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Headstart On Record

The Straits Times

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times. Podcasters: Sue-Ann Tan & Tay Hong Yi Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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13:18

S1E9: Retirement planning mistakes to avoid: Invest Talk

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2023/02/19

Find out how to generate as many as 8 streams of income for retirement. Series synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Lee Su Shyan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, Su Shyan speaks with Mr Jonathan Chan, a senior financial services director at PhillipCapital,

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S1E14: They quit school early and do blue-collar...

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2023/02/05

Ms Shobana Baskaram had no higher school qualifications but is now assistant manager at Marina Bay Sands. Synopsis: Every first Monday of the month, the Work Talk podcast helps you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life. In this episode, host Krist Boo asks these questions: Can a room attendant who barely speaks or read English rise to become an assistant front-office manager? Does a restaurant manager really need a diploma or a degree? Can a secondary-school graduate manage a

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S1E8: Listen to ST's tips for the stock market in...

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2023/01/15

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, Su Shyan and Ven discuss the outlook for the Singapore stock market in 2023. Highlights (click/tap above): 2:20 How US Fed actions will likely affect the

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S1E13: Reflecting at being happier in life and at...

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2023/01/01

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Krist Boo discusses happiness at work in this episode of Work Talk, a podcast to help you work smarter, think deeper and get ahead in your work life. In the workplace, 80 per cent of workers say "yes" when asked if they enjoy their work, says Gallup chief executive, Mr Jon Clifton. But ask about their

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S1E7: Tips on legacy planning and setting up trusts:...

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2022/12/18

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Lee Su Shyan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, find out what to take into consideration as you manage the funds that you are passing onto the next generation. There are issues such as tax as well as how to structure the income

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S1E12: Singapore's rise as a tech city and what it...

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2022/12/04

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. It’s been more than four decades since Singapore introduced its first national computerisation plan. Today, the little red dot in South-east Asia has become one of the world’s leading tech cities. What does that mean? How did we get here? What does it mean for Singaporeans? Host Krist Boo discusses Singapore’s rise

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12:08

S1E6: Listen to our 5-tip action plan in face of...

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2022/11/20

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Ven Sreenivasan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, Ven speaks with Mr Vasu Menon, executive director for investment strategy at OCBC Bank, about how the US Federal Reserve has just hiked up its key short term rate by another 75

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12:31

S1E11: Are you in love with your boss? - Work Talk

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2022/11/06

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Last week, I wore a back-plunging, tomato-coloured ball gown to the office. My boss asked if I had omelette for breakfast. He's so CUTE. If that's you talking, my friend, you have a problem. Maybe more than one...but you have a crush on your boss. In this very fun episode of Work Talk, host Krist Boo bats around

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S1E5: How young investors can navigate wisely with...

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2022/10/16

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, they explain briefly how young adults can save, invest and earn a return in the current inflationary environment, and how they can cushion themselves

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S1E10: South-east Asia businesses in crosshairs of...

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2022/10/04

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Without the politics, 2022 was meant to be the "first-out-the-gate" year when local enterprises ride on Singapore's early reopening after the pandemic to exploit new markets and opportunities. Unexpectedly, local firms now confront new anxieties about a trade war and trade protectionism as the Russian-Ukraine war,

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S1E4: Thinking about retirement? CPF Life and tips on...

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2022/09/18

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Lee Su Shyan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offers you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, Su Shyan talks to DBS’ Lorna Tan who is the head of Financial Planning Literacy at the Consumer Banking Group at DBS Bank for a closer look at retirement planning. Highlights

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S1E9: Oh, how we suck at work appraisals: Work Talk

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2022/09/04

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. What would you do if your manager gives you a bad appraisal this year? In this tight labour market, would you throw in the letter with a "Goodbye!"? Why are so many managers bad at giving reviews - assuming that they even do? Do Singapore workers get more hung up over performance grades than workers in other

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S1E3: Inflation, interest rates, soaring US dollar -...

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2022/08/14

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Host Ven Sreenivasan - associate editor at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, he chats with Vasu Menon, executive director of investment strategy at OCBC Bank, about inflation, interest rates, the soaring Greenback and their impact on markets and the

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S1E8: Four-day work week: Will it happen in...

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2022/07/31

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.Seventy companies in Britain are now trying out a shorter work week. It is a six-month trial started by a non-profit community called 4 Day Week Global. The four-day week movement aims to raise business productivity, improve workers’ health, and build stronger social and family ties. It believes that if workers work

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S1E2: Stay invested in nervy stock market; focus on...

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2022/07/17

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, they take stock of the markets and discuss what investors should note before venturing further into the market. Highlights (click/tap above): 1:50

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S1E7: The Great Reshuffle: Will I hire a job hopper?...

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2022/07/03

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. The pandemic made long-held career aspirations suddenly feel urgent, and more workers are flitting between jobs. The rise of flexible work has also energised workers to seek jobs that fit their lifestyles. No longer is it the other way round. Job hopping is rising, so is it time to change attitudes towards workers

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S1E1: How to combat the triple threats of inflation,...

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2022/06/19

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. Hosts Lee Su Shyan and Ven Sreenivasan - both associate editors at The Straits Times - offer you an extra edge in managing your hard-earned money. In this episode, they explain briefly how Singapore got into this current inflationary position as of June 2022, and how investors and people can cushion themselves

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S1E6: The Great Renegotiation: What do workers want?...

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2022/06/05

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. More than half of Singapore employees may quit their jobs this year if expectations of pay rise, career development, flexibility and more are not met, show surveys. At the same time, economic numbers show that employers are facing spiraling prices, supply chain difficulties and fears of a global recession - while

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S1E5: Man vs woman, or is it woman vs woman? - Work Talk

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2022/05/22

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. They say the ones pitching against women at workplaces aren't men, but women who have crossed the bridge of success and decided to blow it up. Do such women exist and why? What are working women up against at the workplaces, and how should they navigate them? How do men feel about being the apex body that just

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S1E4: Desk, don't go. Stay with me?: Work Talk

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2022/05/08

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors. In this episode, we talk about hot-desking, the changing out of permanent desks for workers to shared furniture and spaces. One wouldn't guess that workers could get all emotional over desk space, but that is exactly what is happening in some companies that are thinking of removing what is seen as a benefit to some

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