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What US dollar movements mean for Singapore investors

[SINGAPORE] The US dollar has been on a bumpy ride in recent months. 

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We asked relationship experts to answer 4 awkward money questions

[SINGAPORE] I almost miss the days when my friends’ biggest relationship problems were: “Do they like me?”

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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 ...

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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. 

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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. 

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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?”

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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.

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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.

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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?”

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Gold is booming. Here’s what Gen Z investors should know

[SINGAPORE] What’s up with gold?

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