Our needs-based, customer-centric focus is based on three cornerstones:
- Sow and Grow ? (young adult) - During this phase of your life, you build assets. You get your first job, first home, first car. In addition, you acquire familial responsibilities ? you may get married and have children. Yet it is also a time when debts could begin to grow. Your first car and first home may be acquired with the help of a loan.
- Strengthen ? (mid life) - At this stage of your life, your income and expenses both grow. As you get more secure in your career, your advancement could result in a larger income. But your expenses may grow too. You tend to upgrade your lifestyle. You pay for the best education that you can afford for your children, get them married and help them settle into their careers. Perhaps you also use a part of your growing income to pay off the debts incurred in the ?Sow and Grow? stage and the ?Strengthen? stage.
- Reap ? Spend well, live well - (post retirement) ? During your golden years, financial responsibilities to your near and dear ones could diminish. You would like to focus more on living the lifestyle you have always wanted to. You may take holidays, pursue hobbies and donate to charities that you support. Unfortunately, it is also a time when health issues could begin to catch up with you. At this stage of life you must be financially very well equipped to ensure that you can live your retirement dreams and meet your health expenses.