{"id":26842,"date":"2017-06-05T10:39:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T02:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=26842"},"modified":"2017-07-04T11:42:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T03:42:22","slug":"reasons-use-prs-for-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/reasons-use-prs-for-retirement","title":{"rendered":"3 Mind-numbingly Obvious Reasons Why You Should Use PRS To Save For Your Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone talks about retirement planning and how important it is to start early. However, no one ever gives the low-down of when and how to get started.<\/p>\n

One of the recommended investment vehicles is the Private Retirement Scheme (PRS)<\/a>. PRS offer funds for individuals to invest in with the objective of saving for retirement.\u00a0It\u2019s hassle-free as you do not need to actively trade your investment. You can set it up once, and monitor your funds\u2019 performance periodically to see how well you retirement fund is growing.<\/p>\n

As with any investment, even a long-term one like PRS, there are many things we can do to ensure our money is working hard to afford us the retirement that we dream of. Here are 3 things a PRS contributor can do to reinforce their retirement fund:<\/p>\n

<\/span>Take advantage of perks & benefits<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The government has created a variety of tax incentives, and failing to utilise these incentives to maximum advantage is a huge mistake.<\/p>\n

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The good thing about reviewing your PRS account and funds every year before the end of the tax year is, you can top up the difference (if any) to enjoy the maximum tax savings.<\/p>\n

Quick tip<\/div>
For the younger contributors (between the ages of 20 and 30 years old), you can also take advantage of the PRS Youth Incentive.<\/div><\/div>\n

Under the Youth Incentive, the government will make a one-off contribution of RM1,000 to young PRS members who have accumulated a minimum gross contribution amount of RM1,000 during a period of two years. This incentive will be available between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Monitor fund performance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Investing in PRS is a long-term game, the funds aren\u2019t the type you can time like you would stocks or currency exchanges. However, this doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t need monitoring. You want to ensure you\u2019re always invested in a fund with the best potential.<\/p>\n

By monitoring your fund performance, you will be able to rebalance your portfolio and align it to your financial goals.<\/p>\n

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CIMB Preferred customers can monitor their PRS funds in the following ways:<\/p>\n