Financial literacy

More young Singaporeans investing early, but some prefer luxury bags over the stock market

Sim Swee Kee, 23, started investing in the Singapore market when he turned 18.

Buyer of $5 million house got dragged into seller’s family court dispute

The buyer only found out something was wrong when his name could not be registered to his new home.

Home purchases can stall if buyers get dragged into legal minefields

It is hard to anticipate such problems as very few people will check the property titles before signing the purchase agreements.

When Gen Zs don’t have spare cash for dates

A survey shows that many young people feel the financial strain of dating as the expenses pile up.

A $400k lesson on why you should not lend money to others

The peril of incurring ‘good debt’ to invest

Borrowing to invest increases your risk because you will end up in debt if you suffer losses.

Why demand for older HDB flats is still very high

In terms of market share, older flats now account for the largest proportion of total sales.

People are getting worse with money – and facing the risks

In a recent poll on financial literacy, Gen Z scored the lowest; almost half could answer only two or fewer questions about personal finance.

Aidha launches free financial education course, in-person helpdesk for domestic workers in S’pore

Acting Manpower Minister Jasmin Lau (second from right) alongside (from left) Aidha chair Claudine Lim, Aidha alumna Armi Sampani and Aidha CEO Jacqueline Loh on Aug 2.

Savvy investor blames his bank for $3m losses after buying non-bank product

A man lost over $3 million after he chose to invest in a non-bank product that was sold by an overseas company

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