CJH Financial Planning

Today a business friend asked me if there is any way to insure her parents, who are in their late 70s, against medical costs. I told her that unfortunately the policies at my disposal have a maximum entry age of 75, and therefore I’m not able to provide cover for them. However I advised her on a viable alternative, that is “self-insurance”. I asked if she has any other siblings and she replied yes. I then went on to suggest that from now on, she and her siblings should start contributing some money into a medical fund for their parents, and this pool of money becomes an “insurance fund” for them. Coupled with Medishield Life as well as their Medisave funds, this approach should help to alleviate most of the medical costs. Suddenly I can see an imaginary light bulb lit up in her mind — an “a-ha” moment! She said that if each sibling contribute $200 monthly, it seems like this is a do-able strategy. Financial planning isn’t always about buying more insurance policies. Sometimes...

It's been a while since my last post as I've been busy with business, taking a series of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) exams, as well as the additional regulatory requirement of the CMFAS M9A and M8A exams. However I am happy to inform that an article I written was featured in this month's Coverage , a financial industry magazine published by the Insurance and Financial Practitioners Association of Singapore (IFPAS). Here is a scan of the magazine cover: You may access the following article from this link for your reading pleasure:  http://bit.ly/Szo4r2 I would like to pay special thanks to following individuals: - My lawyer Mr Chung Ting Fai for helping me to vet through the copy, - Mr Richard Yeo from Probate Enterprise for your Will Planner training which equipped me with the necessary knowledge in this field, - Mr Benny Lim for your training on Estate Planning during the AEPP programme. Cheers! Johnny