Money Talk Xtra

We’ve stressed many times in this programme before the importance of starting to invest as young as possible. If you start investing in your teens and twenties, even small amounts can build up into a substantial sum by the time you retire. That’s the...

The SAR government has recently launched Hong Kong’s first government-backed voluntary health insurance scheme. To tell us about the impact on the health insurance market and your options when it comes to selecting health insurance, Peter Lewis was jo...

Our listener Michael moved to Hong Kong many years ago but he’ll be relocating back to Australia in June. He came on to the programme to tell Jimmy Lam about his financial challenges. And to get some advice for Michael , Jimmy Lam went to speak to Da...

We’ve come across many listeners to Money Talk Xtra, who invest in property directly both here in Hong Kong and overseas. However, an alternative is to invest in a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). To tell us how they work, Peter Lewis was by one o...

According to a recent survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive city to live, alongside Paris and Singapore. The survey compared the cost of 160 items, such as food, drink, transport, utility bills, and rent, i...

Our listener Joey has been in touch with the programme. She’s getting married at the end of the year and she met with Jimmy Lam to tell him about the financial challenges she’s facing. To get Joey prepared for married life, Jimmy Lam also went to speak...

A couple of weeks ago, Geely Auto was the top loser in one day in percentage terms on the Hong Kong stock Exchange after the company’s chairman, Li Shufu, sold 85 million shares of the company, according to an exchange filing. The shares dropped almost...

The number of gyms in the territory has been rising over the past couple of years. However, we have been hearing of unscrupulous and high pressure sales tactics which are locking people into very expensive gym membership contracts. To find out more, Pe...

Common reasons for a career change include, better work life balance, pursuing a career more closely aligned to your interests or to secure a higher salary and better prospects. Our listener Benson recently did just that and he spoke to Jimmy Lam to t...

How do you invest in such uncertain times, manage the risk from unexpected events whilst at the same time harnessing the opportunities disruption provides. Peter Lewis went to see Tariq Dennison, Portfolio Manager at GFM Asset Management for some sugge...

To get some good money-saving travel tips, Peter Lewis went to see Debby Soo, Chief Commercial Officer of KAYAK.

Our listener Anamika went to meet Jimmy Lam to tell him about her portfolio and her upcoming reallocation plan and to get some advice on how to achieve that, Jimmy Lam went to speak to Vincent Cheung, Managing Director of Vincorn Consulting and Apprais...

To tell us more about how to measure the risk of our investments, Peter Lewis was joined by Derek Mok, Vice President of Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts.

Hong Kong’s first government-backed voluntary health insurance scheme was launched on April 1, with a million people expected to sign up in the first two years. To tell us more about it Peter Lewis by Derek Lee, Head of the Voluntary Health Insurance ...

Money Talk Xra listener and secondary school teacher Samuel Fu has been in touch and he told Jimmy Lam about his financial situation and Rick Adkinson, Managing Director of Private Capital, spoke to Jimmy about how Samuel could achieve them.

Previously on the programme we’ve touched upon the topic of cryptocurrencies and some of the things you should consider before investing in them. Since then one of the most popular cryptocurrencies Bitcoin experienced an almost 90% drop in price and ...

To tell us more about the financial toll addiction can bring Peter Lewis was joined by Hedy Wong, Certified Financial Social Worker, from the Financial Education Centre, of the HK Family Welfare Society.

Our listener Jon Ford was shocked to see his MPF account losing about 40,000 HK Dollars last year which prompted him to write in to seek advice on how to better manage his assets. Jimmy Lam went to meet him. Jimmy Lam also went to see Simon Parfitt, ...

Every now and then on Money Talk Xtra, we meet with local entrepreneurs to hear about their business ideas and their experiences in starting up their own company. This morning, Peter Lewis was joined by Steven Newton who is the founder of HK Distillery.

A recent survey by Jobs DB looked at what motivates employees at work and factors that inspire passion amongst the workforce. 6,000 local workers across 20 industries were contacted in the survey. To tell us about the results, Peter Lewis was joined by...