeds have been distributed to participants in the same proportion as their holdings of units.
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