Live Well with Michelle

Follow the smart money! Where are sophisticated investors deploying capital and what might that mean for you?  Maureen Li, Founder and CEO of ABIEL Property Investment Group, shares insights into commercial property investing and why it's attracting growing interest and where the next chapter of Singapore's property story is unfolding in this conversation with Michelle Martin.

Wall Street's earnings season is gathering pace, and the biggest banks are proving that market volatility can be highly profitable. Morgan Stanley posts record revenue and earnings as equities trading surges, while wealth management reaches a milestone US$10 trillion in client assets. Back home, DBS unveils an ambitious plan to double assets under management to S$1 trillion by 2030, betting that artificial intelligence and Asia's growing affluent population will fuel its next phase of growth. Is the bank's remarkable share price rally justified - and what should investors watch next? Michelle Martin also rounds up the latest moves on Wall Street, where resilient corporate earnings continue to outweigh concerns over higher oil prices and geopolitical tensions.

A passenger is pulled halfway out of an aircraft at 16,000 feet. A two-year-old becomes the only eyewitness to one of Britain's most notorious murders. Two extraordinary cases offer profound lessons about how the human mind responds when life changes in an instant. Hosted by Michelle Martin, this episode explores what happens to the brain under extreme stress, why memory isn't a perfect recording of events, and how trauma can reshape our relationships, identity and sense of safety. Forensic and clinical psychologist Dr Daniela Schreier, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist from Ihsan Living explains why some people develop lasting psychological scars while others experience remarkable resilience. Most importantly, we ask: What can these stories teach the rest of us? This conversation offers practical insights into living well - not by avoiding life's hardest moments, but by learning how we can live through them and perhaps even thrive after adversity.

SpaceX, IPO Fever and the One Mistake Most Investors Make SpaceX's record-breaking IPO captivated investors around the world, delivering a spectacular first-day rally before giving back much of those gains. But is chasing the hottest IPOs a winning investment strategy, or a recipe for disappointment? Michelle Martin speaks with Paul Chew, Head of Research at Phillip Securities, to unpack fresh research comparing IPO performance across Singapore and the US. Why have Singapore Mainboard IPOs largely underperformed while Catalist listings have delivered stronger early gains? What really happens when insider lock-up periods expire? And how should investors separate genuine long-term opportunities from market hype? Using blockbuster listings including SpaceX, Visa, Meta (Facebook), Alibaba, Centurion Accommodation REIT, MetaOptics and Lum Chang Creations, we explore the data behind IPO investing and build a practical framework for deciding when a new listing deserves a place in your portfolio.

Two numbers that may reveal more about your future health than almost anything else? In "Ask a Cardiologist", Michelle finds out more about the "silent killer" damaging the heart, brain and kidneys long before symptoms appear. This episode explores what your blood pressure is really telling you, the everyday habits that make the biggest difference, and the latest advances in treatment for people whose hypertension remains difficult to control. Hosted by Michelle Martin with Dr. Chin Chee Tang, Senior Consultant Cardiologist at the National Heart Centre Singapore.

After months of AI-fuelled gains, investors hit the brakes on semiconductor stocks, sending SanDisk, Micron, Western Digital, Marvell Technology and Oracle sharply lower this week as concerns grew over lofty valuations and massive AI spending. Yet money didn't leave tech entirely - it rotated into profitable software names. Which names have gained ground? We unpack what this shift says about the next phase of the AI boom, why JPMorgan Chase's strong earnings are reassuring investors about the health of the US economy, and what IBM's disappointing outlook reveals about rising expectations for AI. We also examine whether softer US inflation could give the Federal Reserve more room to cut rates, and why geopolitics may matter more than inflation in the days ahead. Plus, the stocks and sectors investors should keep firmly on their watchlist. Hosted by Michelle Martin.

We have 3 small cap Singapore ideas to dissect and also take on Trump's U-turn on a proposed Hormuz shipping toll to the next phase of the AI boom. We separate signal from noise in a market driven by geopolitics, earnings and investor psychology, looking at Wall Street's earnings season and what South Korea's sharp market sell-off teaches. The heart of the discussion with Swapnil Mishra, Author of "Investing for the Clueless, Reckless and Overly Cautious"  unpacks what could be the next major investment opportunity, after NVIDIA. Hosted by Michelle Martin.

AI's biggest chipmaker is smashing records - but oil prices, legal battles and geopolitical tensions are testing investor confidence. Hosted by Michelle Martin, we unpack TSMC's blockbuster revenue growth ahead of earnings, the latest Middle East tensions pushing oil prices higher, and Apple's legal clash with OpenAI over its hardware ambitions. We also ask whether DBS deserves its S$200 billion valuation, examine the legal challenge to the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and look at Lum Chang Creations' move to the SGX Mainboard.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women - yet many don't realise menopause marks a critical turning point for cardiovascular health. Hosted by Michelle Martin, Dr Pinakin V. Parekh explains how hormonal changes during menopause can increase risk of a heart attack. We also discuss hormone therapy, prevention and why women need a more integrated approach to midlife healthcare.

Debt can build wealth - or quietly destroy it. So where's the line? Hosted by Michelle Martin, Christopher Tan, CEO of Providend, explores whether attitudes towards borrowing are changing among younger Singaporeans. From mortgages and credit cards to investment leverage and premium financing for insurance, we examine when debt is a powerful financial tool - and when it becomes a dangerous trap. Plus, what are the financial and psychological guardrails that can help borrowers avoid costly mistakes?