Your Money with Michelle Martin

On this week's ST Life Picks, Michelle Martin speaks with Hedy Khoo, STFood Online Editor and Ong Sor Fern,  Senior Culture Correspondent for ST Life about Route 65, a newly opened bar and kitchen at Suntec City tower 5 and a new installation at Objectifs, middle road by Bangladesh born American artist Hasan ElahiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Mr. Vincent Ong, Director of EVIA Real Estate about the shifting trends in Executive Condominiums, who are buying them and how do they compare with private sectors and HDB.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Gunjan Soni, CEO of Zalora about the impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 on the company and traits she thinks women need to succeed as we celebrate International Women's Day this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Find out what companies can do to spot and retain the right talent as Michelle Martin speaks to Ester Martinez, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of People Matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What should investors do at a time like this? Markets and Asian stocks took a beating last week because of the rise in Coronavirus cases outside of China. The SNP500 had its worst week since 2008 and officially headed into correction territory. The speed and magnitude of the market correction has left investors searching for direction. Michelle Martin speaks to Derick Tan, Founder of “Timing and You” for insights on the US and Asian markets. Is a global recession likely? When could markets bottom out? Why is fishing for lows akin to catching a "falling knife" and how does a veteran investor like Derick spot opportunities?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Florence Low, Founder and Chairwoman of LuxLexicon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Martin speaks to Steve McGinnes, Author of 'Surfing the Asian Wave: How to survive and thrive in the new global reality' about his book. Would a Wuhan lockdown of 11 million be possible in any country in the West? Why do so many find they sit in the wrong chair, give their business cards the wrong way, or come across as obnoxious within an Asian context? Get beyond the page in this edition of Read.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stocks fell sharply this week as the number of coronavirus cases outside China surged, stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown from the virus spreading. To add on, gold prices also fell more than 2% on Tuesday in Asia and is set to record their first decline in five days. Michelle Martin speaks to Arun Pai, Chief Strategy Officer at AsiaCollect to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced earlier in the week that while a sudden increase in new cases of the COVID-19 is of concern, the spread of the coronavirus is not yet a pandemic. Despite COVID-19 not being labelled as a pandemic yet, enterprises should be taking practical steps - according to Forrester’s new “Prepare Your Organisation For A Pandemic” report. Michelle Martin speaks to Stephanie Balaouras, Vice President & Group Director of Security & Risk Research, Infrastructure & Operations Research at Forrester to find out more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's life picks, Michelle Martin is joined by Anjali Raguraman, entertainment and nightlife journalist and Wong Ah Yoke,  senior food correspondent as they share about Garden Beats 2020 and also Yan restaurant's promotion on a star grouper served three waysSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.