Can your friendships survive a salary gap?
[SINGAPORE] Months ago, while I was still scouring through LinkedIn for a job, I got pulled into a birthday dinner. The attendees: three fresh-out-of-university friends – two in finance, and one very ...
I’ve made investing my resolution for years. Here’s my plan to finally do it
[SINGAPORE] Last year, I made the commendable decision to add investing to my 2026 resolutions. Commendable, if not for the fact that I did the same in 2025.
Hospitalisation insurance 101 and how the new rules change things
[SINGAPORE] If you’ve been keeping up with headlines, chances are, you’ve stumbled upon “Integrated Shield Plan” and something called a “deductible” in your news feed.
Is salary talk still taboo? Your younger colleagues may not think so.
[SINGAPORE] Earlier this week, I asked my colleagues: “Do you guys talk about pay here? How about at your previous workplace?”
Home loans are getting cheaper – should you stick with HDB or switch to a bank loan?
[SINGAPORE] If you’ve been eyeing your first flat or thinking about switching up your home loan, you’ve probably noticed that interest rates have fallen quite significantly.
If I’m “middle class”, why can’t I afford “middle-class things”?
[SINGAPORE] A friend said something to me over the weekend that I can’t stop thinking about.
Do we owe our parents a monthly allowance?
[SINGAPORE] While catching up with friends the other day, one of them casually dropped this question (in front of my dessert, no less): “Eh how much are you guys giving your parents every month?”
Where to invest S$10,000 today? Here’s what financial experts recommend
[SINGAPORE] Earlier this month, The Business Times taught us how to invest S$50,000 – great, if you’ve got that kind of cash.
Can ChatGPT replace my financial adviser?
[SINGAPORE] It turns out I’m late to the game. More than four in five Singaporeans say they use AI tools to manage money, especially among Gen Zs and millennials, survey findings released in July by f...
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