BT Money Hacks

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's 101st episode explores whether there are too many financial advisers in Singapore and if we actually need them. Is it possible to take care of your own financial planning?  Correspondent Howie Lim speaks with Wayne Chen, founder and CEO of GoalsMapper, a financial planning so...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's monumental 100th episode looks at the importance of investing the extra cash you have, instead of saving too much. You could actually lose money if you just allow it to do nothing. BT's digital editor Chris Lim and his new co-host - correspondent Howie Lim - speak with David Kuo,...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at how many people have set up a part-time business, or side-hustle, especially amid the disruption and uncertainty caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Understand how to turn your side hustle into a money-making ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) business in th...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at what it takes to start a crypto or blockchain-based business. Understand the foundational technology of crypto in this episode, which is brought to you by Withers KhattarWong: https://www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/ BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Pang Xue Kai...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at how fees can quickly multiply and hurt the bottom-line when businesses deal in multiple currencies via traditional payment rails. Find out why and how multi-currency wallets - for businesses - are one way around it, in this episode brought to you by HSBC: https://...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at how disability insurance and long-term care aren’t on the radar of many. Find out why this should be on your must-do list during this pandemic, in this episode brought to you by Great Eastern: https://www.greateasternlife.com/sg/en/index.html BT's digital ed...

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode covers insurance, a risk management fundamental you need to sort out before considering more advanced money hacks. Find out why critical illness insurance is more crucial than ever during this pandemic, in this episode brought to you by Great Eastern: https://www.greateast...

Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode is aimed at young working adults, on the importance of having some kind of financial plan sooner rather than later, instead of waiting till they have a sizeable sum to invest. It is brought to you by HSBC: https://www.hsbc.com.sg/ BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Deepak Khanna, he...

Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode plugs the top financial knowledge gaps that some experienced investors may not even know too. It is brought to you by HSBC: https://www.hsbc.com.sg/ BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Deepak Khanna, head of wealth products and journeys at HSBC, who explains the following: What are t...

BT Money Hacks Ep 92: Trends for Asia's ESG investing outlook in 2021 and beyond 12:12 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) - a growing area of interest for retail investors especially in Asia - and the outlook for ESG investing in 2021 and beyond. It is brought t...

Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at the case for investing in China in 2021 and beyond. It is brought to you by Fidelity International: https://www.fidelity.com.sg/ BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Catherine Yeung, Fidelity International's investment director, who explains the following: China's household c...

BT Money Hacks Ep 90: Achieving passive income and wealth growth amid Covid-19 9:36 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this week's episode, we look at strategies for achieving passive income and wealth growth amid Covid-19 and the post-pandemic recovery. BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Luke Lim, managing director at Phillip Se...

BT Money Hacks Ep 89: Key investment themes to act on in 2021 10:36 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at investment themes retail investors can act on in 2021 and beyond. It is brought to you by Fidelity International: https://www.fidelity.com.sg/ BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Paras Anand, Fidelity&rs...

BT Money Hacks Ep 88: Protect digital financial assets and even large amounts such as 1 bitcoin 11:43 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this week's episode we look at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe and sound. BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Michael Shaulov, CEO and co-fou...

BT Money Hacks Ep 87: New digital banking opportunities for consumers, SMEs and micro enterprises 10:58 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this week's episode we look at how Singaporean consumers, as well as SMEs and micro enterprises, can benefit from digital banking services.   BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Hari Sivan...

BT Money Hacks Ep 86: Reasons to avoid ILPs or investment-linked insurance policies 10:53 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. In this week's episode we look at why you might want to avoid an investment-linked insurance policy, or ILP for short.    BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Christopher Tan, chief executive of Provid...

BT Money Hacks Ep 85: How to fix money mistakes of the sandwich generation 12:00 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at how to fix the top financial planning mistakes made by the sandwich generation, typically Gen X-ers and Millennials in their 30s and 40s, and who are responsible not only for bringing up the...

BT Money Hacks Ep 84: Making sense of the current market with BT's new podcast series 13:53 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode sees podcast editor Ernest Luis hosting The Business Times' digital editor Chris Lim and senior correspondent Ben Paul. They talk about BT's latest initiatives to help readers make better...

BT Money Hacks Ep 83: Demystifying ESG and sustainable investing 12:31 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This week's episode looks at ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing: what is it and how do you get started? It is brought to you by UOB Asset Management (UOBAM). BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Victor Wong, sen...

BT Money Hacks Ep 82: Evolving your investment portfolio for risk and liquidity 9:38 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode is about how to evolve your investment portfolio as you move through life on your path to retirement. It is brought to you by UOB Asset Management (UOBAM). BT's digital editor Chris Lim hosts Dharmo Soe...

BT Money Hacks Ep 81: How Gen Z youth can save and invest smartly earlier 12:14 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down useful financial tips. This episode looks at how and why Generation Z youth approach savings and investments. SingSaver conducted a survey over August and September this year, and found that when it comes to saving habits, Singapor...

Money Hacks Ep 80: Controlling your fund fees is key to investment success 10:32 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down useful financial tips. This episode tackles the importance of understanding and controlling your investment costs or fees, so you can let the power of compounding interest work for you. Chris Lim hosts Gregory Van, chief executive...

Money Hacks Ep 79: Differences and misconceptions over ETFs and unit trusts 9:22 mins Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down useful financial tips. This episode tackles the importance of knowing the pros and cons of ETFs and unit trusts. Chris Lim hosts Gregory Van, chief executive and founding partner of Endowus, the only digital investment...

Money Hacks Ep 78: How to manage your wealth and plan your legacy 12:01 mins Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode tackles the importance of managing your wealth and planning your legacy. It is brought to you by Opus by Prudential, which is Prudential's unique approach to wealth management and legacy planning for high net worth...

Money Hacks Ep 77: Why sticking to an asset allocation framework is key in volatile times 12:57 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode tackles good starter tips and discipline for asset classes and portfolio construction during this Covid-19 era. Chris Lim hosts Asheesh Chanda, founder and chief executive of Kristal. AI, tha...