Malaysia’s largest-ever budget was announced last week, but what’s in it for you?



Roshan Kanesan gets into Budget 2021 with a focus on the modified loan moratorium, new EPF withdrawal options, and the increased lifestyle tax relief.



Photo taken last year.

Malaysia&rsquo;s largest-ever budget was announced last week, but what&rsquo;s in it for you?

Roshan Kanesan gets into Budget 2021 with a focus on the modified loan moratorium, new EPF withdrawal options, and the increased lifestyle tax relief.

Photo taken last year.

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We explore financial themes and help you make sense of the world of finance. From setting financial goals, managing finances, investing and understanding the various issues that affect our wallets. Ringgit and Sense wants to help you understand personal risk profiles, realistic investment horizons, retirement planning, managing education loans and health insurance plans, as well as breaking down the various personal finance products that are available.

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Budget 2021: What's In It For You?

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner and Head of Financial Planning at VKA Wealth Planners about budgeting in times of economic stress - even though we aren’t technically in a recession yet, the government has advised the people to spend cautiously. They’ll be discussing how to best do this!

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<ul><li>This week on Ringgit &amp; Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Kevin Neoh, licensed financial planner and Head of Financial Planning at VKA Wealth Planners about budgeting in times of economic stress - even though we aren’t technically in a recession yet, the government has advised the people to spend cautiously. They’ll be discussing how to best do this! Image Credit: Shutterstock</li></ul>

Economic Crisis: How Can We Budget For It?

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Yuvarajan Periyan, licensed financial planner and co-founder of Uno Advisers about young money in the wake of news of more younger people declaring bankruptcy in Malaysia. Jake will be asking Yuva about the allure of the ‘social media lifestyle’, why young investors might take excessive risk and more.

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<ul><li>This week on Ringgit &amp; Sense, producer Jake Lim speaks to Yuvarajan Periyan, licensed financial planner and co-founder of Uno Advisers about young money in the wake of news of more younger people declaring bankruptcy in Malaysia. Jake will be asking Yuva about the allure of the ‘social media lifestyle’, why young investors might take excessive risk and more. Image Credit: Shutterstock</li></ul>

Is Social Media Hurting the Finances of Young Malaysians?

This week on Ringgit & Sense, producer Jake Lim will be speaking to Datin Nor Hanifah Hashim, CEO & Head of Malaysia, Franklin Templeton about an investment asset that might be unfamiliar to some of our listeners: sukuk. They’ll be talking about what sukuk is, how they differ from regular bonds, whether it’s a good idea to have them in your portfolio, and more.

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This week on Ringgit &amp; Sense, producer Jake Lim will be speaking to Datin Nor Hanifah Hashim, CEO &amp; Head of Malaysia, Franklin Templeton about an investment asset that might be unfamiliar to some of our listeners: sukuk. They’ll be talking about what sukuk is, how they differ from regular bonds, whether it’s a good idea to have them in your portfolio, and more. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Budget 2021: What's In It For You?

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