Headstart On Record
By The Straits Times
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Episodes: 110
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Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a headstart in your personal finance and career with The Straits Times.
Podcasters: Sue-Ann Tan & Tay Hong Yi
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.
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S2E31: Should you buy gold now?
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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S2E30: Budgeting for three holidays in 2026
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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S2E29: Will AI steal your lunch? What Singapore workers need to know
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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S2E28: How platform work can support young talent
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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S2E27: Should you invest your CPF?
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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S2E26: How to tell if your employer's leave practices are progressive
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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S2E25: Good investing: Don't time the market, play the long game
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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S2E24: Hospitality jobs: A place for ex-kindergarten teachers or illustrators?
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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S2E23: Side hustles: How to get into it now and responsibly
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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S2E22: Fending off procrastination: How to get started
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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S2E21: What kind of insurance should young adults buy?
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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S1E1: Explore The Straits Times’ podcasts
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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S2E20: Forging careers at all ages, for all seasons
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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S2E19: How to prepare to inherit a family business
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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S2E18: Can you earn a living on a skilled trade?
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May 18, 2025 |
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S2E17: In your 20s? Why it’s never too early to prepare for retirement
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May 04, 2025 |
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S2E16: Will working in the office 5 days a week return?
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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S2E15: Should I do a master’s?
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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S2E14: To enter the workforce with a diploma or not?
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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S2E13: What’s in the budget for me?
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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S2E12: Hitting the ground running for the first job
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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S2E11: How to pick good stocks in 2025
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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S2E10: Neurodivergence: Not merely a “superpower”
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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S2E9: How to start a start-up in your 20s
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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S2E8: What is it like being a young boss?
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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S1E7: How do we spend less but still travel well?
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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S2E6: How does working abroad help your career?
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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S2E5: Sustainable finance: Where are the investing and job opportunities?
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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S2E4: Beyond diversity, inclusion buzzwords: How to be more inclusive at work
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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S2E3: Should we play with FIRE?
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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S2E2: How do young workers view pay?
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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S2E1: Investing with $100 a month as an undergrad? Why not!
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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S1E1: Get a Headstart in your finances & career from our new ST podcast
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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S1E17: The art of picking out a good job fast
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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S1E32: Can mid-lifers use social media to boost dormant careers?
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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S1E26: Analysing Catalist: A segment of the Singapore market
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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S1E16: Would you be an intern for 2 years?
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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S1E31: Who wants to be a public servant? We ask Chan Chun Sing
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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S1E30: Budget 2024: Mid-year check for SMEs in Singapore
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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S1E25: Halfway mark of 2024: Our expert offers top stock picks in Singapore
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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S1E15: Chip in to shape Singapore’s semiconductor ambitions
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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S1E24: Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and their growth in Asia
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May 19, 2024 |
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S1E14: Fail well, and you learn better
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May 12, 2024 |
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S1E29: Gen AI, you started work yet?
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May 05, 2024 |
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S1E23: US tech stocks: Is it time to diversify?
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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S1E13: How cutting-edge firms interview candidates
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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S1E28: Stereotyping at work. Who? Me?
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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S1E22: Things to consider now that CPF Special Account will be removed for those 55 and older
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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S1E12: Returning strongly from a career break
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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S1E27: Next job disruptor, quantum?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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S1E21: Wee Cho Yaw's impact on Singapore's banking industry
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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S1E11: What goes on during a career coaching session
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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S1E26: How a back-office agency is reinventing its 500 humdrum jobs
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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S1E20: Investing in an active ETF or exchange-traded fund
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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S1E10: Is a contract role right for you?
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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S1E25: We will have you covered: Manpower Minister Tan See Leng to workers
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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S1E19: Should investors adopt emerging technologies in 2024?
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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S1E9: How will salaries grow in 2024?
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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S1E24: Copilot, we'll code where we never coded before
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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S1E18: What investors should know in a “higher for longer” interest rate environment
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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S1E8: How to use ChatGPT responsibly at work?
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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S1E23: If work is war, how do we psych up for victory?
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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S1E17: Investing in luxury assets can be a way of diversifying your investment portfolio
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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S1E1: Hear our podcasts on The Straits Times' app, besides Apple Podcasts & Spotify
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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S1E7: Who are career conversion programmes for?
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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S1E22: Singapore millennials: The work-life balance generation
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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S1E16: Singapore stocks underperforming but still offer good dividend yields
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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S1E6: 'Boomerang' employees: Returning successfully to a past employer
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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S1E21: Return To Office: Why are we still talking over each other?
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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S1E15: Learning from wealthy investors during a tricky 2023
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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S1E5: Making the maritime industry a port of call for local talent
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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S1E20: What do 112-year old IBM and 25-year-old Equinix have in common?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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S1E14: Analysing investing outlook for second half of 2023
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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S1E4: How to make a snappy career switch
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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S1E19: What it is like to work for creative tech companies Adobe and GitHub
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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S1E13: Outlook for 2nd half of 2023 after market does well in first half
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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S1E3: Aspiring CEOs should tune in here
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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S1E18: Microsoft's subsidiary Linkedin reigns in social media work world
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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S1E12: Building in more certainty in your retirement planning
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May 14, 2023 |
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S1E2: Good jobs by design, for design
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May 07, 2023 |
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S1E17: Is Google still a good place to work? Oracle's main business now
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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S1E11: Looking ahead after Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse banking woes: Invest Talk
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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S1E1: Too many jobs in Singapore, too few workers: Career Talk
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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S1E16: Understanding tech culture at Salesforce and Cisco
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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S1E10: Stability, growth in Singapore and regional markets amid global uncertainties: Invest Talk
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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S1E15: Workplace discrimination: Views from a lawyer and a HR chief - Work Talk
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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S1E9: Retirement planning mistakes to avoid: Invest Talk
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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S1E1: Budget 2023: Audio highlights from DPM Lawrence Wong's speech
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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S1E14: They quit school early and do blue-collar jobs; can they have hope in Singapore? - Work Talk
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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S1E8: Listen to ST's tips for the stock market in 2023: Invest Talk
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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S1E13: Reflecting at being happier in life and at work this year: Work Talk
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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S1E7: Tips on legacy planning and setting up trusts: Invest Talk
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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S1E12: Singapore's rise as a tech city and what it means for Singaporeans: Work Talk
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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S1E6: Listen to our 5-tip action plan in face of interest rate hikes and looming recession: Invest Talk
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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S1E11: Are you in love with your boss? - Work Talk
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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S1E5: How young investors can navigate wisely with triple threats of inflation, higher interest rates and recession: Invest Talk
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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S1E10: South-east Asia businesses in crosshairs of geopolitics: Work Talk
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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S1E4: Thinking about retirement? CPF Life and tips on spending less while investing: Invest Talk
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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S1E9: Oh, how we suck at work appraisals: Work Talk
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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S1E3: Inflation, interest rates, soaring US dollar - investing in uncertain times : Invest Talk
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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S1E8: Four-day work week: Will it happen in Singapore? - Work Talk
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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S1E2: Stay invested in nervy stock market; focus on quality companies: Invest Talk
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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S1E7: The Great Reshuffle: Will I hire a job hopper? - Work Talk
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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S1E1: How to combat the triple threats of inflation, higher interest rates and recession: Invest Talk
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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S1E6: The Great Renegotiation: What do workers want? - Work Talk
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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S1E5: Man vs woman, or is it woman vs woman? - Work Talk
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May 22, 2022 |
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S1E4: Desk, don't go. Stay with me?: Work Talk
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May 08, 2022 |
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S1E3: Boss, I am not data stupid; you never trained me: Work Talk
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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S1E2: Is HR getting it wrong trying to police workplace romance?: Work Talk
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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S1E1: Is there a pandemic turnover tsunami affecting Singapore companies?: Work Talk
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Feb 06, 2022 |