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Because of their systematic nature, MIPs have become popular as a means of planning for specific events, like retirement or your children’s school fees. In fact MIPs may be appropriate for any kind of long-term contingency; other examples could include medical or parent care expenses.

The take-up of MIPs varies across Asia. In Korea millions of workers have installment plans which make up significant net flows into the stock market. In Australia, Malaysia and latterly Hong Kong, which have payroll-deducted pension schemes, contributions in effect behave like MIPs; whether self-selected or managed by a third party, they get funnelled into the market on a regular basis.

Even if you do make payments into a pension scheme, the case for investing in an MIP still stands. For unlike the west, where the welfare state is well-established, Asia does not have deep coverage hence savings rates tend to be higher. But these are not always well used. An MIP helps nudge you in the direction of growing those savings in an affordable way.

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