Mortgage Refinancing: Is a 0.3-Point Rate Cut Worth the Fees?
Calculate payment savings, upfront costs and a five-year exit balance for a RM300,000 mortgage. A lower monthly payment alone can be misleading.
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Rent or Buy in Malaysia? Compare More Than Rent and Instalments
A five-year RM500,000 home example includes the deposit, upkeep, sale costs and investing the renter’s spare cash. Test assumptions before choosing.
An Extra RM10,000: EPF Contribution or Mortgage Prepayment?
Compare interest avoided, uncertain future EPF dividends and access to your money. Use a decision checklist before committing spare cash.
EPF at 30, 40 and 50: What the 2026 Savings Benchmarks Really Mean
Understand the scope of KWSP’s 2026 age-based Basic Savings table, then build a separate retirement budget using your spending and savings horizon.
Retire on RM3,000 a Month: How Much Capital Might You Need?
Compare 3%, 4% and 5% withdrawal assumptions, then adjust a retirement target for inflation and reliable income. Understand what the calculation leaves out.
Your First RM100,000 in Three Years: What Must You Save Monthly?
Work backwards from RM100,000 using different starting balances and a zero-return baseline. Build a savings plan that does not depend on optimistic markets.
Retire at 45: Plan the Years Before Your EPF Retirement Withdrawal
Separate accessible investments from restricted retirement savings. Estimate a ten-year spending bridge and avoid counting the same EPF balance twice.
What Will RM1 Million Buy in 20 Years? An Inflation Reality Check
Compare purchasing power at 2%, 3% and 4% inflation. Learn how to keep nominal savings targets and inflation-adjusted results on the same basis.
RM12,000 a Year in Dividends: How Much Capital Would It Take?
Work backwards from a dividend-income target using net yields, then test cuts, payment timing and currency risk before treating it as spending money.
Received Dividends but Still Lost Money? Yield vs Total Return
Use a 100-share example to combine dividends, price changes and costs. Avoid treating cash received as proof that an investment made a profit.
0.2% vs 1% Annual Fees: The Difference After 20 Years
Compare annual asset fees on the same RM10,000 starting balance and RM500 monthly investment. Learn when a quoted fund return already includes expenses.
ROI, CAGR or XIRR? Choose the Right Investment Return Measure
Separate total profit, annualised growth and returns with dated cashflows. Download a small XIRR example and understand why deposit timing changes the answer.
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