Your Money with Michelle Martin

In just 2 hours, a retiree had a total of $71,000 of his life savings drained from his account in Singapore by cybercriminals. How did that happen you ask? He had downloaded a Google Play app that turned out to be fake and which contained malware. What can we do to protect ourselves and our phones? Michelle Martin speaks to Raju Chellam, Chief Editor, AI Ethics & Governance Body of Knowledge for ideas, tips and tools to protect our phones from becoming doorways for cybercrimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Apple’s new high yield savings account prove good competition for banks? Will Netflix’s password crackdown hurt the company moving forward? What is the pain trade? And are VCs still interested in the metaverse? Michelle Martin asks Arun Pai, Investments Team, Monks Hill Ventures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tesla just released its earnings results! But why aren’t investors happy about it? Why did shares of Morgan Stanley fall despite profits beating estimates on its wealth business strength? And which part of Europe is seeing a boost in beer drinkers? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang explore these questions and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How do you take an idea and turn it into a company that brings US$670 million dollars in sales? What is the secret behind the Scrub Daddy company? Why will you soon be able to get your hands on the smiley faced sponge at NTUC, Sheng Siong and other supermarkets bundled with Cif? Michelle Martin meets the infectiously optimistic inventor and CEO of Scrub Daddy, Aaron Krause, to learn about his start-up success lessons, if he will ever take on investors apart from Shark Lori Greiner, and learn more about Scrub Daddy’s recent tie up with Unilever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fine wine has shown a return of 82.32% from the beginning of 2014 through the end of February 2023? Michelle Martin speaks with Nico Monroy, Director of Southeast Asia, Cult Wine Investment to discuss how investors’ appetite for alternative assets like fine wine investment has shifted over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Market View, Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang analyse Netflix’s release of its earnings results, Apple’s opening of its flagship store in India, Bank of America and Goldman Sachs earnings report, and what China's GDP data indicate in the near future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Mead has spent the past 27 years cooking for the likes of the Rolling Stone and Mariah Carey. TV, radio and food circuit celebrity  Lisa Mead, shares what it takes to be a top chef. Lisa also shares a recipe we can all whip up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Apple becoming a bank? Why do Schwab leaders believe they are able to weather the banking storm even after a drop in deposits? And why have shares of Roblox fallen 12%? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss the key issues and dissect the latest companies in the news reporting earnings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is it that even though you got a pay raise, you just can’t seem to save more? Michelle Martin and Seow Kai Lun, Managing Editor, The Simple Sum discuss lifestyle creep and how you can think you way out of lifestyle creep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin meets Alex Lazarow, author of Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs - from Delhi to Detroit - Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley. They discuss what can lessons are available for entrepreneurs who are not only looking away from the idea of Silicon Valley as gold standard but writing their own playbooks for start-up success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.