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Ringgit and Sense

Sharper and stronger than a double espresso. The Morning Run stretches your mind and braces you for the business day. It"s your fast track into work where you can hit the ground running. From 6am to 10am weekdays, the Morning Run brings you the biggest stories and must-listen-to interviews. Stay enlightened, make educated business and investment decisions.

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19:35

Financial Goals In Your 40s & 50s

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2025/09/10

This week on Ringgit & Sense, Jake Lim continues his conversation with Idham Idris, Director of Corporate Treasury Investment Services at Wealth Vantage Advisory on financial goals in your 40s and 50s. What kind of shift in mindset should you be having here as you inch ever closer to retirement? Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:37

Financial Goals in Your 20s & 30s

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2025/09/03

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim talks to Idham Idris, Director of Corporate Treasury Investment Services at Wealth Vantage Advisory about financial goals in different stages of your life in the first episode of a two part special. This time they’re discussing what people in their 20s and 30s should be doing to secure the foundations of their financial health.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:57

Malaysian Spending Habits: Savvy Or Impulsive?

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2025/08/27

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks with Dr Song Bee Lian, Associate Professor, School of Management and Business, MILA University to talk about consumer behavior in Malaysia, including BNPL usage, what marketing tactics are most effective on Malaysian shoppers, how instant gratification can negatively affect you, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:24

EPF Monthly Payouts: Better Than The Lump-Sum...

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2025/08/20

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be having a chat with Fazrul Farouk, licensed financial planner with I-Max Financial on the proposed monthly withdrawals from EPF for retirees - is this scheme better than the old lump-sum withdrawal?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:19

Family Offices: Managing Generational Wealth

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2025/08/13

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be having a chat with Fung Mei Lin, Private Business Leader, PwC Malaysia about family offices in Malaysia - why it can be beneficial for high net worth families, what to consider when setting one up, the incentives offered by our government, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:05

Retirement Challenges: More Than Just Money

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2025/08/06

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Linnet Lee, a licensed financial planner on some aspects of retirement that’s not often talked about - the psychological and emotional difficulties that some people might face after they step away from full-time work.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:44

Can You Survive By Only Doing Gig Work?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/07/30

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim sits down with Chee Minh, a freelance photographer who’s been in the industry for 16 years to talk about the money aspect of being a full time gig worker - whether you can sustain yourself by just doing gig work, the importance of discipline required, and should you try regular employment first before diving into being a freelancer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:42

Asset Allocation For New & Seasoned Investors

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2025/07/23

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Khairi Shahrin Arief Baki, Deputy CEO at CGS International to talk about the variety of asset classes that are available to Malaysian investors, and what strategies should consider when making your choices, whether as a first-time or veteran investor.Image Credits: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:43

OPR Cut: How Does It Affect Your Finances?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/07/16

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Felix Neoh, Director of Financial Planning at Finwealth Management to talk about the OPR - what it is, why Bank Negara decided to cut it by 25 basis points last week, and how it will affect your finances.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:53

Financial Health: How Are Malaysians Doing?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/07/09

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim sits down with Siew Yuen Tuck, CEO of Ringgitplus to talk about the RinggitPlus Malaysian Financial Literacy Survey 2024 which was published last year, and his observations on the findings since then.Image Credits: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:38

Gen Z: Financial Literacy A Must

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2025/07/02

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim sits down with Alvin Tan, President of the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM) to talk about aspects of personal finance that Malaysian Gen Zers find the most challenging, and how that gap can be bridged.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:44

Expanded SST: How Will It Affect Us?

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2025/06/25

On Ringgit & Sense this week, producer Jake Lim sits down with Thanneermalai Somasundaram, Managing Director, Thannees Tax Consulting Services, and Dr Afzanizam Abdul Rashid, Chief Economist, Bank Muamalat in a two-parter episode on the potential impact of the expansion of the Sales and Service tax.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:06

The Hidden Costs Of Buying A Home

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2025/06/11

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Yuvarajan Periyan, licensed financial planner with Uno Adviser’s Sdn. Bhd in revisiting the age old question, “Should you buy or rent a home?”. They’ll be discussing whether it’s tougher nowadays for Malaysians to purchase property, what it takes to successfully get a housing loan, the hidden costs involved, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:34

Gold: Should You Invest In 2025?

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2025/06/04

This week, producer Jake Lim asks the question: “Should we be investing in gold?”, because the precious metal’s price has gone up about 26% year-to-date, and has attempted to break its all-time high price twice this year. For this conversation, he will be speaking to Robin Lee, former CFO of the World Gold Council, as well as the former CEO of HelloGold, which ceased operations in 2023.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:58

Is F.I.R.E The Hottest Way To Financial Independence?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/05/28

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be joined by Stephen Yong, Executive Director at Wealth Vantage Advisory to discuss how you and I can achieve financial independence, and whether the much-talked-about FIRE method is a realistic way to do it.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:11

Portfolio Rebalancing: Why, When & How Often?

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2025/05/21

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Ngan Teng Chee, Executive Director of SP Investment Management Sdn Bhd, a licensed fund manager regulated by the Securities Commission to discuss asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing. Why these exercises matter, how often to do them, and how local investors can think about diversifying across asset classes.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:48

Licensed Financial Planners: What Makes Them Legitimate?

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2025/05/14

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim talks to Jack Lin, CEO of Axen Alpha Advisory about the different financial planning certifications available in Malaysia, what individuals have to do to become a licensed financial planner, how to spot red flags when speaking to one, as well as how to file a complaint when a financial planner isn’t acting in your best interest.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:55

How Much Can FOMO Really Cost You?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/05/07

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Kimberly Law, licensed financial planner and co-founder of Uno Advisers to talk about FOMO, specifically of the financial variety. This is when you see a friend with the latest smartphone, for example, and now you feel tempted to get one. Just how bad can this be for your bank balance?Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:59

Tariffs: Are They Good Or Bad?

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/04/23

Producer Jake Lim sits down with Dr. Paul Anthony, Senior Lecturer II, Faculty of Business & Law, Taylor’s University this week on Ringgit & Sense to get a low-down on tariffs - why governments implement them, how free trade agreements fit in the picture, how they affect consumers as well as businesses.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:03

Does Insurance Cover Damage From Putra Heights...

Ringgit and Sense ·

2025/04/16

On Ringgit & Sense this week, we take a closer look at the aftermath of the Putra Heights explosion.Producer Jake Lim speaks with Dr Joshua Netto, Director of Blue Stone Management on the damage to properties and infrastructure,and Gor Sheau Shuenn, Head of Financial Planning at Alpine Advisory shares insights on insurance coverage and how victims can begin the claims process.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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