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  • Asian fixed income shows strong performance and potential, despite global market fluctuations and economic uncertainties. It might be time to get onboard but how? Howie Lim finds out from Navin Saigal, head of fundamental fixed income, Asia Pacific at BlackRock.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    02:14 Asian market outperformance

    03:54 Uncorrelated growth patterns

    06:32 Anticipated risks

    10:18 Long-term outlook

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Navin Saigal, head of fundamental fixed income, Asia Pacific at BlackRock

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Chai Pei Chieh

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  • With the cost of living continuing to rise, investors are eager to discover ways to elevate their financial standing. Correspondent Howie Lim gets some actionable strategies for enhancing your income from Candy Valentino, author and financial analyst.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    01:31 Diversifying your income streams

    04:06 Capitalising on assets

    07:11 The reality of passive income

    10:27 Embracing long-term strategies

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Candy Valentino, author, business growth expert, and financial analyst

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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  • An intriguing aspect of personal financial management is the strategic accumulation of air miles. This can transform your travel experience and save you significant amounts of money. Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to the experts to find out you can ‘fly free’.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    00:59 Strategies to hack air miles

    02:49 The search for appropriate credit cards

    06:39 Why budget travel hasn’t dampened air miles accumulation

    09:20 Stay the course and then ‘fly free’

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Tim Philip from timtalksmoney.com; and Mark Tan, head of commercial, MoneySmart

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Chai Pei Chieh

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  • What is the current state of digital assets and crypto? What are the dynamics at play and now that institutional investors seem to be excited about the space again, what would this mean for retail investors? Howie Lim speaks to Kunal Chowdhry, CEO of Apollo Singapore Investments for more insights.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    02:04 Rise and fall of digital assets

    04:51 Why cryptocurrencies are top of mind again

    10:47 Which digital assets are worth the risk?

    14:20 The future of digital assets

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Kunal Chowdhry, CEO, Apollo Singapore Investments

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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  • Analysts are saying that tech stocks will move higher to end the year and through 2025 but others have turned bearish. So what do we do? And is there a way to navigate the space safely? Howie Lim speaks to Dom Rizzo, portfolio manager, global technology equity strategy at T. Rowe Price to find out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    00:56 What the deal with tech stocks is

    02:54 Understanding the sector

    04:26 Outlook for the tech sector

    07:39 Tips for retail investors

    10:47 The questions around AI

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    With Dom Rizzo, portfolio manager, global technology equity strategy, T. Rowe Price

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  • While the debate continues as to whether the Fed’s jumbo rate cut was anticipated, we’re more concerned as to what will happen to our investments and money. Experts and market watchers weigh in with tips on where to put our money now.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    01:49 Why understanding Fed decisions is important

    04:29 What the divided decision means

    06:02 Where the investment opportunities are

    12:10 More information may become available

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    With Charu Chanana, head of FX strategy and global market strategist, Daphne Tan, director of business development, CMC Markets Singapore and Daryl Ho, senior investment strategist, chief investment office, DBS Bank.

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

    A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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  • Returns on whisky cask investments can be attractive over time but investing through cask ownership has become a minefield, breeding scammers out to profit from the relatively opaque market. Good thing Howie Lim speaks to experts to help us navigate.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    02:37 Why whisky cask and not whisky investing

    04:43 How to be sure whisky cask is for you

    07:42 Whisky cask investing is safer than most asset classes

    10:05 Should whisky drinkers get involved?

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Alexander Knight, CEO, Whisky Cask Club

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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  • More young people crave independence and are moving out of their parents’ before getting married? How do you know when it’s time and if you have the means to do so? Howie Lim speaks to Tim Phillips from timtalksmoney.com and Seth Wee from Providend to find out when and how they did it.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    02:14 Budget considerations

    03:51 How investing will help

    07:09 Unforeseen expenses

    09:28 Should you buy or rent?

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Tim Phillips, timtalksmoney.com; and Seth Wee, client advisor, Providend

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

    A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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  • Investors fled from risk assets when the Asian stock sell-off deepened in August. It was speculated that interest rates would need to be cut rapidly to stimulate growth. Was this a one-off or a signal of things to come? Howie Lim finds out from Paul Chew head of research, Phillip Securities Research.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    02:46 Investors should not focus on one data point

    05:50 Precedents in history to draw parallels

    09:26 How market interconnectedness plays a role

    11:08 All times are uncertain and volatile

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Paul Chew, head of research, Phillip Securities Research

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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  • Companies should start placing a higher priority on both employee mental and financial well-being because the better your workers are, the better your company will be as well. How true is that and when did it become an employer’s responsibility to care for its employees’ finances? Howie Lim speaks to So Sin Ting from Endowus, Theodoric Chew from Intellect and Paul Gordon from Aon to find out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    01:48 Relationship between financial preparedness and self

    03:40 Financial well-being is about more than financial health

    06:18 Is it really an organisation’s responsibility?

    10:34 Take care of your people, and they’ll take care of business

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Theodoric Chew, co-founder & CEO, Intellect; So Sin Ting, chief client officer, Endowus; and Paul Gordon, head of financial wellbeing, APAC, Aon

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

    A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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  • With the US economy giving everyone whiplash in recent times and the Fed poised to cut interest rates, what does this all mean for your investments? Howie Lim speaks to Charu Chanana, head of FX Strategy and global market strategist at Saxo to find out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    01:43 How the US economy is doing so far

    04:30 Which scenario will be better for you?

    09:02 Where exactly the US economy is headed

    13:13 Is ‘timing’ rebalancing your portfolio bad too?

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Charu Chanana, head of FX Strategy and global market strategist, Saxo

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    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

    A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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  • After first gaining popularity in the early 1990s, investment-linked insurance policies have been a mainstay in the offerings of insurers. But how much has changed since then and do they have a place in your portfolio today? Howie Lim talks to CEO of Providend Christopher Tan and chief agency officer of Income Insurance Tan Chuan How to find out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, Howie Lim gets experts to break down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    01:33 How ILPs are like ‘cooking’ or ‘football’

    05:15 The skinny on wealth-accumulation ILPs

    09:38 Reasons to be cautious

    11:12 Benefits of ILPs

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    Hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Christopher Tan, CEO, Providend and Tan Chuan How, chief agency officer, Income Insurance

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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  • Debt can be scary but you’re not alone. There is help available and paths you can take. Howie Lim finds out what they are from Tan Huey Min of Credit Counselling Singapore and Seth Wee of Providend.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    03:48 Cheapest ways to get out of debt

    05:14 Are you ready to seek help?

    08:50 Things you can do

    11:58 Not as difficult as it may seem

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    With Seth Wee, client adviser, Providend and Tan Huey Min, general manager, Credit Counselling Singapore

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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  • Singapore as a global financial hub attracts expatriates from around the world. This drives prices and costs up. Additionally, Singapore has been crowned the costliest city for expats by several surveys. How is everyone dealing with this accolade and those pesky costs? Howie Lim finds out from Christopher Forbes from CMC Invest and Bryan Tay from Lendela.

    Synopsis: Every Monday. The Business Times breaks down useful personal financial tips with expert guests.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    01:10 Where do extra costs for expatriates come from?

    04:55 Increasing compensation package; a self-fulfilling cycle

    07:47 How citizens are coping

    12:09 Could the high cost of living force expats out?

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    Written and hosted by: Howie Lim ([email protected])

    With Bryan Tay, country manager, Lendela and Christopher Forbes, head of Singapore, CMC Invest.

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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  • What is ‘money dysmorphia’, ‘soft life’ and ‘loud budgeting’? Your guess is as good as any! Howie Lim finds out from Christopher Forbes of CMC Invest and Seth Wee from Providend whether these Gen-Z money trends are worth looking into.

    Synopsis: Every Monday. The Business Times breaks down useful personal financial tips with expert guests.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    00:58 Gen-Z money trends are really boomer financial fads?

    02:54 Doom spending can’t be good

    05:52 Tackling money dysmorphia

    08:26 The generations aren’t that different

    13:45 Advice which stands the test of time

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    With Christopher Forbes, head of Singapore, CMC Invest and Seth Wee, client adviser, Providend.

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

    Produced by: Howie Lim

    Engineered by: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

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  • The Supplementary Retirement Scheme or SRS is a tax efficient account but heavily underutilised in Singapore. How can we best utilise this account to help pad up our retirement savings and what should we be investing in?

    Howie Lim speaks to Hugh Chung from Endowus and Jermyn Wong from State Street Global Advisors to find out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday. The Business Times breaks down useful personal financial tips with expert guests.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    01:03 Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) adoption and statistics

    02:50 Investment strategies for SRS

    04:07 Tax benefits and withdrawal considerations

    06:50 ETFs vs Unit Trusts (for SRS)?

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    With Hugh Chung, chief investment advisory officer, Endowus and Jermyn Wong, head of intermediary South East Asia, State Street Global Advisors

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Lee Kim Siang

    Produced by: Howie Lim

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  • Arguably, the world’s largest democracy’s election was a one-man show: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP. But now that that’s done and dusted, how did the economy and the markets react to the results and where are the investment opportunities?

    Howie Lim speaks to Radhika Rao, senior economist & executive director, DBS Bank for more insights.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    00:59 Indian market reactions and investor sentiments

    02:56 Indian coalition government and market stability

    04:23 Post-election Indian stock markets analysis

    07:05 Risks and opportunities in Indian markets

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    With Radhika Rao, senior economist & executive director, DBS Bank

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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  • S-Reits are supposed to be the net outperformers for 2024. But that doesn’t seem to be the case so far. Is it looking on the up and up for them for 2H 2024, though? Howie Lim finds out.

    Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights of the conversation:

    00:58 Analysts' perspectives on current S-Reits’ performance

    03:25 Diversification in S-Reits

    05:25 Benefits of S-Reits vs other Reits

    07:42 Impact of upcoming trends on S-Reits

    10:55 Analysts' S-Reits winners

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    With Geoff Howie, market strategist at Singapore Exchange and Lock Mun Yee, deputy head of research at CGS International

    Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

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  • Holiday season is upon us but if you haven’t booked or planned, have no fear. There are still some ways you can save money without breaking the bank on those peak-period-marked-up prices.

    Synopsis: Every first, third and fifth Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

    Highlights:

    01:07 Top travel hack trend for 2024

    04:48 Tips for cheaper accommodation

    08:50 Tips for cheaper transportation

    11:39 Free accommodation!

    12:27 Utilising tech

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    With Diane Chang, executive director of the Consumer Banking Group at DBS Bank; Isabel Leong, blogger of Bel Around the World; and Jaclynn Seah, blogger of The Occasional Traveller.

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