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Money Hacks Episode 8 Duration: 9:15 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Is it worth investing in something you can appreciate up close, and in yourself too? We look at the possibility of starting out in the world of wristwatch collecting, zooming in on timepieces that can also hold their value better in the long run. Deputy editor of The Business Times Lifestyle desk Dylan Tan,

Money Hacks Episode 7 Duration: 10:55 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. You're a millennial and you're eyeing to raise funds for your dream start-up. Should you invest in initial coin offerings (ICO)? What if you're a senior and you're thinking that the new trend in ICOs may present better investment options than good old initial public offerings (IPO)? We pose these scenarios to

Money Hacks Episode 6 Duration: 9:14 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Thinking of property investment in Singapore? Kalpana Rashiwala - property correspondent for The Business Times - tackles the scenario for someone in their early 30s, looking to buy a first home, both to live in and to potentially sell and upgrade in future. Also, are leasehold properties at the 85-year mark a

Money Hacks Episode 5 Duration: 8:50 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Can blockchain technology - which underpins the cryptocurrency Bitcoin - help customers with better deals in future? In cheaper and faster insurance or legal transactions for example? Can it help business owners looking to invest in such technology, to reduce overheads too? We pose these scenarios to Mr Anson

Money Hacks Episode 4 Duration: 10:50 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Say you are an adventurous young person keen to experiment with cryptocurrency investment, how do you get started in Singapore? If you are a senior, and a first-time investor, how do you navigate and find out more before making an informed decision? We pose these scenarios to Mr Anson Zeall, the chairman of

Money Hacks Episode 3Duration: 6:20 minsSynopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Say you are newly retired but your savvy young relative claims to be able to double your savings by investing for you in cryptocurrency, a world you're unfamiliar with. Should you agree? Also, what is a good approach to splitting your money into percentages, if you are a newbie to the investment scene. Produced

Money Hacks Episode 2 Duration: 4:50 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. Should you listen to friends who tell you the cryptocurrency bubble has truly burst and strike while the iron is hot? To get a better perspective on this seemingly volatile scene, find out what percentage of the world's population own bitcoin, for example. Produced by: Ernest Luis & Christopher

Money Hacks Episode 1 Duration: 9 mins Synopsis: In this new podcast series for 2018, The Straits Times and The Business Times offer tips for the newcomer to the financial investment scene. How should you balance a percentage of your savings if you're going to invest for the first time, regardless of whether you're a young professional or a newly-retired person? Or should you daringly dive into the wild world of cryptocurrency investment? Produced by: Ernest Luis & Christopher Lim Like,