Money and Me

Michelle Martin finds out what hyper-personalisation of employee experience means for progressive businesses and the growing intersection of work, the metaverse and investable opportunities in this discussion with Shobhit Choubey, Head of Experience Consulting, Asia Pacific, CBRE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does Sino-US rivalry today threaten the world's financial ecosystem? What are the financial roots of the conflict? Michelle Martin finds out with  James Fok, Author of Financial Cold War. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What gives a stable coin value? If enough people lose confidence in a stable coin is that enough for its value to go up in smoke? Is it important not to dismiss defi and stablecoins as broad categories? Michelle Martin finds out with  Geoff Ira, CEO, TradeTogether  and  Adrian Chng, Founder and Chairman, Fintonia Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin finds if the crypto crash has impacted sentiment in defi with guest  Vijay Ayyar, VP Asia Pacific & Global Expansion, Luno.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever heard of the term, identity investor? Well it's an entirely new investor phenomenon that describes a new investor tribe that's turning to alternative asset investments including comic books, sneakers and wine! Joining Michelle Martin on Money and Me is Nico Monroy, Director of Southeast Asia, Cult Wines discusses dominant alternative assets and how wine has performed as an alternativ...

What could Australia's new incoming government mean for portfolios? How has Russia turned the ruble the world's top-performing currency? Why is the Fallout from Terra's fall good for Bitcoin? Michelle Martin puts those questions to Tony Sycamore, APAC Analyst, City Index .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you raise a child and keep on track with your goals of retiring early here in Singapore?  Loh Shurn Lin, Independent Consultant & F.I.R.E Mentor  shares her parenting strategies for raising a "low-maintenance child". Hear her strategies that work against raising a material child in a material world in this conversation with Michelle Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

How will you know if your insurer will pay for the treatment of your disease? Should you make it a practice to ask if a drug is being used off-label? Do you need critical care insurance? Michelle Martin finds out with Elijah Lee, Financial Services Manager, Phillip Securities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How has Elon Musk backfooting on Twitter impacted the way its shares are being traded? And as we take a look at the broader market, have we finally experienced the lows of the year? Michelle Martin gets an overview with Arun Pai, Investments Team, Monk's Hill Ventures . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We decipher the Fed's May moves and discuss how an investor can best position for success given the current market situation. Michelle Martin also asks Cheng Chye Hsern to share his inflationary outlook . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From former naval officer and sailor to entrepreneur banking on the business of stress reduction. Michelle Martin asks Han Ee how entrepreneurs who want to build a business based on the idea of a global community can get started. Learn also some ways practices to reduce stress in this chat with Lim Han Ee, Founder, The Mindful Village. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What decisions could you take if you wanted to maximise your benefits from CPF Life? How different is it from a private annuity? Michelle Martin finds out with Christopher Tan, CEO of Providend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Daniel Sim, Founder of Born Poor Die Rich, discuss if building revenue streams from overseas properties should be an essential part of a new model for moving onwards and upwards in Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is catching investors' attention about Nio’s listing in Singapore? Michelle Martin speaks to Tim Phillips, Head of Content at ProsperUS, to also get his take on Home Depot, Lowe, and Accenture and if revenge travel will be a meaningful driver for AirBNB.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Will Rainey, author of Grandpa's Fortune Fables and founder of Blue Tree Savings, about educating children to keep rather than lose money to scams, gambling and bad habits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can a powder shampoo save the earth and be a profitable brand? She's set up her own factory in Singapore to create the kind of shampoo that as an eco-warrior she thought was missing from the market. Michelle Martin finds out about the costs involved in starting your own brand from scratch in conversation with the founder of The Powder Shampoo, Lynn Tan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Michelle Martin speaks with Swapnil Mishra, Adjunct Mentor, Singapore Management University to find out how investors are approaching positioning should inflation peak and what this means for safe haven assets including Bitcoin. Has the virtual space been spared the market turmoil? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks with Arun Pai about the Fed’s recent hike and if it’s soothed market jitters, whether he is positive on Chinese equities given the lockdowns and signals of China’s economy slowing. They also discuss what Musk running Twitter could mean for the company moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author of "Start WIth Who", Marcus Marsden discusses the link between a person's self-concept and success for entrepreneurs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin meets Rishi Vamdatt, creator of the web and video resource Easy Peasy Finance, and finds out why and how he has started investing since the age of 7. Rishi tells us what's in his portfolio and which areas of the stock market he thinks are worth staying away from.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With selling pressure dominating the year so far, are investors reducing their exposure to both stocks and cryptos? Michelle Martin asks Vijay Ayyar, VP Corporate Development & Global Expansion, Luno .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Ilian Mihov, Dean, INSEAD was once a student who caught sight of an advertisement for a scholarship for Bulgarian students to study in the US. He shares how he made it to a Princeton Phd on scholarship in this inspiring interview where he also shares his thoughts on who scholarships are for. Prof Mihov then slays a myth of how much an INSEAD education costs in this conversation with Mich...

As investors prepare for major earnings reports this week Michelle Martin and Tony Sycamore, APAC Analyst, City Index discuss the odds of a market correction, reaction to the latest results of France's election and Musk takeover of Twitter. They also look at how Bitcoin is trading in a risk off environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just recently, HL Assurance announced the launch of Hospital Protect 360, a hospital income protection policy that is designed to bolster the unexpected financial expenses incurred in the event of unforeseen accidents or illnesses that is triggered even if you are hospitalized abroad for Covid. Michelle Martin learns more about it with Kelvin Lim, CEO, HL Assurance. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Is property in the UK a better investment for passive income than property in Singapore? Also you’ve probably heard of the property mantra: Location, location, location. So what are some of the good locations in the UK worth considering and investing in? Michelle Martin asks  Daniel Sim, Founder, Born Poor Die Rich. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.