Success is in your hand!

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Time for Private Retirement Scheme (PRS) Again!

Every year I have written one to two posts on the Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia regulated Private Retirement Scheme (PRS). This year I will do the same as well since we are going towards the end of 2017 and it's about time to invest in PRS again! 




If you have read my previous PRS post back in 2015, you would have known all the advantages of investing in PRS. Up to date, the advantages are still remain the same, which include:

  1. Set aside another retirement saving on top of Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
  2. Enjoy up to RM3,000 Tax Relief allowable by Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN)


And also the newly added and change to the advantages:
  1. Nominate for your loved ones
  2. Get rewarded with RM1,000 Youth Incentive (Only for Malaysian aged 20-30)  

If you happen to be one of #YourFinanceDoctor's clients, one of my advice is to invest at the end of the year. PRS allows you to enjoy the RM3,000 tax relief regardless of when you invest the money, as long as it is within the calendar year. So why not make good use of the money first in the beginning of the year, be it to invest in share market or unit trust, then only invest in PRS at the end of the year. 


Of course, this does not apply to all, especially those non-financial savvy person or those without the discipline to keep the money, which may ended up with no more cash at the end of the year. So in this case, #YourFinanceDoctor may advise you to just apply for a monthly auto deduction (direct debit authorization) from your bank account to PRS. 


So regardless which type of person you are, if you are reading this and you have yet to invest in PRS, NOW IS THE TIME! I strongly believe that you should be investing in PRS as long as you fulfill the following criteria:
  1. Your Income is Tax Liable (You are required to pay tax!)
  2. You are Malaysian aged 20-30 (More reason to invest!)

In other words, I can't think of any reason for you to say no to PRS unless you are:
  1. Your Income is not Tax Liable (You doesn't need to pay tax!)
  2. You are older than aged 30


So let's get it done! Then, your next question will be...  Which PRS Fund to Invest? Similarly, I have written in 2015 (click here to read) on the 3 methods for you to determine which fund to invest out of a total of 56 available PRS funds.  


Contact #YourFinanceDoctor now to kickstart your PRS!


Next PRS post I will be writing about the newly added advantage of Nomination and the change of Youth Incentive from RM500 to RM1,000. Stay tuned! 

44 comments:

  1. To be able to get into the telephone banking of a certain banking facility, you have to do a registration with the institution for that service. You may get a customer number and passwords to verify your identity whenever you want to use the service. Michael Bach Atlanta & Michael Bach Atlanta The customer calls a special phone number that the bank sets up and then goes through the authentication process before they can carry out any transactions. The service can be carried out using a live representative or through a system that is automated and one with the capacity to recognize voices.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Nice post it give me loads of idea.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Lots of ideas, lots of tips..i got so many new info from your entry..thanks so much for sharing

    ReplyDelete
  4. Interesting info..i just did my unit trust..perhaps i should try this..but not sure which one to choose

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thank you for sharing. So many tips. will share with my friends!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Thanks for the info..will start to plan for my future retirement schemes

    ReplyDelete
  7. One of my friend is client of your finance doctor's . I should share this to him so he could do some research and maybe invest in it

    ReplyDelete
  8. I income pun tiada sangat then, dah tua.....

    ReplyDelete
  9. Good info nasib kerja ada juga yang boleh bantu di masa tua nanti...

    ReplyDelete
  10. so informative and great advice! really helpful. will bookmark this article. thanks finance doctor!

    ReplyDelete
  11. thanks for the info. let's spreas to others :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thanks for being so informative, I was planning for this for so long but never got the time to do it. Guess this round I better do it.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Nice sharing and so informative for me. Will make my husband read it too hihi

    ReplyDelete
  14. Good advice for the young... never knew abt this before...

    ReplyDelete
  15. This is indeed a good way to invest your financial. Maybe this is kind of out of the topic, but can you advise on how to invest for people who doesn't have fixed income source?

    ReplyDelete
  16. nice sharing. investment utk hari kedepan.. bagus!

    ReplyDelete
  17. Is a good way to save before reach golden age as our money has become smaller and smaller.

    ReplyDelete
  18. so good to read these kind of readings. Indeed very motivating and a good sharing! Thank you for the tips!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Good sharing. Like to drop by here to read more financing tips.

    ReplyDelete
  20. good info . If only I foun dthis tip long ago, now its too late. I am retired hehe but nevertheless I will share this info with my kids and gradchildren

    ReplyDelete
  21. Thanks for sharing. Like to read the finance tips from your blog. Good sharing

    ReplyDelete
  22. Wahhh what a good sharing! Will surely look up more of your contents on finance. A good read indeed!

    ReplyDelete
  23. Jenuh mengatur kewangan zaman sekarang ni ... terima kasih sharing ...

    ReplyDelete
  24. PRS is so good.. no reason to say No..

    ReplyDelete
  25. Untuk private sector ni memang bagus ambil PRS. I memang dah buat PRS. Almost 3 years 😊

    ReplyDelete
  26. Good information & very helpful. 😎

    ReplyDelete
  27. Thinks should bear in mind don't ever run from paying tax, they will chase you soon. PRS is very important for our future life, supposedly have stable and enough money for retirement later.

    ReplyDelete
  28. The private retirement scheme (PRS) is a long-term volunteer investment scheme designed to help individuals make savings for their retirement. The scheme complies with the mandatory contribution made to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

    ReplyDelete
  29. thank you for sharing.. many tips!

    ReplyDelete
  30. good entry indeed.. got many tips and info.. will bookmark this entry

    ReplyDelete
  31. Hi finance doctor. I'm already invest in prs for my future and for tax relief. Others should follow too.

    ReplyDelete
  32. Terima kasih pengkongsian ni.. Tip yang bagus ni

    ReplyDelete
  33. Thanks for sharing this entry, very good information and very helpful

    yanmieonline.com

    ReplyDelete
  34. I think i should follow to invest in prs for my future..will find out details on this later

    ReplyDelete
  35. Good sharing. Got lots of idea and tips how to invest in prs

    ReplyDelete
  36. This post is very informative.. will share with others the tips and idea..

    ReplyDelete
  37. I scared of risk so I just invest in provident fund. Slow and steady

    ReplyDelete
  38. Hahaha i sayang duit, takut nak melabur dah. Kena cukai pun i emo. Duit mengalir macam air.

    ReplyDelete

Feel free to comment! Thank you!

Henry Tan - Your Finance Doctor © 2014. All Rights Reserved | Powered By Blogger | Blogger Templates | Designed by-Dapinder

UA-40859242-2