Your Money with Michelle Martin

Should you be diversifying your portfolio with fixed income instruments (which some say everyone needs)? How can you evaluate retirement income plans some financial institutions may be marketing? Christopher Tan, CEO, Providend lays a holistic blueprint out for what to do in uncertain money markets if you are retired and need to live off your savings for the next few years or if you are planning for retirement soon amidst this high-inflationary environmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Volkswagen is planning a massive IPO, one that could create a company that’s worth as much as Volkswagen is today. What’s does Volkswagen own that could be so valuable?  You’ll have to tune in to Market View Minutes for that answer! But we’ll tell you this: the IPO, which could take place as early as this month, is set to be the biggest-ever in Germany and the largest in Europe in more than 22 years.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Sembcorp Industries' recent sale of its Indian coal power unit for $2.1 billion make it more attractive to investors? And why is CVS buying home health giant Signify Health for $8 billion? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang answer these questions. They also discuss who's the new UK Prime Minister and how markets are reacting to it so far. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD and the Rausing Chaired Professor of Economic and Business Transformation breaks down central pillars of macroeconomics and inflation to help us understand the next possible macro policy change arising from what he says is necessary -  demand destruction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Given US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's delivery of a stern commitment Friday to halting inflation, what can we expect from the outlook of interest rates? And is September truly the worst month for investing? Michelle Martin finds out with Cheng Chye Hsern, Head of Investment, Providend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss what they make of Keppel Consortium's 80% stake in 500 Super Holdings and of Keppel's overall business. They also try to untwist the mystery behind Buffett's BYD stock sale and what the move could represent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan is slowly opening its borders to tourists from overseas. From Wednesday, independent travellers can enter Japan for the first time in more than 2 and a half years. That’s good news for travellers... and potentially good news for the Japanese economy.  Which companies might benefit? Michelle Martin tells us what the analysts are saying on Market View Minutes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will Emperador's replacement of ComfortDelgro's spot in the STI mean for the 2 companies? And what's fueling Goldman and Citigroup's confidence on the Singapore dollar? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang examine these latest headlines. They also discuss what the approval for Hong Kong's 'reverse quarantine' would mean for travellers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you a Game of Thrones fan? How about Lord of the Rings? Spin-offs of both series are playing on Amazon Prime and HBO Max. Which one will rule them all? And which stock — Amazon or HBO’s parent company — may be the better investment? Michelle Martin finds out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saxo said it saw a 410% increase in female clients on their Singapore platform in 2020 - a record number of female clients. Yet Saxo’s data also showed that the investor client segment in Singapore was still predominantly a man’s world with over 70 percent of clients being male. Saxo's Camilla Dahl Hansen & Michelle Martin discuss if more can be done to close the investment gender gap.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.