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Have kids? Don’t leave government benefits idle on the table

Make the Baby Gift, annual Child Credits and savings on childcare work harder.

Rather than concentrating support around birth, the SG Child Support Package spreads help across the years of raising a child, says the writer.

Even rich people feel anxious about money

Learn how to manage your money better at InvestMe event on Sept 17

6 rules to remember when you play the stock market

How three S’poreans lost their savings by investing in unsuitable financial 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.

How to pick the best property to live or invest in

When you are looking for a home, you should always pick the one that would also be desired by other buyers.
When you are looking for a home, you should always pick the one that would also be desired by other buyers.

Avoiding ABSD with sham 99-to-1 deals can cause you to lose the properties

While such investors will not face tax penalties since they have not evaded any tax, they may still lose their properties if they get into a dispute because the courts will not help them to uphold a sham arrangement.
While such investors will not face tax penalties since they have not evaded any tax, they may still lose their properties if they get into a dispute because the courts will not help them to uphold a sham arrangement.

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Watch and learn from the second InvestMe event video.

(From left) Senior business correspondent Angela Tan, chief executive of SingCapital Alfred Chia and senior consultant psychiatrist David Teo on a panel discussion at ST InvestMe’s Invest to Live, not Live to Invest event in the SPH Media Auditorium on July 18.

Retire with more money? Learn how to grow $1m in your CPF from the first InvestMe event video

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Woman has no claim over daughter’s home despite helping to pay more than $1m for it

The High Court found she was lending the money to her daughter and had no stake in the house.

The court found that the woman was lending money to her daughter and did not have any share in the house.

The risk of buying properties in someone else’s name

A S'pore businesswoman tried to salvage a bad investment but lost $1.6m instead

When investors paid millions to buy non-existent overseas homes

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