• This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be joined by Stephen Yong, Executive Director at Wealth Vantage Advisory to discuss how you and I can achieve financial independence, and whether the much-talked-about FIRE method is a realistic way to do it.

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This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Ngan Teng Chee, Executive Director of SP Investment Management Sdn Bhd, a licensed fund manager regulated by the Securities Commission to discuss asset allocation and portfolio rebalancing. Why these exercises matter, how often to do them, and how local investors can think about diversifying across asset classes.

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• This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim talks to Jack Lin, CEO of Axen Alpha Advisory about the different financial planning certifications available in Malaysia, what individuals have to do to become a licensed financial planner, how to spot red flags when speaking to one, as well as how to file a complaint when a financial planner isn’t acting in your best interest.

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This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Kimberly Law, licensed financial planner and co-founder of Uno Advisers to talk about FOMO, specifically of the financial variety. This is when you see a friend with the latest smartphone, for example, and now you feel tempted to get one. Just how bad can this be for your bank balance?

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Producer Jake Lim sits down with Dr. Paul Anthony, Senior Lecturer II, Faculty of Business & Law, Taylor’s University this week on Ringgit & Sense to get a low-down on tariffs - why governments implement them, how free trade agreements fit in the picture, how they affect consumers as well as businesses.

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• On Ringgit & Sense this week, we take a closer look at the aftermath of the Putra Heights explosion.

Producer Jake Lim speaks with Dr Joshua Netto, Director of Blue Stone Management on the damage to properties and infrastructure, and Gor Sheau Shuenn, Head of Financial Planning at Alpine Advisory shares insights on insurance coverage and how victims can begin the claims process.

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This week producer Jake Lim will be joined by Jennifer Chua, licensed Financial Advisor at UOB Kay Hian in discussing what’s involved in planning for your parents’ aged care.

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• This week, producer Jake Lim sits down with Linnet Lee, Director at Resolute Planning to talk about planning for your own aged care - firstly because more and more people are choosing to be childless nowadays, subverting the Asian trope of “my children will take care of me”, and even for people who do have children, they might not be able to take care of you when you’re in your golden years.

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It is once again tax season - has been for a while - which is why producer Jake Lim will be sitting down with Poovarni Rajagopal, Founder and Tax Partner at Invatex Consulting to remind everyone the tax reliefs available as well as talk about some common questions about tax filing.

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This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim continues the thread he started last week by discussing how much it costs to raise a primary school-aged child with Annie Hor, a qualified financial advisor at Harveston Capital. Do tune in to find out some of the costs of rasing a child that you might not have thought about.

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