Live Well

A finance professional loses S$1.2 million. Another woman loses S$330,000 to someone she thought cared about her. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this deeply personal conversation explores the emotional roots of financial vulnerability - why fear, loneliness, and stress can lead more of us to defer to authority or silence our own intuition in moments where we must need to make good decisions or face big losses.  Drawing from real scam cases and the memoir of Vanderbilt heiress Belle Burden, Michelle examines the hidden ways we can disengage from financial power and how to get that control back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can diplomacy keep markets calm while oil, inflation and AI euphoria all surge at once? Asia-Pacific markets look set for a cautiously positive open after Wall Street rallied on growing optimism around the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing. Market View unpacks why investors are cheering signs of renewed US-China economic cooperation even as oil prices jump back above US$100 a barrel amid Strait of Hormuz tensions. We dive into President Donald Trump’s claim that China will buy more American oil, why Boeing shares still fell despite a major 200-plane China order, and what that says about expectations-driven markets in 2026. Meanwhile, AI remains the dominant force on Wall Street explore Cerebras Systems’ blockbuster IPO debut, rising Treasury yields, sticky inflation pressures and why markets are increasingly balancing optimism about growth against deep concerns about geopolitics and energy shocks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many financially successful women remain passive participants in their own financial lives until a crisis forces visibility. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode explores the issue of women and  financial disengagement  with Grace Tay, Associate Director at Finexis Advisory and a lawyer-turned-financial consultant. The conversation examines “financial infidelity,” emotional manipulation, and how women can regain financial visibility, confidence and agency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What comes to mind when you think of letting go? Perhaps you are trying to let go of unhelpful thoughts or beliefs or habits. Perhaps the best masterclass on letting go comes from survivors of illnesses that take away what we assume we have for life. On LIVE WELL WITH MICHELLE, Michelle takes us through the deeply human story of a Singaporean stroke survivor whose new book is an invitation to rethink letting go and returning home to ourselves. Michelle highlights lessons on coping with loss after major life transitions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Markets are shrugging off virus scares, rising bond yields and fragile US-China tensions - but are investors becoming dangerously comfortable with risk? Hosted by Michelle Martin with Arun Pai, Partner at Monk's Hill Ventures, this episode unpacks why Wall Street appears increasingly willing to “buy the dip” even during moments of geopolitical and health uncertainty. Michelle explores what it means when figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg travel alongside US President Donald Trump to China - and whether corporate America is now shaping diplomacy as much as governments. The conversation also dives into the quiet but important rise in bond yields and why markets may be losing faith in imminent rate cuts. From biotech names like Moderna to tech giants and global capital flows, discover which sectors could win - or suffer - if higher rates and geopolitical uncertainty persist. Hosted by Michelle Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you caught Michelle Martin’s conversation with Elijah Lee, Senior Financial Services Manager, Phillip Securities last week, you’ll know they ran out of time just as things were getting interesting. In Part 2, we dive into the "how" - the practical steps to starting your own annuity journey for a secure retirement. Michelle starts with a question many are talking about in Singapore given recent changes - healthcare costs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Money and Me, Michelle Martin speaks with a former banker who channeled his ADHD into a “superpower”, transforming a restless "lack of focus" into a relentless drive to master a legendary Thai recipe and engineer a tech-forward F&B ecosystem. He proves that neurodiversity is a competitive financial asset, turning a classroom label into a mission-driven business that disrupts the status quo.  Here's the full conversation with Lawrence Tang, Founder of Co+Nut+ink.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if the next competitive advantage in business isn’t ruthless optimisation - but learning how to thrive? Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode features Stephen Lew, Founder of The School of Positive Psychology, who shares why high achievement and deep fulfilment are often not the same thing. We explore how Positive Psychology and the science of resilience, meaning, creativity and human flourishing are increasingly relevant in a world of burnout, uncertainty and relentless performance pressure. Plus Stephen takes a question from a listener who believes his wife would benefit from therapy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore’s capital markets could be entering a new phase. Hosted by Michelle Martin with Ryan Huang, this episode examines the planned SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge expected to launch by mid-2026, allowing eligible companies to access both Singapore and US investors through a streamlined listing process. We explore whether the initiative can help revive SGX liquidity, attract regional tech unicorns and strengthen Singapore’s position in global capital markets. The discussion also looks at the role of the Equity Market Development Programme and whether Singapore is taking a more active approach to supporting IPO activity and market depth. Plus: can SGX avoid becoming merely a secondary trading venue if valuation premiums and liquidity remain concentrated on Nasdaq - and what would success actually look like for Singapore’s market ecosystem?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore’s financial advisory industry is changing fast - with consolidation, rising compliance costs and larger platforms reshaping the business of advice. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode with Christopher Tan, CEO of Providend, explores what happens when financial advice becomes increasingly concentrated in the hands of fewer, larger players. Both also discuss the part of retirement few talk about - spending wisely in retirement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.