Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) owns a portfolio of 18 commercial properties across five key gateway markets of Asia – five in Singapore, one in Hong Kong, two in China, nine in Japan and one in South Korea. After being hit by the pandemic, has MPACT financial performance recovered to pre-Covid levels? With China's reopening, does the REIT stand to enjoy more upside? What are the risks? We discuss this and more in our latest episode.

We all know that inflation and interest rates are going up, but that also means that the interest rates for our bank savings accounts are going up in tandem. With banks in Singapore advertising savings rates as high as 7.88% p.a., what's the catch? What are the hurdles you have to cross to earn these high interest rates? Are they easy to achieve or is it too good to be true? We compare the options available and tell you our favourite choice!

Google's management has issued a "code red" amid the launch of ChatGPT as it sparked concerns over the future of Google's search engine. News has also emerged that Microsoft is looking to integrate ChatGPT's artificial intelligence into its search engine, Bing. Will this mark a return to an era of search engine wars? In this week's roundtable we discuss the potential of ChatGPT, Google's response to the threat, as well as the future of Google search.

2023 will be a year to watch. Will there be a worldwide recession? Will inflation finally taper down China has also reopened its economy and borders. So how is it going to impact the Chinese stock market moving forward? Are we finally going to see a recovery? In this episode, we discuss the sectors and stocks we think are most likely to benefit in 2023 and how they can help grow your portfolio.

2022 was an interesting year for the stock market. After reaching new highs in 2021, 2022 was a year when share prices came crashing down; even the profitable tech giants were not spared. In this episode, we discuss our biggest investing takeaways in 2022 as well as our take on the stock market in 2023.

Making mistakes is part and parcel of investing. Everyone, including the best investors in the world, will make them. Since mistakes are inevitable, what do we need to do when we make a mistake? Also, how do you know when you've actually made an investment mistake? At this roundtable, we share the three key steps to take when you make a mistake, so that you can minimise your losses, turn your losing position into a winning one, and avoid making the same mistake twice!

The World Cup is here! But what does football have to do with stock investing??  At this roundtable, we discuss how football formations (4-4-2, 4-3-3, 3-4-3, etc.) share certain similarities to how you line up your own stock portfolio. What roles do different types of players (i.e. stocks) have in your portfolio? Do you go all-out attack when you invest and try to maximise your returns? Or should you be more defensive with your money in order to grind out the win?   This episode is for all investors and football fans! ⚽

As discussed in an earlier roundtable, Singapore banks have greatly benefited from the rise of interest rates, recording higher profits in their recent quarterly performances. In fact, this has catapulted their share price to near their all-time highs.

At this roundtable, we discuss our expectations of Singapore banks moving forward. Will they continue to outperform in the coming quarters? And, more importantly, is there still room for their share price to grow? Find out in today's discussion.

When U.S. interest rates rise, U.S. Treasury bonds and bills become more attractive to investors due to their higher yield. Year-to-date, the U.S. dollar has strengthened significantly against other major currencies in the world. Knowing this, you may want to take advantage of the appreciating U.S. dollar and rising interest rates over the short term. So what are some of the available options to park your cash in USD?

Meta (Facebook) has fallen once again. From an all-time high of $382 in September 2021, the stock is now trading at just $117 at a P/E ratio of just 9. Can the company turn this around? And will the Metaverse ever become a reality? We discuss the issues hampering Meta right now, its business fundamentals, and whether this is an opportunity to pick up some Meta stock at this depressed valuation.