Live Well with Michelle

Michelle Martin speaks to Pamela Ong, Sales Director for ESET Asia Pacific on the increasingly risky e-commerce environment, identifying and mitigating your risks and how to protect yourself.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Kenny Loh, REIT specialist and Independent Financial Advisor to discuss the REIT earnings season, Keppel DC REIT, Capitaland Commercial Trust, Asian stocks v US stocks with volatility ahead of the US elections, US President Trump proposing to add Chinese companies to a blacklist, issues ahead for Tencent and ANT Group and sectors to look out for.  See omnystudio.com/...

Michelle Martin speaks to Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer at Flow to discuss Big Hit's Entertainment 4 billion dollar IPO in South Korea, entertainment stocks in South Korea, China's tripling holdings of Japanese government bonds, Howard Mark's views on looking at a high risk environment with energy, retail and commercial real estate and whether traditional energy is 'uninvestable.'  See omn...

On Market View, Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss big demand for Big Hit Entertainment shares as they IPO today, Wells Fargo and Bank of America's third quarter earnings, where to find investment income, looking for sustainable dividends with Taiwan's technology sector, and how Singapore's shape of recovery could look like.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Tong Hoe Sng, Director and Head of Wealth Management for Aura Group to analyse Singapore's third quarter GDP estimates, breakdown JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup's earnings and loan provisions, interest in Chinese bonds and tech how investors should position their portfolio amidst the volatility and emphasising cyclicals in the US economy.   See omnystudio.com/lis...

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss third quarter earnings from JP Morgan Chase and Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly announce pauses to vaccine development, China's imports surge, Apple unveiling the iPhone 12 and the Straits Times index in early trading.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to discuss why the Chinese yuan is surging and whether new regulations will halt its rise. They also explore whether Chinese government bonds are a good investment and whether European and US rules will rein in tech shares.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss Apple shares best session since July, Disney's push to become a global streaming giant, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Ravi Menon suggesting that the economy faces 'deep scarring' from the COVID-19 pandemic, SIA and Genting's offerings and local markets in early trade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Lauren Vaccarello, CMO of Talend discuss how to gain the trust of the digital generation and the delicate balance between data privacy and marketing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Jack Kouzi, Director of Strategy, VFS Group to Bitcoin's future and crypto currencies, Investor Ray Dalio's theory that cash is not safe, the US markets reactions to volatility weeks ahead of the reaction and the potential of the energy sector.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Give me your postal code and I can tell you the flowers growing just outside of your house" says Gerald Sim, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, MOGUL.sg in this conversation with Michelle Martin. Find out how data is changing the way smart property buyers are viewing property post-Covid, hear about an upcoming immersive property viewing expo, how you can get your free passes, and why classif...

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss expectations from US bank earnings to be released this week, ongoing stimulus negotiations between White House and the US congress, the Chinese Renminbi notching up its biggest gains in 13 years last week and Beijing's rules effective today to make it more expensive to short the currency, Apple to reveal its new iPhone and a rise in the number of landed homes...

Michelle Martin speaks to Li Jiaqian, Senior Financial Consultant with IPP Financial Advisers to discuss key considerations when buying insurance, the difference between life and term policy insurance and the proposed changes in Medishield with a cap on claims for private hospital bills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Ryan Huang to discuss the extension of temporary relief measures  for property developers of projects disrupted by Covid-19, Japan's new government expanding its finance sector, increases in COVID-19 testing for migrants in Singapore, cruises to nowhere from Singapore, Square buying 50 million dollars in Bitcoin, Donald Trump's interest in a broad stimulus deal and l...

Michelle Martin speaks to Swapnil Mishra, Head of Private Wealth at Kristal. Ai to discuss market reactions to fears of US President Donald Trump's health and optimism for a broader stimulus , what a SGD money market ETF could mean for investors, shares of perps in bond issues falling to a 6 year low and Hong Kong's CSOP Asset Management aiming to capitalize on foreign investments into China with...

How do investors across APAC invest according to their values? Michelle Martin speaks to Deborah Ho, Managing Director and Head of Southeast Asia BlackRock to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss the Vice Presidential debate in the US, the ongoing negotiations with the stimulus package, market reactions to Big Tech allegedly monopolizing the tech space and the importance of safeguarding competition, Singapore's unemployment rate rises in August, Wirecard's pull out from the market and the local market this morning.  See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Michelle Martin speaks to Gabriel Yap, Chairman of GCP Global to discuss weathering the pullback on tech stocks, the phenomenal returns in the software as a service sector, global tech's performance in the past decade and his pick on hot sectors from cloud computing to EV.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Christian Soulard, Principal, International French School (Singapore) discuss the importance of soft skills for distanced learning, resilience and focus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Ryan Huang to discuss the cancellation of stimulus talks in the US, the growing US trade deficit, another top White House advisor testing positive for COVID-19,  transport minister Ong Ye Kung's plans to revive air travel by creating air travel bubbles in the long term, GIC to invest 1 billion dollars in Ant Group, Big Tech accused of having 'monopoly power' and may...

How should investors position their portfolios given the uncertainty leading up to the elections? Could SPACS be a good defensive play? Michelle Martin speaks with Wilfred Lim, Executive Director, BMFA Wealth Management for his views.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Novelist Rumaan Alam talks about his approach to the art of his writing, and how he feels about the upcoming Netflix adaptation of his book in conversation with Michelle Martin. "Leave the World Behind"  has been described as one of the 'best things you can read about one of the worst things you can imagine.' It is Michelle's pick for the book to read for 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, progress in negotiations on a new stimulus bill in the US, DPM Heng Swee Keat reveal of new stimulus programs and investor and market reactions and a game of 'up' or 'down.'      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Karen Foo, Motivational speaker, author, investor, TikTok Creator and co-author of a book, “Turning Ideas into Profit and Willis Lau, Financial Advisor and TikTok Creator for advice on how millennials can manage their money, highlights in their investment journeys and how to begin trading.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s the link between the US federal reserve and rates people pay on their mortgages in Singapore?  What’s the impact of Home Improvement and Upgrading schemes on resale prices of HDB flats? How can one save on taxi rides during surge pricing periods ? The authors of "Kiasunomics 2" go beyond the page with Michelle Martin. Guests: Professor Sing Tien Foo from the School of Desig...