FINANCIAL planning is crucial for every individual. It comprises several steps – gathering financial information, outlining aspirations, analysing financial status and framing-out strategies and planning.

To ensure financial planning becomes a reality, every individual should set a realistic achievement, and most importantly, nurture self-discipline in the implementation process.

I believe some TAP officers have taken the initiative by making their respective financial planning to achieve their aspirations.

This was yesterday highlighted by Employees Provident Fund (TAP) Corporate Affairs Acting Executive Manager Chua Sing Yee during a financial planning briefing to TAP personnel.

The monthly financial planning programme is an annual activity and one of the strategic implementation initiatives of the Corporate Communications Department relating to the five-year TAP strategic plan to enhance its image.

The Corporate Communication Department has outlined several activities throughout March including briefings, campaigns to update members’ information, and the climax being the Financial Explorace.

All these programmes aim to give awareness, knowledge and interest on financial planning to TAP and SCP members at government and private sectors.

The monthly financial planning programme will also involve secondary school students through the Financial Explorace, which will be held at SOAS College. It will involve 25 schools and colleges.

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