Money Talk Xtra

We’re coming up to CNY, a time when expenses usually go up. So it’s wise to have a family budget to better manage your additional spending over this period. David Kneebone, the General Manager of Hong Kong Investor Education Centre shares some tips wit...

One of our listeners Simon Ko is having his first Chinese New Year after getting married. That means it will be the first time he and his wife are handing out red packets. Jimmy Lam went to speak to him to understand some of his concerns around that....

Many of you will have come across financial options on markets such as the Hang Seng Index which trade here in Hong Kong. To help explain more, Peter Lewis went to talk with Wong Pak Chung, Vice President of Equities Product Development at HK Exchange...

Have you ever seen your credit report and do you know what’s in it? It’s important that you do and that you also know your credit score as this can affect your ability to borrow money in the future. Peter Lewis is joined by Alister Musgrave, who is th...

Our listener Chor Chan is getting married with his fiancée Rebecca in December 2018. He shared some of his financial concerns with Jimmy Lam. And Jimmy went to speak to Alvin Lam, Money Coach from Skylar Professional Development Resources, to see what...

Starting this week and over the next few weeks we’re going to start a series of teach-ins on some common financial products used for investment and trading. This morning, we’re going to kick of by looking at futures with Eric Jen, Chairman & CEO of Yu...

What is the best way to find the most favorable tax loan offer? Peter Lewis asked Lawrence Lo, Director of TransUnion for answers.

Continuing with our theme of tax, one of our listeners Anderson Chau has a few questions when it comes to making the actual tax payment. Jimmy Lam went to speak to him earlier. And Jimmy also went to speak to Marcellus Wong, Senior Advisor at Pricew...

The Hang Seng Index and many Asian markets performed strongly in 2017, which means as long as employees chose equity funds or mixed assets funds, they had strong returns. So how well did the scheme do overall? Francis Chung, Chairman of MPF Ratings tol...

How should you go about borrowing from friends and family. And if you are the lender how do you say no, if need be? Peter Lewis went to see Chris Tse, Chairman for Finance & Administration at the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong to hear wh...

Football is the most popular sport in Hong Kong. 11 years ago the Hong Kong Football Commentators Association was founded. Shun-Man Lau is one of their members and he shared with Jimmy Lam some of the financial challenges he has encountered during his...

What are the key themes that investors should look out for this year? Peter Lewis was joined by Sam Lo, Intermediary Business Manager from Value Partners, to talk about his suggestions.

What precautions should you take when buying smart devices for your children or for yourself. Peter Lewis spoke to Chester Soong, Principle Consultant of Security Consulting Services and Director of the Internet Society of Hong Kong on that issue.

The Brands & Products Expo is an annual outdoor exhibition organised by the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association. This year it’s the 52nd edition of the expo with more than 400 exhibitors running 880 stalls in Victoria Park from 16-Dec to 8-Jan. Eddie H...

As we enter 2018, now is a good time to look at giving your portfolio a makeover. Peter Lewis is joined by Vincent Lam, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, VL Asset Management to help you do that.

Some good financial resolutions can help get you closer to your money goals, whether it's increasing your retirement savings or saving money for a deposit on a house. So what would be some good resolutions to consider? Peter Lewis went to visit Phil...

One of Money Talk Xtra's listeners is Andy Fok who endured one of the toughest moments of his life back in June after his mother-in-law was told by the doctor she had only a few more months to live. Jimmy Lam went back to speak to him again to see ho...

Nitin Dialdas, Chief Investment Officer, at Mandarin Capital tells us his 3 top resolutions.

It’s also time to think about ways in which we can try to give a helping hand to those who find it the most difficult. Joining Peter Lewis was David Kneebone, General Manager of the Hong Kong Investor Education Centre.

Generally street cleaners are on a relatively low income and may not be able to afford to participate in many of the festive activities. One of them is Simon. He told Jimmy about some of his Christmas wishes. How can they come true? Jimmy went to spea...