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Planning for retirement: 5 potential income streams

20th June 2018 by Lindsay Yap 3 Min Read

https://expatliving.sg/retirement-income-sources-expat-financial-planning/

Even if retirement seems a while away, there’s no harm in planning ahead! When you stop working, you’ll need money for daily expenses – and, in all likelihood, increasing healthcare costs. However, without a steady retirement income to rely on, your savings will eventually run. With pension contributions from employers often not being a viable option for expats on account of frequent relocation, we asked Andrew Talbot of Expat Financial Planning, to discuss a handful of avenues of income to consider.

Gathering your retirement fund

An increasingly popular method to build money for retirement is to create a pot from various sources; this reduces the risk of the “stream running dry”, as these alternative sources can balance things out. Here are five financial assets that might help you produce your retirement income. (Keep in mind that the location of your retirement is an important factor, and you’ll need to take into account currency, local taxes and duration of stay.)

Globaleye retired couple
Looking ahead to retirement?

#1 Part-time work or consultancy

You may still be able to continue to work for your current employer on a part-time basis or venture into directorships or consultancy work. Many retirees are ready to end their full-time career, but are still interested in part-time work; this can provide a steady stream of income. It may be completely unrelated to what you used to do; or, if you loved your past job, you could consider taking on part-time consulting opportunities. This can also be in different countries (note the different currencies, though). 

#2 Social Security or state pensions

Depending on your country’s retirement system, you may be entitled to a government pension or social security payments. This can generally be received if you contributed, worked for a number of years in the country or pay taxes there. The income tends to be constant, with very modest increases tied to inflation, and will only be in one currency.

#3 Pension Income

You may have a pension from a former employer or your personal pension plan – you may even have a few. These tend to be complex in their structure, but provide an income at a set retirement age. Some even pay a lump sum at the beginning. Considering that the currency is likely to be the country of the employer, tax may be taken off the payment, depending on which country it is.

Globaleye rental property
You could consider renting out your property

#4 Rental Income

If you have a second property or a large property portfolio, you’ll benefit from this. You may decide to convert cash or investments into a rental property at retirement to provide you with extra income. The property will have running costs, but there typically won’t be any finance or mortgage costs as this has usually been paid off before retirement. Property is becoming an increasingly highly taxed asset so there may be future taxes to consider. The currency is also in the country that the property is in. However, if you find trouble getting tenants, you may run some losses or not have any earnings.

#5 Investment Income

This can be derived from a portfolio of shares or fixed interest bonds. You may also consider selling your investment holdings in your portfolio each year. The holdings can be in different currencies to reflect your location choice and can be tax efficient depending on the structure.

Handy planning tip:

Start by assessing the figure you want or think you’ll need during your first year of retirement. Then proportion this amount into the different streams (as seen below).

Globaleye infographic retirement income streams

 

Book an appointment now.

Written in collaboration with Expat Financial Planning
For advice on savings, investments and other financial matters, call Andrew at 9824 1470.
Expat Financial Planning is part of Avrio Wealth Pte Ltd. 

 

Read more:

Should I get financial advice?

Tips on investing for expats

Have you updated your will recently?

Lindsay Yap

Living in Singapore all her life, Lindsay loves finding out what's on and fun around town. Besides binge-watching sitcoms and pigging out on her favourite hawker food, she enjoys exploring new places and is constantly adding to her travel wish list!

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