Your CPF Is Earning More Than You Think. Here's the Exact Math | EP1629🦖

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Your CPF Is Earning More Than You Think. Here's the Exact Math | EP1629🦖

A lot of uncles I talk to still think “my CPF SA pays 4%, that’s it”. The forensic truth is very different. A typical 55-year-old with about S$190,000 in CPF is quietly earning 5–6% on the first S$60,000 of that stack, because of the bonus interest tiers that never show up in the headline rate. Once you see that, every “safe income” stock in your portfolio looks very different.

If your CPF is already paying S$1,800 a year on the first S$30,000 at 6%, and another S$1,500 on the next S$30,000 at 5%, any dollar you pull out at 55 to chase a 4–5% yield suddenly looks like a downgrade, not an upgrade. Before you touch your OA, your RA, or your SRS, you need to know exactly what your current CPF floor is, and whether that REIT or dividend stock is really clearing it after fees, cuts and volatility.

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