Your Money with Michelle Martin

Singapore has handed four hectares of rare waterfront land next to Marina Barrage to a wellbeing destination that breaks ground today.  Therme Singapore, opening in 2030, is a billion-dollar concept built not around shopping or spectacle, but around something harder to price: how people rest, connect and recharge. It's being called Asia's first large-scale social wellbeing development, weaving water, nature, culture and health into a single place. Michelle Martin sits down with the two men behind it - former National Development Minister and Therme Group Asia Chairman Mah Bow Tan, and Therme Group founder and CEO Robert Hanea. Together they ask why a city famous for planning decades ahead is now treating wellbeing as infrastructure and whether a billion-dollar development is being designed from ground up to feel like a space that's genuinely open to everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloated after meals, wired on caffeine, drained on a full night's sleep - we've quietly agreed to call this "modern life." But what if small tweaks from a TCM perspective might help? This week, Michelle meets Joanna Wong, the bespoke TCM taste curator who left 30 years in corporate branding including 16 years at Eu Yan Sang, to do what most chefs wouldn't dare: slip Chinese herbs into fine dining, minus the bitter aftertaste. It's a conversation about digestion as the quiet engine behind your energy, focus and mood - and why what's on your plate may matter more than what's in your supplement drawer. The conversation is packed with small, intelligent shifts that let you eat well and feel well!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted by Michelle Martin. A recent case of a self-employed Singaporean amassing more than S$1.2 million in CPF savings challenges conventional wisdom about retirement planning outside traditional employment. Charmayne Seah, Manager, Self-Employed Collections at CPF Board and Michelle Martin discuss how CPF works differently for self-employed persons and platform workers, and why understanding those differences matters. Whether you're a freelancer, gig worker, business owner or side hustler, discover the small actions today that could make a significant difference to your retirement tomorrow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the most important AI battle is no longer about chatbots, but about who owns the workflow of work itself? Michelle Martin explores why ST Engineering is forcing investors to rethink what a Singapore market champion can be, and whether Salesforce's struggles reveal a deeper challenge facing software companies in the age of AI. Also on the show: Yum Brands sheds Pizza Hut, Elite UK REIT expands its portfolio, Nike scores a branding win, and California's solar milestone sends another signal about the future of energy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the biggest investing opportunities aren't hidden stocks - but companies everyone thinks they already understand? In this episode of Money and Me, hosted by Michelle Martin, Chin Hui Leong, Co-founder of The Smart Investor, reveals three growth stocks that may remain surprisingly underappreciated:  Chin shares lessons from nearly a decade of owning and following the companies offering a long-term investor's perspective on innovation, leadership and competitive advantage. The conversation uncovers why investors often focus too heavily on financial metrics while overlooking the cultural and organisational strengths that create enduring business success.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dads, do you feel supported at work? When CEO Xander Ong took the full 10 weeks of parental leave after the birth of his second child, he discovered lessons that extended far beyond parenting. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this conversation explores why so many fathers still leave parental leave untapped, what employers can learn from global best practices, and how supporting fathers may be one of the smartest investments organisations can make in wellbeing, productivity and human flourishing. Guest: Dr Xander Ong, CEO, Centre for Fathering.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could the World Cup be this year's most unexpected investment theme? Hosted by Michelle Martin, we explore which stocks could benefit from a US$17 billion World Cup boost to the U.S. economy. Markets are also rallying on news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, sending oil prices lower and investors back into risk assets. Plus, SpaceX surges after its blockbuster IPO debut while Anthropic faces a regulatory setback. And we look ahead to a major Nasdaq-100 reshuffle that could create fresh winners and losers in the AI trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode brings together Willie Keng of Dividend Titan (https://www.dividendtitan.com) and Paul Chew of Phillip Securities for a high-stakes debate on some of the market's biggest investment questions. Has Singtel transformed itself from a steady telco into a compelling AI and digital infrastructure play, or has the market already priced in the good news? Is DBS still Singapore's crown jewel, or are investors paying too much for quality after a decade of stellar returns? The bulls and bears clash over whether Singapore REITs are finally back, whether the STI's best years still lie ahead, and whether investors should stick with the Magnificent Seven or start looking elsewhere.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.