Ringgit and Sense

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim is joined by Yuvarajan Periyan, licensed financial planner at Uno Advisers Sdn. Bhd. to talk about the Consumer Credit Bill, which Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying says will be gazetted by the end of the year.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim sits down with See Toh Wai Yu, CEO of Central Force Malaysia, a company that specializes in market research. They’ll be going through some interesting findings from Central Force’s Malaysia Consumer Trend Report 2025, like how almost half the respondents would go online to buy a product after seeing it in a brick and mortar store.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to legacy planning, many people perceive it to be as simple as writing a will. And while that can be true in some cases, it really is about ensuring wealth is preserved, transferred smoothly, and aligned with the values families want to pass on. For this conversation, Lim Eng Ping, Head of Wealth Management Malaysia, and Norfazlina Mohd Ghouse, CEO, Maybank Trustees Berhad talks about the costs, importance of communication, the role of professionals in the process, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, Jake Lim sits down with Thanneermalai Somasundaram, Managing Director of Thannees Tax Consulting Services to talk about the individual tax reliefs available under Budget 2026, as well as other goodies for the rakyat.Brought to you by Mah Sing. Reinvent Spaces. Enhance LifeImage Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Producer Jake Lim is joined by Siew Yuen Tuck, co-founder of Ringgitplus to discuss some findings from the Ringgitplus Financial Literacy Survey that was just released recently, most notably Gen Z saved up more compared to the other Gens this year.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks with Rajen Devadason, a Securities Commission licensed financial planner with Manulife Investment Management (Malaysia) Bhd, CEO of consulting company RD Wealth Creation Sdn Bhd and a columnist who writes personal finance pieces for the New Sunday Times. They’ll be discussing the scarcity and abundance mindsets, how much emergency funds you need both as an employee and self employed person, why cash is so important in your investment portfolio, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be joined by Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB to talk about Budget 2026. He’ll be asking her why it’s so important to pay attention to the Budget, as well as her thoughts on the RON95 subsidy rationalizationImage Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, Jake Lim sits down with Qin, a senior manager in the beauty industry and Annie Hor, Financial Advisor, Harveston Capital. They’ll be finding out how Qin ended up with over 30 thousand ringgit in credit card debt, what some effective repayment strategies are, and how he can avoid relapsing again.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, Jake Lim continues his conversation with Idham Idris, Director of Corporate Treasury Investment Services at Wealth Vantage Advisory on financial goals in your 40s and 50s. What kind of shift in mindset should you be having here as you inch ever closer to retirement? Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim talks to Idham Idris, Director of Corporate Treasury Investment Services at Wealth Vantage Advisory about financial goals in different stages of your life in the first episode of a two part special. This time they’re discussing what people in their 20s and 30s should be doing to secure the foundations of their financial health.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks with Dr Song Bee Lian, Associate Professor, School of Management and Business, MILA University to talk about consumer behavior in Malaysia, including BNPL usage, what marketing tactics are most effective on Malaysian shoppers, how instant gratification can negatively affect you, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be having a chat with Fazrul Farouk, licensed financial planner with I-Max Financial on the proposed monthly withdrawals from EPF for retirees - is this scheme better than the old lump-sum withdrawal?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be having a chat with Fung Mei Lin, Private Business Leader, PwC Malaysia about family offices in Malaysia - why it can be beneficial for high net worth families, what to consider when setting one up, the incentives offered by our government, and more.Image Credit: Shutterstock.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Linnet Lee, a licensed financial planner on some aspects of retirement that’s not often talked about - the psychological and emotional difficulties that some people might face after they step away from full-time work.Image Credit: Shutterstock.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim sits down with Chee Minh, a freelance photographer who’s been in the industry for 16 years to talk about the money aspect of being a full time gig worker - whether you can sustain yourself by just doing gig work, the importance of discipline required, and should you try regular employment first before diving into being a freelancer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.