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Money Hacks Ep 76: Understand what products and risk profile suit you as an investor 12:57 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode tackles portfolio diversification and what products fit different profiles. Chris Lim hosts Dhruv Arora, founder and chief executive of robo investment advisory Syfe, who explains some basic start...

Money Hacks Ep 75: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19? 10:53 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Host Chris Lim speaks remotely with bionic financial adviser MoneyOwl's chief executive and chief investment off...

Money Hacks Ep 74: Why insurance is good risk management during uncertain times 10:42 min Synopsis: Updated fortnightly on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode is aimed at how to understand basic personal risk management amid the market turmoil this year. Host Chris Lim speaks remotely with SingSaver's founder and country manager Rohith Murthy. They tackle th...

Money Hacks Ep 73: Fortitude and the market in Covid-19 times 12:33 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. This episode is aimed at how investors can approach the market despite the impact from Covid-19.   On May 26, finance minister Heng Swee Keat delivered an unprecedented fourth budget, dubbed the Fortit...

Money Hacks Ep 72: Passive vs active investing - debunking misconceptions  12:59 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. In this episode, we talk about passive and active investing, ETFs and unit trusts. Why should the average investor care about the differences? Host Chris Lim speaks remotely with Greg...

Money Hacks Ep 71: Be a hassle-free landlord through Reit investments 11:18 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at those who are interested in investing in property through real estate investment trusts (Reits) and Chris Lim hosts Dhruv Arora, founder and chief executive of robo inv...

Money Hacks Ep 70: How companies should transform during the Covid-19 circuit breaker 15:59 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at owners and management of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies. In this episode, Ernest Luis hosts Tan Su Shan, group head, ins...

Money Hacks Ep 69: Is 2020 the year for savvier DIY property hunters and sellers? 9:54 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at younger and savvier homeowners and buyers who want to explore "DIY" property transactions and save some money. In this episode, Chris Lim hosts Lewis Ng, chi...

Money Hacks Ep 68: Lessons for budding women entrepreneurs in the Covid-19 era 15:22 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at budding women entrepreneurs. Do you feel the burning desire to become one? If you are a mother or a caregiver, and thinking about starting a side business, thi...

Money Hacks Ep 67: How can AI and big data help investors? 9:07 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. In this week's episode, we talk about artificial intelligence (AI) and big data and how they can help investors. Chris Lim hosts Adam Reynolds, CEO Asia-Pacific, Saxo Markets, as he answers the following:...

Money Hacks Ep 66: Should you invest your CPF money in a turbulent market? 9:06 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. In this week's episode, we talk about CPF investments, and if you should invest them in a turbulent market. Chris Lim hosts Gregory Van, chief executive and founding partner of Endowus, the...

Money Hacks Ep 65: Basics of loyalty programmes 9:06 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. In this week's episode, we talk about loyalty programmes, what they are and how they can work for the investor. Chris Lim hosts Adam Reynolds, CEO Asia Pacific, Saxo Markets, as he answers the following: 1. Should in...

Money Hacks Ep 64: Demystifying managed portfolios 9:42 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. In this week's episode, we take a look at managed portfolios: what exactly are they and how are they managed? Chris Lim hosts Christophe Marciano, head of discretionary portfolio management, DBS Bank, as he answer...

Money Hacks Ep 63: What are vehicle protection services? 15:13 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. How different are vehicle protection services from car insurance? Ernest hosts Manfred Schmoelz, president of the Asia-Pacific region for Assurant, as he answers the following:   1. What should co...

Money Hacks Ep 62: What is a robo-advisory? 10:15 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. Robo-advisers are becoming more common in Singapore, but just what is a robo-advisory and how is it different from traditional investing methods? Chris Lim hosts Evy Wee, head of financial planning & personal invest...

Money Hacks Ep 61: Getting the most out of cashback/rewards cards 10:03 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. Most Singaporeans have either a cashback or rewards points credit card, some even have both; but are we getting the most out of them? We speak with Mark Cheng, media sales lead at financial co...

Money Hacks Ep 60: Maximising air miles and credit cards 9:04 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. Singaporeans love to get out of the country at every opportunity and this episode focuses on understanding credit cards and air miles better. We speak with Mark Cheng,  media sales lead at financial com...

Money Hacks Ep 59: Mortgage loans 101  14:44 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays,  The Business Times  breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on understanding mortgage loans better. We speak with Cris Ng, the head of mortgage at financial comparison service Moneysmart.sg He walks us through various options: 1. Customers tend to fear...

Money Hacks Ep 58: Credit cards for millennials  9:54 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on credit cards for millennials specifically. We speak with Natalia Goh, head of credit cards and personal loans at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore who . She tackles our questions: 1. What would...

Money Hacks Ep 57: What's the difference between credit card fraud and disputes? 10:02 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times   breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on credit card fraud and disputes. We speak with Natalia Goh. head of credit cards and personal loans at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, who tells us what the diff...

Money Hacks Ep 56: How to choose the best travel insurance policy for your needs 10:10 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times breaks down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on travel insurance and we speak with MoneySmart 's Singapore general manager Abel Lee, who oversees its insurance business.  He tackles our questions: 1. How can trav...

Money Hacks Ep 55: How to start investing with forex 8:51 min Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times and The Straits Times break down actionable financial tips. This episode focuses on foreign exchange, specifically, how one can approach FX as another avenue for investment. We speak with Sumeet Bhambri, Standard Chartered's regional head of wealth management fo...

Money Hacks Ep 54: How to save more when paying for overseas property investments 8:51 mins Synopsis: In this fortnightly podcast series on Mondays, The Business Times and The Straits Times break down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at how best to pay for property investments overseas. Do you use expensive banking services? Or new cheaper fintech-enabled money transfer services? M...

Money Hacks Ep 53: How fintech helps you with cheaper and faster money transfers overseas 9:43 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series on alternate Mondays, The Business Times and The Straits Times break down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at how best to transfer your money abroad, and in cheaper ways. Entrepreneur Kiyan Foroughi comes on the show to talk about his own personal exp...

Money Hacks Ep 52: Tread growing e-commerce investment trend in Asia with caution 8:48 mins Synopsis: In this podcast series on alternate Mondays, The Business Times and The Straits Times break down actionable financial tips. This episode is aimed at how you can make money from Asian consumer growth. Here to explain that is our guest Nirgunan Tiruchelvam - the head of consumer sector equity resear...