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Money Talks - Invest or insure: Which should come first if you cannot afford both?

Money Talks

You have money left at the end of the month after paying your bills. Should you invest it to grow your wealth or spend it on insurance for protection? And what happens if you cannot afford to do both? On the Money Talks podcast, Gidon Jerome Kessel, Group Head of Deposit and Wealth Management at UOB, and Toni Fung, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Prudential Singapore, talks about striking the right balance and adjusting your emergency savings at different life stages.

This episode is brought to you by UOB.

Andrea Heng

Andrea Heng

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Money Talks - Invest or insure: Which should come first if you cannot afford both?

You have money left at the end of the month after paying your bills. Should you invest it to grow your wealth or spend it on insurance for protection? And what happens if you cannot afford to do both? On the Money Talks podcast, Gidon Jerome Kessel, Group Head of Deposit and Wealth Management at UOB, and Toni Fung, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Prudential Singapore, talks about striking the right balance and adjusting your emergency savings at different life stages. This episode is brought to you by UOB.

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Money Talks - Pokemon and other trading cards: What drives their value and risks?

Earlier this year, a rare Pikachu card sold for US$16.5 million at an auction, but does that make Pokémon trading cards a serious investment? On the Money Talks podcast, Andrea Heng speaks with Roy Raftery, head of pop culture at Stanley Gibbons, about what drives trading card prices, why some cards can lose value quickly and whether they deserve a place alongside alternative investments such as art and luxury watches.

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Money Talks - Investing in your 20s and 30s: How much risk is too much?

Being young means you can afford to take more investment risks. But should you be taking more risk if you're still in your 20s and 30s? On the Money Talks podcast, Andrea Heng speaks with Koay Hui Sien, head of iShares Fixed-Income product strategy for APAC (excluding Japan) at BlackRock, about how investors in this age group can assess their risk tolerance, balance growth with diversification and be on track with their financial goals.

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Money Talks - What should you do before the next market shock?

With oil prices hovering around US$100 a barrel, stubborn inflation and higher interest rates creating uncertainty, investors may be wondering which risks actually matter to their portfolios. Andrea Heng speaks with Kelly Chia, head of investment strategy at UOB Private Bank, on what you should prepare for before the next dip. This episode is brought to you by UOB.

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Money Talks - This financial adviser was scammed. Here's what she learnt

It started as a text message from someone she thought was her daughter. By the time Lena Soon, a financial adviser of more than 20 years, realised something was wrong, she had lost almost S$4000 to a scam. On the Money Talks podcast, she joins Andrea Heng to recount how the scam unfolded, the warning signs she missed and tips on how to have a conversation with a loved one you suspect is a scam victim.

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