Your Money with Michelle Martin

So you have $5,000 and wants to invest it, how can you get started? ETFs, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, REITS. Which should you pick? Saijal Patel, Founder and CEO of Saij Elle shares how to make your money work for you.

She grew up in a family background that was not the most nurturing. Yet despite her rough background, these experiences served her well as they helped shaped her into the adult and businesswoman that she is today. Now into her first year as Managing Director of Community Chest, she wants to spread the word and encourage more people to join the community and help others who are in need. Charmaine Leung, Managing Director of Community Chest talks about importance of supporting the brand that helps to reach out and help those in need in Singapore.

Did the idea of breakfast of champions really start as a marketing ploy? Why are some skipping breakfast thinking it can help with weight loss? Where does breakfast sit with the practise of intermittent fasting? Dr Vincent Candrawinata, Founder of Renovatio weighs in.

She identified 10 wonderful family-run restaurants in Singapore, such as Muthu’s Curry and Spring Court, which have lasted more than 50 years in Singapore. She shares the stories and struggles of Singapore’s early F&B founders, with each chapter embedded with a recipe. Ow Kim Kit, Author of ‘Delicious Heirlooms’ talks about these rags-to-success stories and her discoveries from writing the book.

Join Michelle Martin, as she speaks with Kelvin Seetoh of 10x Capital, co-author of Expand Your Circle of Competence, about the benefits of long-term investing, and the lessons learnt from the true life story of the postal worker who went from 14k a year to 70 million dollars.

According to the Singapore Kindness Movement - or SKM - Graciousness Survey 2019, one in four young people refrain themselves from displaying acts of kindness in public due to fear of embarrassment or being mocked. In contrast, older people are less concerned over what others think about them, but are more concerned over their ability to help and not being aware of others’ need for help. Done annually, the Graciousness Survey monitors and gathers the acts and views of kindness and graciousness here in Singapore. Dr William Wan, General Secretary of Singapore Kindness Movement weighs in.