Live Well with Michelle

Sea Limited's $16 billion wipeout following a ban on one of its mobile apps by India puts investor focus ln geopolitical fault lines. Michelle Martin gets some advice from Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer, FLOW .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walmart releases its earnings results later this evening and is a bellwether for consumer activity in the United States. The retail giant's shares normally drop after its earnings call, Michelle Martin surveys analysts calls on the stock.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin welcomes back Ryan Huang to discuss Singapore's latest easing of Covid-19 curbs, including the announcement of new Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs). Their agenda continues with an analysis of the upcoming US Federal Reserve meeting minutes, NATO's latest remarks on the Ukraine border, and updates from Shimao, Nvidia, DoorDash and Cisco.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Ever heard of the Moneyball methodology in investing? Investment content platform The Joyful Investors have managed to grow their personal portfolio from five digits to a seven-figure sum in six years using this strategy and now share their tips with individual investors. Hazelle Soon, co-founder and CEO, The Joyful Investors  tells Michelle Martin how they did it.  See omnystudio.com/li...

  Sea Limited has had a rough week, especially after a ban on one of its mobile app by India that resulted in a $16 billion wipeout on its market cap. Meanwhile, regulatory concerns and competition from Alibaba are threatening Sea's growth. But does this necessarily mean bad news for its long-term prospects? Michelle Martin has found two investors who disagree.  See omnystudio.com/listen...

Michelle Martin gets Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance  to share his thoughts on UOB's latest earnings results. They also discuss the possible outcomes of the Fed meeting minutes due to be released tonight, the outlook for Chinese stocks, markets easing after easing tensions on the Ukraine border and his expectations of the Singapore Budget statement on Friday. Se...

Elon Musk was a key member of PayPal’s founding alumni. But far from just a group of exceptional men, women too played a role in the internet’s once unlikely success story. Author Jimmy Soni takes us beyond the pages of his new book, the addictively good read “The Founders”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Chen, co-founder of online learning academy The Next Level , recently worked with a student to create an Amazon Best Selling e-book from scratch in 6 weeks. What does his company The Next Level believe they know about creating digital publishing hits? Michelle Martin finds out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PayPal's shares have been on a rough decline, but who has been buying? Michelle Martin finds out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If style is an attitude, this little book has the prompts to discover your own. Michelle Martin chats with noted event organiser Olga Iserlis  about her latest book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Ulisse Dell’Orto, Managing Director APAC, Chainalysis  about the trends that could shape the year of cryptocurrency crimes in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin is joined by Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG  to digest the latest in corporate earnings here in Singapore, plus what the Olam demerger may mean   for shareholders and why the STI is outperforming its peers. They then discuss the latest in the Russia-Ukraine tensions, a lookahead to markets for the week, debates over the Feds' move to hike interest rates and thoughts...

Michelle Martin talks to Jack Kouzi, Director, VFS Group  in Sydney to discuss the effects of inflation there and what the Reserve Bank of Australia is doing to cushion the blow. Then they discuss earnings from Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Twitter, before delving into state funding in China and Binance's $200 million stake in Forbes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this first episode of our special 7-part series "Your Health, Your Wealth: Understanding your Integrated Shield Plan Options”,  Juliet Khew, Deputy Managing Director, Raffles Health Insurance  shares a checklist for decision-making and shares surprising questions you may not have thought to ask a provider before you commit to a plan, to ensure you pick the optimal Integrated Shi...

Herald van der Linde tells Michelle Martin why Asian stock markets should matter to today’s reader, if they operate on their own rhythms, his views on why Singapore’s stock market has been doing so well recently, and the possible future of Asian stock markets.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How can we decipher the volatility in tech stocks? Are we seeing a revival of the dot-com burst? Is it time for investors to reevaluate their portfolios and look towards value stocks instead of growth stocks? Michelle Martin gets some answers from Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer, FLOW .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin is joined by Kyle Rodda, Analyst, IG  to analyse Disney's latest earnings results and an overview of the US earnings season so far, plus his view on volatility in after-hours trading. They also discuss inflation, US consumer price index, how geopolitics surrounding the Russia-Ukraine tensions and Iran as well as living with Omicron will impact oil markets. They round off with...

Twitter opens its financial books tonight. What are investors expecting? And why is ARKK Investors' Cathie Wood dumping her Twitter stocks? Does this point to the direction forTwitter's earnings? Michelle Martin tracks the possibilities.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin gets help from Cheng Chye Hsern, Head of Investment, Providend   to make sense of the Nasdaq's recent market correction, the Feds' increasingly hawkish stance to raise interest rate hikes and the surprise off-cycle tightening move by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's government has injected state funds to help prop up stocks that have been in a bear market, as it has done before. Which stocks have seen a rally since then? Is it a good time to buy into Winter Olympics fever? Michelle Martin says get ready your stomach and risk appetite.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang's midweek Market View starts with a look at the latest in crypto hacking and a report on Singapore's status a a fintech hub. The agenda continues with a discussion on Carousell's reported plans to acquire 99.co, a billion-dollar makeover for Marina Bay Sands, a shake-up at Peloton and a check-in on Pfizer, BP, UOB and ComfortDelGro. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

On this episode of Money & Me, Michelle Martin gets James Quinn, Managing Partner, Q9 Capital  to give his take on the themes on the cryptocurrency market in 2022, following a volatile start to the year, how inflation and geo-politics could impact the market and what is shaping up in terms of institutional inflows and NFT’s’ popularity in Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Will Meta comply with Europe's regulations, or will there be no more Facebook in Europe? Is Softbank the mysterious shareholder exiting Alibaba? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss these at length, plus Amazon raising wages, the impact of tensions over Ukraine, rollback of Trump-era tariffs in Japan, two US budget carriers merge and what to make of the MAS' latest move on DBS.  See omnystu...

Pfizer is due to release its earnings in the US tonight and the stage is set for what's been dubbed "record-shattering revenues", and analysts believe two new products will bring sales beyond the US$1 billion mark. But can the pharmaceutical giant sustain these gains  in the medium to long term? Michelle Martin finds out.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost a third of Singaporeans do not have a financial plan and a similar number are not comfortable with their current amount of savings. Michelle Martin talks to Elson Goh, Head of Asia Portfolio Management, St. James’s Place Singapore  to find out why, and what investors can do about their financial health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.