Your Money with Michelle Martin

Who are the S-REITs winners and losers of this earnings season? What do the latest results suggest about the resiliency of S-REITs? What’s driving the strong double digit rebound in US office S-REITs? And where can we find bargains in this sector today? Dan Koh poses these questions and more to Kenny Loh, REIT Specialist and Independent Financial Advisor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earnings Season! It is an important financial event that presents investors with clues to spot new trading opportunities and manage risks on their investments. Knowing that consistent earnings are fundamental drivers of a company's performance, how should investors be reading the results? What are key metrics to pay attention to? And should we be fazed by analysts estimates of a company? Dan Koh asks Willie Keng, Founder, Dividend Titan.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's driving Microsoft's share price to an all-time high? What led to WeWork’s collapse into bankruptcy? And why did IMF raise its China growth forecast for 2023? Dan Koh and Willie Keng break down the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can Elon Musk’s ‘Grok’ AI chatbot stand against the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s bard? What is a good earnings-season investment strategy to adopt during this period of volatility? And how should you be investing ahead of this holiday quarter? Michelle Martin asks Swapnil Mishra, Founder, WealthZen & Adjunct Mentor, Singapore Management UniversitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What implications would Epic Games and Google’s second antitrust trial have on the search engine company? What’s fueling the biggest rally in South Korean stocks since 202? And why has the Philippines finally decided to allow short selling after a 27 year wait? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang investigate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is driving DBS’ Q3 16% rise in profits? Meanwhile, to what extent would UOB’s plan for 2 global partnerships yearly boost its performance moving forward? And what are key US companies’ earnings results that you should be keeping an eye out on today? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang unpack it all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annuities have a ring of retirement to them. Today however, people (like our guest) like the idea of scheduling retirement earlier. Would you like a fixed income stream that can swell even as payouts start?  How much do you know about using annuities to make your financial dreams come true? Join Michelle Martin and Elijah Lee, Senior Financial Services Manager, Phillip Securities to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest FTX saga, founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers! Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang dissect the details coming out of the criminal trial. They also discuss how Apple, Starbucks, and Shell fared in its earnings results. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Halloween just behind us, we ask what’s the scariest thing about markets today? And is it doomsday or utopia for investors on the AI front, why does one of OpenAI’s early investors think that venture investments will lose money in most AI investments? Michelle Martin puts these questions to Arun Pai, Investments Team, Monk’s Hill Ventures.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How much of an impact would MAS’ new curbs on DBS have on its profitability? What’s the biggest takeaway between Qualcomm’s upbeat forecast and PayPal & Airbnb’s weaker-than expected guidance? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.