The Financial Coconut Podcast

The Financial Coconut
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Apr 2, 2023 • 52min

Why Does The High School You Come From Matter In Singapore [TFC Wise & Shine Ep 21 with Founder Of RICE Media]

Why does the high school you come from matter in Singapore? Are the odds of getting your dream job higher? Due to recent announcement about ACS (Angle Chinese School) relocating from Barker Road to Tengah, it has sparked some uproar amongst it’s alumni. Some say it’s a good move while some worry it will tarnish the name of the school and it’s legacy. So who better than, Mark, Founder and CEO RICE and also ex-ACS boy, to tell us all there is to know about being in the famous brand name school and did it affect his outcome in any way at all?Check out RICE Media and Blockhead!RICE: https://www.ricemedia.coBlockhead: https://www.blockhead.co—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 29, 2023 • 45min

Did Quitting Theatre To Code Give Him A Better Life? [Chills 114 ft Angeal]

Did his life get better after quitting theatre to pursue coding? Did pursuing coding instead really improve his quality of life or did it just bring more inconviences? Maybe if he had stuck with theatre, he could have made it to the Oscar’s and won just like Michelle Yeoh!—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 27, 2023 • 28min

Find Out How Much You Truly Need To Retire Today With 3 Easy Steps [First Dibs 188]

How much do you truly need in order to retire today? Tons of advice on the internet will tell you that you need XXX amount of $ in order to retire comfortably but wouldn’t the amount vary for each individual? Follow these 3 easy tips on how you can find out the amount required for you to retire comfortably for yourself!Discover more from the team at The Financial Coconut (including all our other shows) @ https://linktr.ee/thefinancialcoconutThe Financial Coconut Podcast is a personal finance platform based in Singapore. Our goal is to educate and provide easy-to-understand information about personal finance topics such as budgeting, investing, retirement planning etc. We believe that personal finance is different for every individual and we aim to provide different perspectives to trigger our audience into paving their own unique path towards their financial goal.Did you find out how much you truly need to retire today? Let us know if you found these tips helpful and maybe share this with a friend!Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 26, 2023 • 47min

Here's Why You Don’t Turn Passion Into Profession [TFC Wise & Shine Ep 20]

“When you passion becomes your profession, it will bring out the best in you” - Sibel Terhaar. Turning your passion into your profession would seem like a dream come through wouldn’t it? Most entrepreneur millionaires would encourage you to do so! But will it really all be just rainbows and butterflies or will your passion die down as it slowly transitions into your full-time profession?—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 22, 2023 • 37min

How Seedly Maintains An Unbiased Stance [Chills 113]

Is anything truly unbiased? Even our own views and opinions are never truly unbiased. However there is one company out there that boasts it’s unbiasedness. Seedly, the unbiased finance assistant platform that aims to help users make smarter financial decisions through their expense tracking app and crowdsourced knowledge, makes it their mission to ensure that all the information put out on their forums are unbiased. How do they do it? Learn their strategy to combating biasedness on this episode of Chills with TFC!Check Out Seedly!https://seedly.sg—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 20, 2023 • 30min

Top 3 Personal Finance Advice According to ChatGPT [First Dibs 187]

Did we just lose our jobs to ChatGPT? With all the craze surrounding ChatGPT lately, we thought it would only be appropriate to test it out ourselves by putting our own jobs on the line by asking ChatGPT to give us 3 personal finance tips and reacting to them. We’ll let you know what we think and elaborate or criticize the answers provided by ChatGPT!Discover more from the team at The Financial Coconut (including all our other shows) @ https://linktr.ee/thefinancialcoconutThe Financial Coconut Podcast is a personal finance platform based in Singapore. Our goal is to educate and provide easy-to-understand information about personal finance topics such as budgeting, investing, retirement planning etc. We believe that personal finance is different for every individual and we aim to provide different perspectives to trigger our audience into paving their own unique path towards their financial goal.Does ChatGPT’s personal finance advice work for you? Let us know in the comments!Disclaimer: The content in The Financial Coconut is solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It does not serve as any form of advice or recommendations.--The Financial Coconut started out as a reaction to online fake gurus propagating over simplified get rich quick programmes & a desire to share best practices revolving around personal finance which has since turned into a network of content championing the idea of creating a life you love while managing your finances well.Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 19, 2023 • 38min

Something Better Is Waiting For You Outside Of Singapore [TFC Wise & Shine Ep 19 with Zat]

Should Singaporeans leave for greener pastures elsewhere? A lot of times when we’re going on with our daily 9-5 work, we feel underappreciated by colleagues, supervisors or managers. We put in so much time and effort to ensure a task is completed on time only to receive little to no feedback or worse, the cursed “noted with thanks”. At these moments of uncertainty, we often consider leaving the country in search of "greener pastures.” But the question is “When should I leave?”—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 16, 2023 • 38min

USDC Depegs! Is this the “great reset”? [Blockcast 17]

Welcome to Blockcast! Here's the crypto news for the week:03:26 - USDC Depegs! Is this the “great reset”?16:19 - Bitcoin’s time to shine23:13 - Meta moves further away from metaverseFor all other links mentioned, or to discover more from the team at The Financial Coconut (including all our other shows), go to https://linktr.ee/thefinancialcoconutDisclaimer: The content in TFC Stock Geekout is solely for education and entertainment purposes. It does not serve as any form of advice or recommendations.--Blockcast is the brainchild of web3-focused news platform Blockhead and The Financial Coconut. Highlighting the latest in blockchain and web3 in Southeast Asia and beyond, there’s nothing cryptic about this brand new crypto podcast. From NFT nuances to institutional implications, Blockcast brings you weekly bite-size TLDRs and ICYMI discussions of the industry.--The Financial Coconut started out as a reaction to online fake gurus propagating over simplified get rich quick programmes & a desire to share best practices revolving around personal finance which has since turned into a network of content championing the idea of creating a life you love while managing your finances well.Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 15, 2023 • 54min

TOP Financial Blogger Enters Wealth Advisory, Investment Moats Gone Rogue? [Chills 112 ft Kyith]

A step in the journey of financial wealth is the financial plan, a part where most people get lost and confused as to where and how to begin. Most times when in a situation like this, we tend to turn to “influencers” for a solution but as you go on you notice the pieces of advice they give are pieces for an entire different puzzle set.Getting your financial plan checked and revised is an important step to financial wealth but before we get to that, we have other crucial questions to ask like, “how do i find the right financial advisor” or “Can I trust robot advisors?”. Well who better to advise you than the best financial blogger in Singapore! We’ll give you the scoop on tips and tricks to managing your plan, key things to look for in a financial advisor and much more!Our guest today is none other than the Kyith Ng aka the big man behind the blog “investment moats”. Kyith’s goal is to share his experiences making sense of money, how it works and ways to make it grow, hoping that season investors can advice and critique his decisions and new investors are able to learn from them.—Welcome to The Financial Coconut, your source for empowering financial knowledge and unlocking possibilities. Join us as we explore personal finance, investing and more.Get ready to take control of your financial future and live your best life, financially wise: https://linkin.bio/thefinancialcoconut[Podcast, Vodcast]Spotify: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-spotifyApple Podcast: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-applepodcastYouTube: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-youtube[Connect with us]Instagram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-instagramTik Tok: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-tiktokTelegram: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-telegramWhatsapp: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-Whatsapp-channelNewsletter: https://rebrand.ly/TFC-NewsletterDisclaimer: The content discussed in this episode is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as financial advice. The information provided is based on our understanding at the time of recording and may not reflect the current regulations or market conditions. The opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily represent those of The Financial Coconut. Please do your due diligence before making any investment or financial decisions.—This episode is Podcast Powered by Zoom.Audio partner with City Music https://www.citymusic.com.sg/Audio quality delivered to you by Audio-Technica https://sea.audio-technica.com/Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 14, 2023 • 50min

Silicon Valley Bank's Downfall [TFC Market Updates 81]

Welcome to TFC Weekly Market Updates! Here's the market news for the week:03:45 - Silicon Valley Bank DownfallFor all other links mentioned, or to discover more from the team at The Financial Coconut (including all our other shows), go to https://linktr.ee/thefinancialcoconutDisclaimer: The content in TFC Stock Geekout is solely for education and entertainment purposes. It does not serve as any form of advice or recommendations.--TFC Investor Network, created by The Financial Coconut, Singapore’s first financial literacy podcast, is for investing enthusiasts who are looking for weekly updates on the stock market and in-depth analysis of individual stocks. Join fellow investors and geek out on stocks with us!--The Financial Coconut started out as a reaction to online fake gurus propagating over simplified get rich quick programmes & a desire to share best practices revolving around personal finance which has since turned into a network of content championing the idea of creating a life you love while managing your finances well.Help us get to know you better: http://bit.ly/thefinancialcoconut-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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