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The online scam that hits travellers at their most distracted

2025 has seen a surge of travel scams, partly due to the explosion of AI tools, which are "supercharging fraud".
2025 has seen a surge of travel scams, partly due to the explosion of AI tools, which are "supercharging fraud".

Young & Savvy

I asked ST colleagues about their biggest financial regrets. Here are some (very) honest answers

Responses range from over-pampering their kids to impulsive or emotional spending on everyday expenses.
Responses range from over-pampering their kids to impulsive or emotional spending on everyday expenses.

Put the Bank of Mum and Dad in order before helping kids get on the private property ladder

More parents are chipping in to help their children buy their first homes for fear that they are being priced out of the property market.
More parents are chipping in to help their children buy their first homes for fear that they are being priced out of the property market.

4 Singapore private home market trends to watch in 2026

New developments that are close to the Great World MRT station and the nearby shopping mall are expected to draw buyers' interest.
New developments that are close to the Great World MRT station and the nearby shopping mall are expected to draw buyers' interest.

Branded Content

SPDR Straits Times Index ETF: What investors get from S’pore’s top 30 listed companies in one fund

The SPDR Straits Times Index ETF (ES3), which tracks the 30 largest constituent stocks of the Straits Times Index, offers investors an easy way to tap into Singapore’s market.
The SPDR Straits Times Index ETF (ES3), which tracks the 30 largest constituent stocks of the Straits Times Index, offers investors an easy way to tap into Singapore’s market.

Retiree suffered heavy losses after borrowing to buy $2m of investment products

A retiree ended with losses because he borrowed over $1.4 million to buy insurance products.
A retiree ended with losses because he borrowed over $1.4 million to buy insurance products.

Me and My Money: Co-founder of real estate platform went three years without drawing a salary

Mr Adam Wham is the co founder of Form & Matter Group.
Mr Adam Wham is the co founder of Form & Matter Group.

Thief who stole Singapore traveller’s credit card spent $10k once plane landed

By the time the Singapore traveler found out that her card was missing, the crook had spent $10,000 by charging 20 transactions on the card.
By the time the Singapore traveler found out that her card was missing, the crook had spent $10,000 by charging 20 transactions on the card.

To thank their parents, they bought them a house

Camila Lincowski, right, with her mother, Oniria Correa, at the home Lincowski bought for her in Henderson, Nev., Nov. 12, 2025. While growing up, Lincowski promised her mother sheÕd buy her a house. (Mikayla Whitmore/The New York Times)
Camila Lincowski, right, with her mother, Oniria Correa, at the home Lincowski bought for her in Henderson, Nev., Nov. 12, 2025. While growing up, Lincowski promised her mother sheÕd buy her a house. (Mikayla Whitmore/The New York Times)

Me and My Money: Tuition agency chief is living his childhood dream of running his own business

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Mr Gary Ong, 35, founder of Genius Mind Home Tuition, inside a co-working space for his office in Pagoda Street on July 24, 2025.
For Me and My Money.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Mr Gary Ong, 35, founder of Genius Mind Home Tuition, inside a co-working space for his office in Pagoda Street on July 24, 2025.
For Me and My Money.
(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.