A few months ago Marie Kondo was all the rage with her method for decluttering and tidying up. Yap Ming Hui got invited by BFM recently to share about how we can apply some of this to our own financial lives.
Featured in BFM’s Ringgit & Sense talk show on 25th April 2019.
Tan Chung Han and Roshan Kanesan speak to Yap Ming Hui about ‘hybrid wealth management’ in the latest Ringgit & Sense radio show on BFM on 23rd August 2018. A system aimed at millennials that can complement the existing ecosystem in helping investors achieve their respective financial goals. They ask what differs wealth management from retirement planning, potential pitfalls of the jumping jobs and gig economy, the importance of building a savings habit and the critical importance of compounding interest.
Presented by: Roshan Kanesan, Tan Chung Han
Our very own Felix Neoh, Vice President, Client Advisory, share his insights on how one can best prepare, or mitigate, the effects of retrenchment, in the latest Ringgit & Sense radio show on BFM on 26th April 2018.
Whitman’s Managing Director, Yap Ming Hui recaps on the recent Budget 2018 and shares his insights about its impact on middle-class Malaysians
Interview aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense on 21 September 2017
The costs of bringing up a child can vary substantially depending on the educational choices that are made by their parents.Prudent financial planning must be taken into account for not just the needs of the child but also the financial capabilities of parents as well as long term retirement plans.
We look at the cost of bringing up a child at various stages of their lives from Pre-delivery to University.
The debate right now is whether peddlers of financial products should be paid a commission for a sale or fees for giving advice. The advocates of the fee model say that it removes conflicts from advice which in the long term is better for your financial goals
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense in conjunction with the launch of Whitman’s Fee-For-Service Financial Advisory Mentoring Programme, supported by FPAM and MFPC. For more info about the programme, please click here
It’s well known that education can cost a lifetime of savings. The inconvenient truth to this is that parents risk under-funding their retirement.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
This interview was aired on Lite FM in conjunction with Independent Women’s Day
Given the rising demands on household expenses and pressing needs for retirement, it is timely to look out how we can optimise financial assets. This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
Do you ever balk at selling investments that are not doing well? Should you sell them? Julian Ng speaks to Yap Ming Hui, Independent Financial Advisor from Whitman on how to cut losses.This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
A purely ROI (Returns on Investment) based investing may be detrimental to your financial goals. Net Worth Investing which looks at risks and returns of your assets holistically is better for your overall financial objectives. This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
A post interview on the Budget with BFM’s Ringgit & Sense on the impact on the national budget and how it will affect the personal budgets of people, be it on short ot long term financial objectives. This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
Budget 2015 talks. Who got the most of it and who didn’t? What can we do to prepare for it? All this and more during this BFM’s ringgit and sense episode. This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
This interview was aired on Capital FM in conjunction with Budget 2015
Part 1
Aired on Capital Breakfast: The impact of Budget 2015 on women, tax incentives, implications and more – a lively discussion with Hilda Liow, Director of PwC, and Yap Ming Hui, MD of Whitman Independent Advisors.
Part 2
Part 2 of a 5 part segment aired on Capital Breakfast. The forum, a lively discussion with Hilda Liow, Director of PwC, and Yap Ming Hui, MD of Whitman Independent Advisors, round off the impact of Budget 2015 on women, tax incentives, future implications and more.
Part 3
Part 3 of a 5 part segment aired on Capital Breakfast. The forum, a lively discussion with Hilda Liow, Director of PwC, and Yap Ming Hui, MD of Whitman Independent Advisors, round off the impact of Budget 2015 on women, tax incentives, future implications and more.
Part 4
Part 4 of a 5 part segment aired on Capital Breakfast. The forum, a lively discussion with Hilda Liow, Director of PwC, and Yap Ming Hui, MD of Whitman Independent Advisors, round off the impact of Budget 2015 on women, tax incentives, future implications and more.
Part 5
The final edition of a 5 part interview on the impact of Budget 2015, featuring Hilda Liow, Director of PwC and Yap Ming Hui.
The online revolution has arrived at the doorstep insurance distribution which is a good thing since it will reduce the cost of buying policies substantially. There is also strong policy support from Bank Negara to make this successful. This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense
How much should Health Insurance you cover for? Should it be part of your life insurance policy or a separate one provided by an HMO? What if you have company coverage? Mr Yap talks with the host of Ringgit & Sense to break down and understand what health insurance is all about.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
It won’t be long before we can buy unit trust and investment schemes from around the region under the Asean Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) Framework. This will enable shopping for the best-managed and cost efficient funds. Mr Yap discuss the key points of this framework.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
What you need to know about investments schemes that offer abnormally high returns. In this particular case, Yap Ming Hui gives the low-down on property development investment opportunities in Canada.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
If you are living from paycheck to paycheck, there could possibily be something that you have ooverlooked. Yap Ming Hui shares the secrets of Money Optimisation : how one can have money work for you.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
Are insurance savings plans that offer attractive interest rates too good to be true? Yap Ming Hui gives an indepth breakdown of what you should be aware of.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
2013 has come to an end. Did you achieve all the financial goals that you set out to accomplished at the end of the year? Just like in accounting, one would need to close the books, before a new one is open. Yap Ming Hui shares 3 pertinent items which he calls, Key Performances Indexes, to review at the end measures the success of your financial well being.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
WishList for Budget 2012
Independent Financial Advisor, Yap Ming Hui, talks about the measures to make the economy vibrant and therefore helpful and condusive for us to create and preserve what we earn and invest.
This interview was aired on BFM Ringgit & Sense.
Yap Ming Hui discusses the pursuit to move beyond being middle income, whereby many of us attempt to increase our wealth forgetting the need to be financially free first.
This interview was aired on BFM’s Ringgit & Sense on 6th September 2012, in conjunction with the launch of Yap’s new book, Set Yourself Free: How to Optimise Your Money to Become Wealthy with Minimum Effort & Risk.
The best approach to managing your personal finances in a holistic and comprehensive manner is to consult a financial advisor.However finding the right financial advisor who clearly works for your best interest is difficult.
Listen in to the interview with BFM to understand the difference between a Financial Advisor, and those who carry the title of Independent Financial Advisor.
Who’s working for you?
Yap Ming Hui on ‘Raise Your Game’ on BFM 89.9 (8.03.10)
Download zip – 20100322001801
Yap Ming Hui, March 2010 Podcast
Download zip – 201003220054171
Yap Ming Hui, February 2010 Podcast
Download zip – 20100203190838
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