540,000 CPF members to pay less for home protection insurance
SINGAPORE – More than 540,000 Housing Board (HDB) flat owners will, on average, pay 10 per cent less in premiums for a Central Provident Fund (CPF) home insurance scheme from […]
4 tips to get your finances right
(NYTIMES) – The pandemic swept many people into uncharted financial territory. Whether your bank account bulged or dwindled during the long months of lockdown, now is the time to take […]
More channelling more cash into CPF amid Covid-19 uncertainties
SINGAPORE – More people sought to tap the benefits of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) last year to stretch their savings amid the pandemic’s uncertainties. The number of members who […]
Inflation tail risks worth hedging against
SINGAPORE – It is said that nothing is certain in life except death and taxes. For all of us, an invisible tax on our savings that is everywhere and always […]
Don’t invest your emergency fund
A couple of years ago, the high-yield savings market was hot – at least to millennials. Internet-only banks entered the market and drove up annual percentage yields to above 2 […]
Covid-19 situation pushed fresh grad onto entrepreneurship path
A one-year stint in Stockholm where he worked for medical technology firm Meloq and was exposed to budding entrepreneurs inspired Mr Yap Jun Yi to strike out on his own […]
Why some millennials can’t manage their money
BLOOMBERG – In 2008, Jackie and I started our Wall Street investment banking jobs. Fresh out of college, we were now among the top earners in our peer group. Twenty […]