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I see many people saying investment linked policies are bad though... And ILPs especially have very high commission fees which throws people off. Should I be wary of these? I do plan to start my own financial investments pretty soon too 😥
Yeah I'm aware of that... But I probably start it too late either. The latest I intend to start is 5 years later, and if I seem my financial stability good enough I'll start earlier
I guess people saying ILP are scams made me really paranoid. And I realize that even ILP can't protect from rising costs and you might still have to increase the amount you pay. Most people came out saying it wasn't worth it anymore and just stopped?
They're not scams per se, it's just their dividend payouts don't really come higher than market returns. Which makes sense then if you just go straight to an index fund. But we don't have those. The closest we have are mutual funds that acts like index funds.
Investment i do believe is something you ought to decouple from insurance. And seeing your answer I just want to emphasize that because your early 30s is the absolute last best time to get a good rate on your premiums so if you need to prioritize, priority should go to insurance (you're likely not to have chronic conditions, so they can't deny you coverage for preexisting etc. You want them on the hook for having to cover your diabetes for example, not give them the opportunity to deny this + you have to pay higher premium because higher risk)
That sounds fair... I guess it's all about the ezpectations. And no I'm not you are an insurance salesman haha 😂
Investment-linked policies also have different types and they will ask what's your risk appetite and how soon do you want to see returns.
I'll say this much: with few exceptions, not a single fund can beat the market overall. Some years you'll do better, some years you'll do worse. Consider it as a way to park excess money, but if you're eligible for the Amanah Sahams, take those instead.
Eh, shouldn't I treat investments and insurance apart tho ? 😅
I'd say so, but ILPs will be a dominant part of a typical agent's sales pitch so if you don't prep you might get caught up by their catalogue. But at least you got that clear!
Thanks for the great insight by the way! The one thing that bothered me is the base plan was life insurance and TPD, which wasn't what I really wanted(I'm mainly looking for medical insurance). I guess I just need to think what I really and get a plan that I really need, then only add riders as years go on.