It’s time to make your spending work harder for you. It’s a step up from making your money work for you. Credit cards can offer astounding rewards and cashback but you have to put in some effort. Howie Lim gets expert help from Audrey Yap, a content creator with lobangsis.com

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:05 Choosing the right card/s

04:07 Cards’ overall value

06:29 Avoiding the debt trap

08:55 Discipline is all you need

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With Audrey Yap, a content creator with lobangsis.com

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Produced by: Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

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How do we safeguard our wallets during the festive season without taking the joy out of the celebrations? And should we use our bonuses to fund the merriment? Howie Lim speaks to Seth Wee, content creator and finfluencer from sethisfy.com and Dhanesh Sharma, financial services manager at PhillipCapital to find out.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:24 Budget, budget, budget

02:23 Pitfalls to look out for

05:45 You come first

07:56 What about your bonus?

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How will gold fare in 2025 now that it’s had rather a stellar 2024 and, let’s face it, decade? Should we be shoring up on this safe haven asset or letting some of it go? What headwinds or tailwinds will gold face moving forward?

Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Albert Cheng, CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association and Robin Tsui, APAC gold strategist & SPDR gold sales specialist, State Street Global Advisors SPDR to find out.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:23 Gold in 2024

04:09 Investors’ allocation into gold

07:50 Head and tailwinds for gold

10:20 Will demand for gold rise for CNY?

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Digital trading platforms have transformed investing. And with the online brokerages and share trading platforms sector heating up, how will we know we’re picking the right one and not just falling for anything?

Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Philip Waters, head of Asia Pacific and Emerging Markets at OANDA to find out.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:13 How 2024 played out and what to expect in 2025

04:02 The election which impacts all

09:04 Navigating the crowded online space

12:05 The advice people just won’t take!

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As costs of living continue to rise, everyone is grappling with how to manage their money. But do the different generations see personal finance differently and can they come together to learn from each other? Howie Lim speaks to a mum of two young kids and a recent graduate to get insights.

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With Dawn Cher, SG Budget Babe, finance influencer and Ge Jiabao, financial advisor and content creator.

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With familiar challenges persisting into 2025, perhaps the outlook for 2025 needn’t be so pessimistic with another Trump-era looming. But how much will Trump’s America-first policies affect the global economy and your investments? Howie Lim speaks to the experts to get their take.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:27 The year 2024 was

02:57 2024 sets the stage for 2025

07:59 Dealing with market volatility

11:10 Which sectors will benefit and how to reposition

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With Samuel Rhee, chief investment officer of Endowus, Kelvin Wong, senior market analyst at Oanda and Rohith Murthy, CEO of the MoneyHero Group

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Planning for retirement is a crucial part of financial planning and one of the many tools designed to help is the Supplementary Retirement Scheme or SRS. And why is it that we tend to talk about the SRS at the end of the year and can it really help power-up our retirement savings?

Howie Lim speaks to Shawn Lee, assistant vice president, financial planning literacy, DBS Bank to find out.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:14 Why year-end is SRS season

03:30 The downside to the SRS

05:57 Do not leave the SRS idle

08:06 Will changes to the CPF Act have an impact?

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How can gig workers better plan their finances and access financial services? Are fractional jobs the perfect fit for modern hustlers? Is it a world where relying on just a traditional 9-to-5 job is no longer enough? Howie Lim speaks to Daphne Tan, head of business development at CMC Markets Singapore and Jenn Ong, managing director, head of retail, GXS Bank to find out.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

02:36 The different alternative to full time employment

04:13 Disadvantages to this kind of working

07:43 Covid’s impact on employment

10:26 How to manage your money

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Why does personal finance management always have to be so complicated and daunting? Actually, it isn’t and professor Steve Foerster from Ivey Business School has 3 simple steps. Correspondent Howie Lim gets the skinny from the professor.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:09 Success hangs on a sound investment philosophy

03:46 The 3 levers to financial success

07:16 The trade-offs

09:35 Obstacles to look out for

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With Steve Foerster, professor of finance, Ivey Business School, Canada

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Worried about dementia's financial toll? Planning for dementia-related financial care isn't easy. Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Helen Shen, group head of products at Singlife to explore effective ways to safeguard your finances from dementia's impact.

Synopsis: Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips.

Highlights:

01:40 Financial assets of loved one with dementia

05:08 The cost of dementia

07:50 How to broach the subject

12:39 Resources to help navigate

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With Helen Shen, group head of products, Singlife

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