[Post 302] Travel Insurance: How To Save Money And What You Need To Know | Money Mind | Travel

Summary

Should you always buy travel insurance?

[Post 301] Am I Too Old To Start Investing? How To Catch Up | Money Mind | Investment

Summary

You're never too old to invest. If you are young, you have time on your side. But if you think you have missed the boat, there are still ways for you to start to catch up.

[Post 300] Investing In Singapore Bank Stocks: Is Now The Time? | Money Mind | Stocks

Summary

Is it a good time to invest in Singapore bank stocks?

[Post 299] Why Is My Economic Rice So Expensive? How Can I Save Money? | Talking Point | Full Episode

Summary

With over 30 dishes to choose from, economic rice stalls are known for their variety of choice, convenience and economical price point. But of late, diners are complaining about the exorbitant prices of their cai fan or mixed rice dishes. Since January till mid October this year, the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) has received 11 economic rice-related complaints, on the lack of price transparency. 

[Post 298] Tips To Build A "Cockroach Portfolio" To Weather Different Economic Cycles | Money Mind | Investment

Summary

How do you create a portfolio that is built for survival, just like a cockroach?

[Post 297] Falling Ringgit: How Are Malaysians Managing Their Money? | Money Mind | Malaysia

Summary

The Malaysian ringgit has fallen to its lowest level since the Asian financial crisis. How do you manage your finances, when the value of the currency keeps going down?

[Post 296] Are Singapore REITs Still A Good Investment? | Money Mind | Investment

Summary

Prices of Singapore real estate investment trusts or REITs have been dropping all year. So are they still a good investment – and how do you spot a bargain?

[Post 295] Meet China’s ‘Full Time Children’: Why Unemployed Youths Are Working For Their Parents

Summary

Amid China’s record youth unemployment levels, some young people are moving back home to work as paid ‘full-time children’. As their parents’ live-in personal assistants, they do simple chores and spend time with them in exchange for free rent or even a salary. Some document their daily routine as part of a viral online trend on Chinese social media. 

But, not every family is fully onboard with this alternative ‘career’ decision. Some ‘full-time children’ report tensions at home and anxieties about their formal jobless status.

[Post 294] What Pakistan’s Debt Dilemma Reveals About Looming Global Default Crisis | Debt Bomb | Full Episode

Summary

According to the IMF, debt is at the highest level in decades. With high interest rates and a global economic slowdown, 60 percent of low-income countries are either already in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress. Pakistan is one country that has gone to the IMF recently for a bailout package. How is the country’s debt burden impacting its people? How is the debt problem further exacerbated by climate change? And what is the role of China’s Belt and Road initiative in Pakistan’s debt situation? 

Pakistan is just one of 70 about countries struggling with a debt burden. With debt repayment expected to go up in 2024, will we see a global financial contagion and a deluge of defaults?

[Post 293] How To Reduce Your Income Tax Bill In Singapore | Money Mind | Tax

Summary

Tips on how to pay less tax in Singapore. 

[Post 292] Very Few Malaysians Can Afford To Retire. What Went Wrong? | Insight | Full Episode

Summary

Between 2020 and 2022, around USD$33 billion was withdrawn from Malaysia’s pension fund, the Employee Provident Fund (EPF), to help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, about half of EPF contributors under the age of 55 have less than MYR10,000 in their accounts. And according to EPF officials, only 4 per cent of Malaysians can afford to retire. 

As soaring inflation and the weak ringgit drive up cost of living, the opposition has piled pressure on the government to allow for another round of EPF withdrawals. But Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has resisted further drawdowns. Can Malaysians afford to retire? What plans does the government have to replenish the pension fund? Is Malaysia facing a retirement timebomb?