I will state my assumptions (to fill missing gap) as I go along, if its wrong please adjust accordingly.
9k before cpf means your take home is about 7.8k since cpf is capped at 20% of 6k.
I will assume one of your kid will complete tertiary education by the time you reach 62, so it's probable that your overheads will drop towards 3.6k (using 80% of current).
There will be two areas to tackle and solve.
A) your expenses between 62 to 65 (cpf life payout starts at 65)
B) whether your assets plus cpf life payout can sustain the overheads of 3.6k.
For (A), my recommendation is for you to aim towards 36 x 3.6k = 130k in your SRS balance which can be withdrawn from 62 if you create the account now (if you haven't). Even if you don't have balances in srs now, if you contribute at least 7.5k towards the srs for the next 17 years, on your contributions alone we will hit close to 130k, which you can withdraw from 62 to 65 to cover your expenses.
(B) is the greater concern. I assume you turn 55 in 2030, which I estimate the ERS amount then to set aside in retirement account to be 365k in 2030. If you can hit 181k in your special account by end of 2020, it can compound to at least 326k by 2030, so we probably need about 40k from your OA as well to set aside for ERS.
The issue is I estimate ERS payout to average about 1.8 to 2+k in the first fifteen years and upwards of 2.5k thereafter (based on escalating at 2%). To be Conservative, we will take 2k as middle ground assumption for you when you reach 65 and activate cpf life payout.
So your gap to address is a further 1.6k monthly till when you pass away. 1.6 x 12 = 19.2k per year. Technically still not too hard.
Some suggestions to address the 19.2k
1) if you build a stable reits portfolio targeting 4% dividend yield, you only need the base amount of this portfolio to be 500k to get 20k of dividends per year.
2) In addressing part A, I said 7.5k annually helps address your take out amount for 62 to 65. If you aim for the cap of 15.3k per year, then the balance amounts (use very little gains assumption) can support withdrawals of 19.2k for another 7 years. Not too bad.
3) If you have balances in cpf OA, if you can address everything I mentioned, try not to withdraw at 55 to let it earn the 2. 5%. In order of withdrawals, it should be first srs (must withdraw before you turn 72 anyway), then your cash or cpf (keep more in oa or sa if you still have to earn more interest). If you want to address using OA interest, then 770k of OA balance will generate 19k of interest per year.
So in summary, set savings for the SRS first, then work on achieving the ERS, and work on some of the suggestions which can possibly address the gap of 19.2k that I assume you need.
added side note, if you have working mother child relief, and already max out the tax relief, don't setup srs since there is no tax benefit. Instead set that amount aside like a separate bank or retirement account
I will state my assumptions (to fill missing gap) as I go along, if its wrong please adjust accordingly.
9k before cpf means your take home is about 7.8k since cpf is capped at 20% of 6k.
I will assume one of your kid will complete tertiary education by the time you reach 62, so it's probable that your overheads will drop towards 3.6k (using 80% of current).
There will be two areas to tackle and solve.
A) your expenses between 62 to 65 (cpf life payout starts at 65)
B) whether your assets plus cpf life payout can sustain the overheads of 3.6k.
For (A), my recommendation is for you to aim towards 36 x 3.6k = 130k in your SRS balance which can be withdrawn from 62 if you create the account now (if you haven't). Even if you don't have balances in srs now, if you contribute at least 7.5k towards the srs for the next 17 years, on your contributions alone we will hit close to 130k, which you can withdraw from 62 to 65 to cover your expenses.
(B) is the greater concern. I assume you turn 55 in 2030, which I estimate the ERS amount then to set aside in retirement account to be 365k in 2030. If you can hit 181k in your special account by end of 2020, it can compound to at least 326k by 2030, so we probably need about 40k from your OA as well to set aside for ERS.
The issue is I estimate ERS payout to average about 1.8 to 2+k in the first fifteen years and upwards of 2.5k thereafter (based on escalating at 2%). To be Conservative, we will take 2k as middle ground assumption for you when you reach 65 and activate cpf life payout.
So your gap to address is a further 1.6k monthly till when you pass away. 1.6 x 12 = 19.2k per year. Technically still not too hard.
Some suggestions to address the 19.2k
1) if you build a stable reits portfolio targeting 4% dividend yield, you only need the base amount of this portfolio to be 500k to get 20k of dividends per year.
2) In addressing part A, I said 7.5k annually helps address your take out amount for 62 to 65. If you aim for the cap of 15.3k per year, then the balance amounts (use very little gains assumption) can support withdrawals of 19.2k for another 7 years. Not too bad.
3) If you have balances in cpf OA, if you can address everything I mentioned, try not to withdraw at 55 to let it earn the 2. 5%. In order of withdrawals, it should be first srs (must withdraw before you turn 72 anyway), then your cash or cpf (keep more in oa or sa if you still have to earn more interest). If you want to address using OA interest, then 770k of OA balance will generate 19k of interest per year.
So in summary, set savings for the SRS first, then work on achieving the ERS, and work on some of the suggestions which can possibly address the gap of 19.2k that I assume you need.
added side note, if you have working mother child relief, and already max out the tax relief, don't setup srs since there is no tax benefit. Instead set that amount aside like a separate bank or retirement account