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BT Money Hacks

The Business Times

Every Monday, The Business Times breaks down useful personal financial tips with expert guests. Hosted by Howie Lim. Produced by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media.

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15:38

S1E148: Savings vs. investing and wealth building...

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2023/08/06

In the debate between savings and investing, which is a better choice to grow our wealth? What are some factors to consider? Karl Franks, the Chief Operating Officer of Hugosave and Christopher Tan, founder and CEO of Providend share their insights and tips with Howie Lim. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 01:02 Chris Tan and Karl Franks’ take on savings vs. investing 02:56 Investing IS simple,

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14:50

S1E147: Access to best performing asset class -...

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2023/07/16

Private equities, real estate, digital assets, collectibles are some of the alternative assets that are missing in our investment portfolio. How can we achieve a balanced portfolio, including alternatives in the current environment? Howie Lim gets insights from Kelvin Lee, Co-founder and CEO of Alta. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 01:08 Alternative assets as hedge against inflation 05:44

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17:22

S1E146: How to achieve salary independence: BT Money...

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2023/07/02

Winning the lottery may feel like a pipe dream. But the salary independence it gives is more attainable than you think. Imagine not requiring a paycheck from your boss. Howie Lim uncovers the possibilities with David Kuo, co-founder of The Smart Investor. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 00:42 What is salary independence? 02:38 Savings vs investing 06:15 Path to salary independence 11:22 Stock

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18:24

S1E145: China or India - which is a better bet? BT...

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2023/06/18

One has been an economic force for some time, and one is poised to be one of the fastest growing major economies over the next decade. But where should you put your money? Howie Lim finds out from Daryl Ho, senior investment strategist at DBS’ chief investment office. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 00:53 IMF GDP forecast for the two giants 03:03 Long term drivers of the two economies 08:44

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16:56

S1E144: Tackling your peskier inflation worries: BT...

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2023/06/04

Retirement inadequacies? Bonds not keeping pace with inflation? That yield curve staying below 5 percent? Howie Lim finds the answers to these questions with financial experts in this episode. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 01:04 Retirement inadequacy worry 04:27 Tighter rein on budgets 08:40 Can the yield curve come up to 5%? 12:07 Bonds outpaced by inflation worry 14:34 What experts worry

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16:27

S1E143: Get ready for digital assets' bull market: BT...

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2023/05/14

Is now the time to go back into digital asset investing? But is regulation going to ramp up so the space is less volatile? And just because the arguably most stable digital asset is regaining ground, does it mean the winter is over? Howie Lim speaks to Justin Lim, Director of Business Development, Liminal for more insights. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights: 01:36 What caused stable coins’ rally? 03:36 Singapore and

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16:52

S1E142: Still prevalent money myths: BT Money Hacks...

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2023/04/30

Don’t be fooled by some of these money myths. And what can you do if you have been? Howie Lim, correspondent at the Business Times gets insights from David Kuo from The Smart Investor, Adam Reynolds, APAC CEO from Saxo, Christopher Tan from Providend and David Fergusson of Hugosave. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights: 00:52 Myth #1 - Timing the market 03:50 What you should be doing 06:56 Myth #2 - I have a budget, I

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13:11

S1E141: 'Second-hand' policies could help your...

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2023/04/16

Analysts feel 2022’s turmoil may lead to potential opportunities in alternatives over the coming 12 to 24 months and beyond. But which alternatives, exactly? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Trevor Xie, CEO of Conservation Capital for more insights. Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Highlights of the conversation: 01:20 Rising demand for ‘2nd-hand’ policies 03:11 Not the same as ILPs 08:36 The pros and cons 10:50 Market

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18:12

S1E140: Don't let emotions hurt your investments: BT...

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2023/04/02

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. How do we keep emotions out of investment decisions, especially during uncertain times? And is having emotions when investing really so bad? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Stephanie Leung, chief investment officer of StashAway for more insights. Highlights of the conversation: 00:55 How to keep emotions in check 02:52 Distinguishing between noise and information 05:29 Don’t look! 10:39

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17:28

S1E139: Building a solid financial plan: BT Money...

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2023/03/19

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. What’s good debt? And could what happened to Silicon Valley Bank happen to you? And building a solid financial plan isn’t so daunting these days. Howie Lim speaks to Laurent Bertrand, CEO and co-founder of BetterTradeOff for his insights. Highlights of the conversation: 01:19 Misconceptions about financial freedom 04:10 How to factor in volatile times 06:14 Why people still don’t invest 09:10

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13:32

S1E138: In or out? Investing in China: BT Money Hacks...

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2023/03/05

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. How can we capitalise on China’s recovery? Its manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than a decade in February but its all-or-nothing stock market seems to be losing momentum. So in or out? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Samuel Rhee, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Endowus to find out. Highlights of the conversation: 01:13 State of Chinese economic

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13:59

S1E137: Optimise your finances with Budget 2023: BT...

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2023/02/19

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Has Budget 2023 provided enough to blunt the impact of rising prices? And shouldn’t we not rely too much on hand outs anyway? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to David Fergusson, CEO and co-founder of Hugosave for more insights Highlights of the conversation: 00:50 How much Budget 2023 helps optimise financials 02:39 Budget and the ‘coping’ class 04:08 Beyond economising 08:14 What the risk

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15:09

S1E136: Secret to recession-proofing portfolio: BT...

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2023/02/05

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. So we’ve had to first tighten our belts, then hedge against inflation and now recession-proof. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? Correspondent Howie Lim finds out from David Kuo, co-founder of the Smart Investor. Highlights of the conversation: 00:57 Remember these rules about money 04:57 The secret to investing 07:09 ‘Good’ companies will help safeguard portfolio 10:08 Your pyramid of ‘good’

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15:48

S1E135: Uptick in value investing extends to ETFs: BT...

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2023/01/15

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Who isn’t looking for earnings resiliency in the face of an uncertain economic environment? And what’s happened in the fixed income market and as well as the diversified nature of ETFs could now offer better income generation! Correspondent Howie Lim gets more insights from Salim Ramji, global head of iShares and index investments at BlackRock. Highlights of the conversation: 03:54

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S1E134: Fractional property investing for the win: BT...

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2023/01/01

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips as correspondent Howie Lim interviews experts in their fields. As property prices remain high in 2023, according to some experts, real estate investors will be left looking for alternative investing outside of traditional property ownership, like fractional property investing. Find out which sectors are now within your reach as Howie Lim speaks with Keith Ong, CEO and co-founder of

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S1E133: Asset class comeback kids of 2023: BT Money...

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2022/12/18

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. Many asset classes took a beating in 2022 but look poised to make a comeback. Which ones will help you fortify your portfolio against possible recessionary pressures in 2023? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Daryl Ho, Senior Investment Strategist at DBS’ chief investment office to find out. Highlights of the conversation: 01:11 Will market trends of 2022 reverse themselves? 02:11 Asset

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16:47

S1E132: Is crypto still a viable investment option?...

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2022/12/04

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. What is wrong with cryptocurrency? Or is it the players and ecosystem? How affected were you by the collapse of FTX and is there recourse for your loss? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Wayne Huang, co-founder and CEO of XREX to find out. Highlights of the conversation: 01:07 Cryptocurrency in 2022 03:37 The main issue with FTX’s collapse 08:33 How much will regulation help? 10:46 Balancing

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S1E131: Lessons learnt from 2022: BT Money Hacks (Ep...

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2022/11/20

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. What are the hot investment trends for 2023 and how were they shaped by one of the most punishing years for investors: 2022? Correspondent Howie Lim chats with Kelvin Tay, UBS global wealth management's regional CIO and adjunct associate professor at the Wealth Management Institute, NTU. Highlights of the conversation: 01:23 No surprises: few sectors did well 02:25 Growth vs Value

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S1E130: Investing to outperform inflation: BT Money...

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2022/11/06

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. With everyone staring down the barrel of inflation these days, how can we protect our portfolio returns? What should we be investing in to beat inflation? Correspondent Howie Lim speaks to co-founder of the Smart Investor, David Kuo to find out. Highlights of the conversation: 01:18 Who benefits from inflation? 05:05 Focus on stock market and companies which can increase prices 06:53 Continue

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15:32

S1E129: Critical illness coverage: Insurance for your...

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2022/10/16

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Business Times breaks down useful financial tips. How can you make sure you don’t suffer ‘lost earnings’ from having to take time off work to recover from an illness? And how affordable is critical illness coverage in this inflation-riddled environment? For more insights, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Colin Chan, managing director for group marketing at Great Eastern. This episode is brought to you by Great Eastern. Highlights of the

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