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Are you about to retire and still have to pay a mortgage? This is asking for trouble: selling the house and transferring liquid assets

A civil servant nearing retirement takes a NT$11.5 million mortgage, uses NT$1.5 million for a car, and invests NT$10 million through 4-3-3 while facing NT$45,000 monthly payments. The speaker favors selling.

Published
Mar 23, 2026
Total duration
7:38
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CLEC Investment & Wealth

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Video Overview

The civil servant owned a debt-free rental property but recently borrowed NT$11.5 million over 30 years at a reported 2.3%, creating monthly principal and interest of about NT$45,000. Salary is NT$60,000 a month, with NT$200,000 in annual rent and a NT$360,000 bonus, and retirement is planned in three years. Of the loan, NT$1.5 million would buy a car and NT$10 million would enter QQQ, 00670L, and cash. The speaker argues that the mortgage, rather than fine-tuning the portfolio, is the central retirement cash-flow problem and favors selling. Property value, rent, taxes, fees, and loan terms still require comparison.

Key Takeaways

  • The reported NT$11.5 million, 30-year mortgage carries about 2.3% interest and NT$45,000 monthly payments even though retirement is planned in three years.
  • NT$1.5 million would buy a car, while NT$10 million is split among QQQ, 00670L, and cash, adding market leverage to mortgage debt.
  • The video compares a mortgage-offset account with short-term bonds, but the 2.3% and 4% figures are case assumptions rather than fixed returns.
  • The speaker favors selling the property to remove debt and increase liquidity; the result depends on rent, sale price, taxes, fees, and retirement spending.

Chapters

About 00:01:27 · A mortgage before retirement

The case adds a NT$11.5 million mortgage shortly before retirement.

About 00:02:14 · Car purchase and 4-3-3

Part of the loan buys a car and the balance enters a leveraged 4-3-3 portfolio.

About 00:02:51 · Where the cash belongs

The writer compares where to hold cash and worries about losing bonus income after retirement.

About 00:04:27 · Offset account versus short bonds

The speaker contrasts offset-account savings with actual short-bond income, subject to current rates.

About 00:05:30 · Selling for liquidity

The proposed structural solution is to sell the property, repay debt, and increase liquidity.

Related Topics

civil-service retirement, NT$11.5 million mortgage, retirement cash flow, 4-3-3 allocation, QQQ and 00670L, mortgage offset account, property-sale decision

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