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Endowus X CNA Money Mind: I Want To Retire Early At 45

Financial strategies for 26-year-old Singaporean Gen Z.

CNA Money Mind’s feature on early retirement in Singapore.

Overview

CNA’s Money Mind explores personal finance, wealth-building, and economic trends across Asia.

CNA approached Endowus for a feature on early retirement among Gen Z investors in Singapore. The interview was an opportunity to share practical financial planning advice and introduce Endowus’ perspective on long-term investing to a younger audience.

The Challenge

The interview needed to answer viewers’ questions about early retirement while building awareness of Endowus. This meant introducing CPF investing as one of its key offerings within a useful discussion of retirement planning, keeping the conversation informative and natural.

CNA interview still summarising the discussion: plan early, compound returns, save consistently and review investments
The interview connected early retirement aspirations with practical financial planning. Still from CNA Money Mind.

The Solution

I worked with the CNA producer to connect young investors’ retirement goals with practical financial planning. My role included:

  • Coordinating the interview between CNA and Endowus.
  • Aligning talking points with the early retirement theme and Endowus’ messaging.
  • Preparing a briefing book with key messages and suggested responses to the producer’s questions.

The briefing book brought together the interview objectives, the producer’s questions, and Endowus’ key messages. It gave our Chief Client Officer a clear structure for discussing goals-based planning, long-term investing, and CPF.

This placed CPF investing within the broader retirement discussion and kept the focus on what young investors needed to know.

Interview briefing book: objectives, key messages, and suggested responses.
Endowus Chief Client Officer discussing CPF during the CNA interview, with the on-screen message Maximise your CPF
CPF investing featured as part of the broader retirement discussion. Still from CNA Money Mind.

The Result

150,000+

YouTube views within 2 months of release.

250,000+

YouTube views to date.

Through the feature, Endowus shared its perspective on retirement planning with a wider audience. Sharing the interview on the brand’s press page and social media extended its reach.

Endowus press-page feature about the CNA Money Mind interview
The interview featured on Endowus’ press page.