Monday, July 27, 2026

Timing the market or regular investing, and why job hopping isn’t always bad

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Job hopping: Career suicide or a way to learn what works for you?

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In this episode, Annabel Lim, Business & Reputation Director at communications firm We. Communications shares how she built her career by cycling through 7 full-time jobs to accumulate skills and perspective.

People always say “buy the dip” and “buy low, sell high”. But does timing the market really work?

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In this episode, Arpit Agal from Syfe and Chua Inn Chong from PhillipCapital look at how to curb emotional investing impulses and stay the course even when the market is a rollercoaster.

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