Monday 22 July 2024

Wednesday 17 July 2024

[Post 411] How I Make $400K A Year Working At TikTok





Summary

Sora Lee didn't plan on going into tech after college. Here's what she's learned working at Netflix, Meta and TikTok, and how much money she's made.

This is an installment of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which profiles people across the globe and details how they earn, spend and save their money.

Monday 15 July 2024

[Post 410] Malaysia’s Brain Drain, The Ringgit, Inflation - Plus An Upside For Expats





Summary

For Malaysian Mohd Hafizie Shamsuddin, choosing to work in Singapore allows him to earn up to 4 times the amount of ringgit as opposed to what he’d earn in Malaysia due to the falling Malaysian currency.

How does the depreciation of ringgit accelerate brain drain in Malaysia? For expatriates, why is Malaysia more attractive? 

Sunday 14 July 2024

[Post 409] How To Choose The Right Insurance For You | Money Mind | Financial Planning




Summary

Having sufficient insurance is a key part of individual financial planning. So what are the key questions you need to ask yourself about which insurance is right for you, at different stages of your life?

Saturday 13 July 2024

[Post 408] Hong Kong In The Greater Bay Area: Can Pearl Of The Orient Regain Its Shine? | Insight





Summary

Slowing growth, weak investor confidence and brain drain - Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, may be losing its lustre. Could its future lie in the Greater Bay Area, an economic integration project joining the Special Administrative Region to Guangdong and Macau? 

Over the next decade, greater transport, administrative and economic links will tie Hong Kong inextricably to Southern China. But will Hong Kong find opportunity or obsolescence in the Greater Bay Area? And with around two decades till the end of "One Country Two Systems" in 2047, is the Greater Bay Area a way to assimilate Hong Kong with the Mainland?

[Post 406] Which Magnificent 7 Tech Stocks Are Worth Buying? | Money Mind | Tech Stocks





Summary

They’re the tech stocks moving markets – so are the Magnificent 7 a must-buy?