Investing your CPF might be exciting, but ensure you have enough too for housing and retirement. 

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Retirement seems like ages away for a young person, and the CPF that accumulates can feel like money just sitting in a fund. 

But what can we use CPF for? And should we all invest our CPF?  

In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at how to use your CPF, whether for investment or housing needs. 

Her guests are Angeline Teo from CPF Board and Gen Z undergrad Quang Long.

2:58 What are the different CPF accounts?

9:54 How do CPF savings grow?  

11:50 Using CPF for housing

14:55 What CPF cannot be used for 

16:28 How to invest your CPF

20:05 Other considerations when investing your CPF  

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Host: Sue-Ann Tan (suetan@sph.com.sg)

Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow

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