Your Money with Michelle Martin

Are Bitcoin traders opting for long-term bearishness amid the intense volatility? Michelle Martin discusses news in the crypto landscape with Vijay Ayyar, VP Corporate Development & Global Expansion, Luno. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang analyse what's driving Tesla's record breaking earnings results and which stock might possibly fall victim similar to that of Netflix's recent drastic selloff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What stocks should you be avoiding or consider shorting? Michelle Martin presents a list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang also discuss why JP Morgan's profits are down more than 40%, and take a  closer look at homegrown IOT provider's iWOW's performance in early morning trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin finds out why celebrity hairstylist Kim Robinson spent 10 years creating a new product with Asian hair in mind.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Vijay Ayyar, VP Corporate Development & Global Expansion, Luno discuss the possible drivers of Bitcoin's fall to below $40k recently, what two new ETF's signal about Metaverse plays and why payment of digital assets with credit cards is big business for Moonpay which raised $87 million in funding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle looks closer at a high-profile Singapore property developer — a company that ran into some controversy last year over its investments in China, but which now seems to have righted its ship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How does  CPF LIFE compare with private annuities, property and other methods as a cornerstone for a retirement plan. Michelle Martin finds out in conversation with Elijah Lee, Associate Financial Services Manager, Phillip Securities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s causing Netflix's subscriber loss and stock sell-off? And are Singapore aviation stocks finally back in favour? Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank breaks it all down for us with Michelle Martin on Market View.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With air tickets booked to depart Singapore during the upcoming public holidays surging to 178 per cent of pre-Covid levels, is it a good time to jump on the investment bandwagon? Michelle Martin has the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Home ownership is seen as key to nation-building in Singapore, making up the core of its public housing policy. But how can retirees unlock the value of their 999 year or freehold property while living in their home? Jonathan Teoh, Founder and Director, Strategy & Partnerships, An Living Wealth Access joins Michelle Martin on Money and Me to tell us how he is enhancing the financial security of seniors in Singapore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin meets author Matthew Friedman, founder and CEO of The Mekong Club as they talk about his book Where Were You?: A Profile of Modern Slavery, which provides an up-to-date overview of human trafficking. They also discuss what businesses can do to help end modern slavery.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite China's GDP 4.8% expansion, to what extent would their lockdowns weigh on the country's economic outlook? Michelle Martin finds out how China's economic slowdown is impacting Singapore, the latest development of Elon Musk's Twitter takeover offer and her picks for today's edition of Up or Down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have ETF’s been affected by demand for crypto and meme stocks? How are investors selecting and utilising ETF’s in their portfolios? Find out more as Michelle Martin speaks to Salim Ramji, Global Head of iShares and Index Investments, BlackRock on Influence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin tells you why this movie may help you look at grooming your little stars at home in a whole new way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Michelle Martin is Cheng Chye Hearn, Head of Investment, Providend, who breaks down how the latest move by the MAS to combat inflation affects investors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Which companies are atop the under-appreciated list of stocks? Find out more as Michelle Martin dishes out some of these assets that are quietly trending upwards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang analyse what investors are expecting from the Bank of America and other banks amid rising interest rates, Shanghai’s reveal of its Business Restart Plan to address supply chain woes, and the latest instalment of the Elon Musk’s saga and Twitter’s poison pill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Christopher Tan, CEO, Providend discuss tailoring insurance for your financial requirements.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The appetite for luxury goods is growing. What could this mean for savvy investors? Michelle Martin finds out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss Keppel Club's redevelopment, the possible pricing of BTO flats and which companies may benefit from the plans ahead. Which class of investors are suing Elon Musk? Is inflation changing our relationship with what we consider good spends? The two also digest company news with Apple and Crowdstrike in their sights.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dennis Khoo was the man at the heart of the team responsible for the creation of TMRW, ASEAN's first digital bank -- and he did it all without a playbook. Now he's written one of his own, sharing the thinking behind the design of the undertaking so that any business involved in transformation can learn from his experience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin meets EI Lee, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of Digital Treasures Center (DTC) to discuss merchant acceptance of cryptocurrencies, locally and globally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin brings the popular Market View game of Up or Down to you, the listener! What are your takes on today's edition? Play along and find out your score. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is he or is he not on Twitter's board? Elon Musk makes an about-turn about his role at Twitter, plus how GoTo's stock performed at its IPO debut and new leadership at Warner Bros' Discovery make the headlines, while Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang compare notes on Nio, Shopify, Alibaba and rents in Singapore's CBD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GoTo has announced plans for a US$1.26bn IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, valuing the company at US$26-29bn, but Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Head of Consumer Sector Equity Research at Tellimer says it could be overvalued given the tepid tech landscape for 2022. Find out why with Michelle Martin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore REITs are poised to benefit from positive momentum as Singapore eases pandemic restrictions and border measures. But can they maintain the upswing? Michelle Martin gets an analysis from Kenny Loh, REIT Specialist and Independent Financial Advisor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's "Little Giants" are a group of government-endorsed start-ups in China that’s becoming a “growing force” in the country’s push for greater technological self-reliance. Michelle Martin introduces some of these so-called Little Giants that form part of Beijing's plans to boost thousands of start-ups in the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang begin Market View on the macro front with a playbook of earnings due this week, discuss the bond payment default of China's Zhenro Properties and Russia's move to halt bond issuance for the rest of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Phillips, Head of Content & Investment Lead for ProsperUs by CGS-CIMB Securities shares with Michelle Martin his stock take on Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and ASML, and whether Twitter can be the new Tesla in valuation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin talks about Berkshire Hathaway's latest massive purchase, Peter Thiel's comments on Warren Buffett and naming Jamie Dimon and Larry Fink as crypto’s enemies, plus analyst directions on Samsung Electronics, hotels in Malaysia, Sembcorp Industries and a bullish take on currencies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin meets the man heading the iconic tea company that has become a household name. Dilmah Tea's second-generation leader and current CEO Dilhan C. Fernando shares the company's storied history, discusses growing up without a sense of entitlement and his view of protests in Sri Lanka.    1:54 History of tasting tea in Asia5:58 How business leaders can be involved in calls for reform in Sri Lanka9:49 Challenges and quirks of running a family businessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin enlists Vijay Ayyar, VP Corporate Development & Global Expansion, Luno for a rundown of what's making news the crypto market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang digest the latest minutes from the US Federal Reserve meeting and discuss the implications of Russia's ongoing debt. The conversation continues with a LinkedIn survey of the best places to work, a new Catalist listing by the makers of Singapore's TraceTogether token and the benefactors of the upcoming GoTo IPO. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Chinese pharmaceutical company's share more than doubled in Hong Kong on Wednesday following positive news of its trial of a new Covid-19 treatment drug. Michelle Martin has the name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning filmmaker, investigative journalist and international speaker Sylvia Yu Friedman tells Michelle Martin the stories of the modern slavery of women written in the pages of her latest book, A Long Road to Justice – Stories from the Frontlines in Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swapnil Mishra, Adjunct Mentor, Singapore Management University gives Michelle Martin his insights on the upcoming IPO by Gojek-Tokopedia merged brand GoTo, what Twitter's future could look like with Elon Musk as active majority shareholder and the unsurprising trouble brewing at Donald Trump's new social media company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

JetBlue has made an offer for Spirit Airlines, kicking up dust to potentially disrupt its merger with Frontier Group Holdings. With such demand for the ultra-low-cost carrier, market watchers believe this could present a buying opportunity for investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang analyse brokers' takes on Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and GuocoLand, Elon Musk's active stake in Twitter, the Feds spooking the US markets, new sanctions against Russia, and a round-up of news from Porsche, GM and Honda, Yeo's, Jumbo and how Ukraine is readying NFT sales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After introducing us to his book Grandpa's Fortune Fables, which teaches kids about managing finances, Will Rainey, founder, Blue Tree Savings returns to Money and Me to talk about some of the concepts of wealth, saving and investing that parents can use to share key financial lessons to their children. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elon Musk buys a stake in his favourite social media platform, GoTo's upcoming IPO, bad news from Donald Trump's new social media company, plus a round-up of news from Nike, Great Britain's NFT market, Exxon Mobil and Sembcorp Marine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shares of Chinese EV makers are in bear territory, but analysts are still bullish on some they see accelerating into the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you have a toxic co-worker or gaslighting boss? If you do, you need this field guide to understand the motivations of the 7 different types of "Jerks at Work". Associate Professor Of Psychology Tessa West has identified a taxonomy of personality types ranging from the cunning to the intentionally devious. It's a book which puts power back in the hands of those dealing with bad behaviour of others at work. Michelle Martin discusses the strategies you can use today in this interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Vietnam is forecasted to be the fastest-growing ASEAN economy in 2022, Michelle Martin asks Joe Tan, Executive Vice President, Sing-Viet Impact Ventures on the  non-profit business association's plans to help 4th Generation Singaporean small-and-medium enterprises set up shop there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As obesity continues to be a big problem for both America and the world, investors think the ones to gain positively are pharmaceutical companies. Michelle Martin tells you who to look out for. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin reads the tea leaves and draws an outlook of how the markets could perform for the week ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thousands of people crossed the Causeways between Singapore and Malaysia last night as borders reopened after 2 years of pandemic restrictions, how can investors consider joining the party? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The STI ends the first quarter of 2022 with a bang, as it outperforms most global stocks, including Wall Street, which saw a major tech selloff overnight. The energy markets are also abuzz with oil-related companies set to gain from the current price surge. Back in Singapore, news on Keppel divesting Geodis -- which owns courier Urbanfox -- and updates on its merger with Sembmarine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do different possible outcomes for the war in Europe mean for markets? If Russia does accept Bitcoin for oil,what would that mean for the risk asset? Michelle Martin speaks with Tony Sycamore, APAC Analyst, City Index to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why are investors selling off in US markets? How is Keppel corp simplifying its business? Where are Apple, Meta, Google and Amazon heading?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.