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Ringgit and Sense

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Financial Planning
Personal Finance
Malaysia
Financial Literacy
Budgeting
Insurance
Tax Relief
Retirement Planning
Investment Strategies
EPF
Credit Cards
Inflation
Debt Management
Employee Provident Fund
Interest Rates
Estate Planning
Bank Negara Malaysia
Buy Now Pay Later
Scams
Cryptocurrency

Sharper and stronger than a double espresso. The Morning Run stretches your mind and braces you for the business day. It's your fast track into work where you can hit the ground running. From 6am to 10am weekdays, the Morning Run brings you the biggest stories and must-listen-to interviews. Stay enlightened, make educated business and investment decisions.

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With trillions passing to heirs globally, preparing successors involves far more than transferring financial balances.

Lim Eng Ping, Maybank’s Head of Wealth Management Malaysia, and Abdul Halim Abdul Rashid, Maybank’s Head of Islamic Wealth Manage... more

How should you value a stock? There are numerous ways and models to value a company, but using the wrong one can give a very misleading picture of what a business is actually worth. Pankaj C. Kumar, Managing Director of Datametrics Research and Infor... more

Should individual investors avoid investing in IPOs?

With data showing that two out of three IPOs in Malaysia trade below their listing price within a year, separating genuine long-term value from short-term market hype is harder than ever.

Ng Zhu ... more

A viral story claims a retiree allegedly blew through RM700,000 in EPF savings in just 21 days. True or false, it highlights a terrifying reality: decades of disciplined accumulation can vanish very quickly without a decumulation plan.

Stephen Yong... more

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Is IPO Investing Worth It? Red Flags to Watch
Q: So from an investor's perspective, is there actually anything inherently attractive about buying a company at IPO?
The attraction lies in the freshness of the capital markets and potential for growth when the company is well-positioned in a favorable sector, but long-term value depends on solid fundamentals, a clear growth plan, and disciplined pricing rather than chasing a quick first-day gain.
Spending EPF Money: Dos and Don'ts In Retirement
Q: What makes sudden access to a large retirement sum risky?
The host asks about the dangers, and the guest explains that without a plan, large sums can be spent quickly, mirroring windfall behavior and leading to potential financial decline.
Wealth Management for ASEAN's Rising Affluent
Q: What changes are seen in client expectations today compared to the past?
Clients now prioritize how a portfolio supports life goals, require clarity over noise, and expect the relationship to be ongoing and deeply integrated with digital tools and human insight for timely decisions.
Wealth Management for ASEAN's Rising Affluent
Q: How is CIMB Private Wealth differentiated in this competitive landscape?
CIMB combines deep local understanding with regional connectivity, offering institutional-grade advisory and solutions, and a CIO-backed advisory approach that focuses on outcomes and lifecycle decisions rather than just products.
Wealth Management for ASEAN's Rising Affluent
Q: What is driving the growth of the mass affluent segment across ASEAN?
Growth is driven by a combination of rising incomes, a large and youthful population, increasing entrepreneurship, and a shift toward wealth creation, accumulation, and intergenerational transfer in a connected regional market.

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This show focuses on personal finance, wealth management, and investment strategy with a practical, Southeast Asia–leaning lens. Episodes commonly feature licensed financial planners, analysts, and executives from banks or asset managers who walk through real-world planning ideas, retirement readiness, and portfolio construction in uncertain markets. Legal and regulatory topics occasionally appear, especially around consumer credit, BNPL rules, and Islamic finance, offering listeners concrete guidance on how policy shifts affect everyday financial decisions. The conversations tend to blend actionable tips, framework-based guidance, and market color, making it useful for professionals, an informed retail audience, and anyone seeking to optim... more

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