Best Providend Ltd Podcasts (2025)

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Holistic Legacy and Estate Planning: The Vital Role of Wealth Advisers (S4E37) 32:12

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making ikigai decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about why trusts are more tha…

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Living a Good Life: Purpose, Faith, and Servant Leadership (S4E36) 42:04

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“A good life must have God in it, for me. Without Jesus in my life, I wouldn’t be living a good life.” In this special edition of The Providend Conversation: Living the Good Life, we are delighted to be joined by Mr Philip Ng, who reflects on his personal journey, his values, and how he leads his firm with a servant-leader mindset, guided by his fa…

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Finding Your Ikigai: Sha-En’s Journey from Primary School Teacher to Happiness Scientist (S4E35) 46:48

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Welcome to the final episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioritis…

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The Road Ahead: Passing the Baton to the Next Generation (Bonus Episode) 10:17

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement and transitioning their business to the next generation. In this final bonus episode of Legacy Beyond…

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Avoiding the Trap of Knowing Too Much (S4E34) 32:13

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making life decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about how too much knowledge mi…

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Laying the Groundwork: Guiding a $30 Million Business Succession Plan (Bonus Episode) 12:27

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement and transitioning their business to the next generation. After completing their family legacy plan, R…

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When My Article on ILPs Sparked Conversations I Never Saw Coming (S4E33) 42:54

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making life decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about the article that unexpect…

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Living a Good Life: Courage, Style, and Entrepreneurship After 60 (S4E32) 33:29

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In this episode, we are delighted to be joined by the lovely Ms Ong Bee Yan, who shares how she blossomed from a shy young woman with low self-esteem into the face of ageless fashion. Joining her is Christopher Tan, our Founder and CEO, who has been a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades. Bee Yan started her modelling career…

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I’m in My 60s—Here’s the Advice I Wish I Knew in My 50s (S4E31) 20:15

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Welcome to the fourth and final episode of our Milestones by Decade mini-series! We’re excited to continue this journey with more insightful conversations with our Client Advisers. In each episode, we reflect on the lessons and advice they wish they’d received a decade ago, offering practical tips for navigating key milestones, from your 20s to you…

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Living a Good Life: Choosing the Right Path Over the Easy Path (S4E30) 19:22

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“A lot of people have thought about happiness and what it means to have a good life, and I would subscribe to this: We only have one life to live, and what can we do that would outlast our lives in the next 50-60 years?” We are glad to share part three, the final episode of our Providend Conversation with Jeshua, a 28-year-old who travelled during …

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Finding Your Ikigai: Shulin's Shift from Burnt-Out Lawyer to Meaningful Work (S4E29) 59:03

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Welcome to the sixth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioritis…

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Purposeful Succession: Planning for the Next Generation (S4E28) 39:30

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making life decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about the importance of plannin…

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Living a Good Life: Taking the ‘Shortcut’ to Filmmaking and Creativity (S4E27) 34:04

3M ago34:04

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“It’s not about the ability to retire but also how we utilise the time while we are on this planet. In the last three years, I was travelling with just one backpack. Every item I buy has to fit in that backpack. If I buy something new, it means that I have to give up something else.” We are back with part two of our Providend Conversation with Jesh…

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Money Wisdom Special: Celebrating Providend’s 24th Birthday (S4E26) 41:31

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, Providend celebrates its 24th birthday this year, a milestone that reminds us just how far we’ve come! In this special Money Wisdom episode, we sat down with three of our leaders: Christopher Tan (Group CEO), Moon Shary (Group COO & Executive Director), and Evelyn Goh (Deputy CEO…

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I’m in My 50s—Here’s the Advice I Wish I Knew in My 40s (S4E25) 31:36

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Welcome to the third episode of our Milestones by Decade mini-series! We’re excited to continue this journey with more insightful conversations with our Client Advisers. In each episode, we reflect on the lessons and advice they wish they’d received a decade ago, offering practical tips for navigating key milestones, from your 20s to your 50s. As t…

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Living a Good Life: Lessons from Travelling 50 Countries on $3,000 (S4E24) 38:37

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“Some of the guesthouses are closed due to the pandemic, so I had to pitch a tent along the road to stay a night.” In this three-part episode, we are joined by Jeshua, a 28-year-old who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic to over 50 countries, in a span of three years! He navigated through the uncertainty of vaccinations and avoided quarantines …

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Army Brotherhood and Beyond: Finding Ikigai in the SAF and in Fatherhood (S4E23) 1:11:22

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Welcome to the fifth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioritis…

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Living a Good Life: Steering Life’s Transitions with Purpose (S4E22) 40:51

5M ago40:51

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“At some point in time, we see the higher purpose of why we are doing certain things.” This reflection sets the tone for our latest episode, where we are glad to sit down with Terence Quek to hear about his journey to discovering his life purpose—and how he is living it out today. As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we’ve always b…

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Finding Your Ikigai: Choon Jin’s Wake-Up Call to Live with Intention (S4E21) 56:59

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Welcome to the fourth episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioriti…

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Finalising a $68 Million Legacy Plan with a Family Trust and Letter of Wishes (S4E20) 17:08

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a new podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement, now faced with tough questions: How can they distribute their assets wisely? How do they protect…

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Selecting the Ideal Trustee for a $68 Million Estate and Legacy Plan (S4E19) 12:19

6M ago12:19

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a new podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement, now faced with tough questions: How can they distribute their assets wisely? How do they protect…

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Protecting Wealth and Family Harmony in a $68 Million Estate & Legacy Plan (S4E18) 52:55

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a new podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement, now faced with tough questions: How can they distribute their assets wisely? How do they protect…

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Legacy Lessons From a $68 Million Dollar Family Story (S4E17) 23:41

7M ago23:41

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Legacy Beyond Wealth is a new podcast series by Providend that invites you into the heartfelt, often complex conversations behind legacy planning. In this series, we follow the story of Richard and Eva, successful business owners approaching retirement, now faced with tough questions: How can they distribute their assets wisely? How do they protect…

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Living a Good Life: Our CEO Christopher’s Journey From Chicken Rice Dreams to Contentment (S4E16) 35:48

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“At 17, my goals were simply to make more money to afford regular meals like chicken rice.” The chairs are switched in this very special episode of The Providend Conversation: Living the Good Life, where we are honoured to have Michelle Martin in conversation with our CEO, Christopher. In this candid chat, he shares his personal life — speaking on …

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Living a Good Life: From Architecture to Empowering Seniors Through Purposeful Innovation (S4E15) 33:59

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“I have my wife who is my pillar and rock, and also my little baby who can’t say much but at least I can hug him after a long day from work, and I can then say: Okay, the day is good.” As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we’ve always advocated for making life decisions before money decisions—especially when it comes to your hard-e…

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What 'Staying Invested' Doesn’t Tell You (S4E14) 38:29

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Having survived multiple market crises in our investment journey since 2001, we know what works and what won't work. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, co-host Isaac sits down with CEO Christopher Tan to unpack why saying “stay invested” without the right context might actually do investors a disservice. They explore whether it’s better to be a p…

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I’m in My 40s—Here’s the Advice I Wish I Knew in My 30s (S4E13) 27:14

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Welcome to the second episode of our Milestones by Decade mini-series! We’re excited to continue this journey with more insightful conversations with our Client Advisers. In each episode, we reflect on the lessons and advice they wish they’d received a decade ago, offering practical tips for navigating key milestones, from your 20s to your 50s. As …

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Living a Good Life: Why Dr Tang Redefined His Role in Healthcare (S4E12) 28:37

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“I want to live a more colourful life, I want to experience more of the world, I want to see different aspects of the healthcare industry, and also the world in general.” As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated that when it comes to your hard-earned money, life decisions should come before money decisions. Tha…

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Legacy Planning: It’s More Than Just Writing a Will (S4E11) 25:04

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, legacy planning is about more than just Index-linked Universal Life Policies (ULPs) or wills and trusts. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac has a heart-to-heart talk with our CEO, Christopher, on the importance of starting your legacy planning now, instead of …

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Finding Your Ikigai: Stanley Ng on Mindfulness & Joy in Mundane Moments (S4E10) 47:22

9M ago47:22

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Welcome to the second episode of our miniseries on Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it truly means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai alongside Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. As trusted advisers to affluent clients for over two decades, we’ve always advocated that clients prioriti…

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Living a Good Life: Why Keen on Balancing Creativity, Career, and Family Values (S4E9) 35:55

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“We feel that social media is flooded with a lot of negativity, so we wanted to create a space where we can celebrate the everyday Singaporean and promote positive values.” As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated for our clients to make life decisions before money decisions, when it comes to their hard-earned …

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Finding Your Ikigai: Moon Shary on Life Choices & the Little Joys (S4E8) 30:38

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Welcome to the second episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai, where we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai and Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, we have always advocated for our clients to fir…

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Is Bitcoin Worth the Risk for Your Retirement and Life Goals? (S4E7) 30:42

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In managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ assets, there is continuous monitoring in place to ensure that the funds in our portfolios are behaving as we would expect them to, so our clients can reach their life goals reliably, with peace of mind. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac talks to our CEO, Christopher, about cry…

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From Ambition to Purpose: Der Shing and Shao-Ning on Living a Good Life (S4E6) 40:11

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As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have always advocated our clients to make life decisions before money decisions, when it comes to their hard-earned money. In this episode of “The Providend Conversation”, we are honoured to have Der Shing and Shao-Ning share their journey from running a business to running a family, with our…

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I’m in My 30s—Here’s the Advice I Wish I Knew in My 20s (S4E5) 21:28

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Welcome to the first episode of our Milestones by Decade mini-series! We’re thrilled to kick off this series, diving into insightful conversations with our Client Advisers. In each episode, we’ll reflect on the lessons and advice they wish they’d received a decade ago, offering practical tips for navigating key milestones, from your 20s to your 50s…

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Does the CPF Special Account Closure Affect Only CPF-Rich Members? (S4E4) 30:06

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As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, Providend has consistently guided clients on incorporating CPF into their comprehensive wealth plans. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac talks to our CEO, Christopher about the CPF Special Account closure on 19 January 2025, which had an impact on approximately 1.4 million CP…

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Living a Life of Purpose With Loo Cheng Chuan, Founder of 1M65 (S4E3) 41:15

11M ago41:15

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As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, our wealth management philosophy of making life decisions before money decisions is born out of our experiences managing our clients' hard-earned money for over two decades. In this episode of "The Providend Conversation", we are honoured to have Mr Loo Cheng Chuan share with our CEO, Christophe…

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Finding Your Ikigai For A Life That Is Worth Living (S4E2) 51:03

11M ago51:03

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This marks the first episode of our miniseries for Finding Your Ikigai, and we are really excited to begin this series, as we invite a series of guests to explore what it means to live a good life, incorporating the concept of Ikigai and Providend’s Philosophy of Sufficiency. Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, we …

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Starting 2025 Right: Money Wisdom for Living a Good Life This Year (S4E1) 29:53

11M ago29:53

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Welcome to the first episode of Providend’s Money Wisdom Podcast Season 4! We hope everyone is looking forward to what we have in store for you this year. As the leading fee-only wealth advisory firm in Asia, we have been guiding our clients for over two decades, encouraging them to make life decisions first, before money decisions. For this season…

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Welcome to Providend's Money Wisdom Podcast! 1:02

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Fortnightly on Mondays at 8am, Providend’s Money Wisdom will share how you can gain clarity in your own “ikigai decisions” and make wise financial choices to support them. That, to us, is the essence of money wisdom and what we want you to take away from listening to our podcast. Also available in video format on our YouTube channel fortnightly on …

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When Good Outcomes Hide the Risks of Overconcentrating in One Stock (S3E26) 15:58

12M ago15:58

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Having survived multiple market crises in our investment journey since 2001, we know what works and what won't work. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, Amelia from the Brand Experience Team talks to Isaac, our Client Adviser, about why a good outcome from your investments may not mean you had made a good decision to begin with. They also discuss …

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Who Is Truly Responsible for Bringing Dimensional Funds to Singapore? (S3E25) 1:06:37

1y ago1:06:37

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As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we are honoured to feature Dr Peng Chen, our Senior Advisor and Director at Providend, in this special podcast episode. Dr Peng is the co-inventor of the Ibbotson-Chen model – a data-focused approach that breaks down the components contributing to equity market returns and uses them to estimate forwa…

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Health Span: The Missing Piece in Retirement Planning – The Brain Behind (S3E24) 28:24

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our wealth management philosophy—making life decisions before money decisions—is rooted in our experience of managing over S$1 billion worth of our clients’ hard-earned assets. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Isaac chats with Chris about the critical role of heal…

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17 Years of Trusted Wealth Advisory: Richard's Lifelong Partnership with Providend (S3E23) 33:34

1y ago33:34

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Welcome back the final part of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we explore the wealth management journey of our clients. This final episode is a very special episode, where we have our Founder and CEO, Christopher, interview one of our clients, Richard Hong, CEO at TÜV SÜD PSB ASEAN, our client of 17 yea…

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Achieving the Highest Probability of Success in Money and Life (S3E22) 29:11

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As a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, was recently invited to Guangzhou. During his visit, Chinese stocks rose by 5.93%, driven by the government’s pledge of fiscal stimulus, only to retreat by 7.05% the following day—a phenomenon we might call a market frenzy. In this week’s Money Wisd…

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How Providend Guides Clients Through Lifelong Wealth Planning Conversations (S3E21) 24:45

1y ago24:45

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Welcome back to part eight of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we explore the wealth management journey of our clients. As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we have received many questions about who we serve and our work for our clients. So we put together a collection of all the stories that…

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Reflections on US Homelessness, Succession Planning, and Retiring Overseas (S3E20) 24:50

1y ago24:50

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As a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, was invited to the US to attend Dimensional Fund Advisors' Global Advanced Conference. During this trip, he visited San Francisco, Dallas, and Austin, and returned with insights on homelessness, succession planning, and retiring in a foreign land. I…

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How Providend Helps Clients Build a Legacy Beyond Assets (S3E19) 27:32

1y ago27:32

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Welcome back to part seven of this nine-part mini-series, "The Story of Our Clients’ Wealth Journey", where we continue exploring the wealth management journey of our clients. As Asia's leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we have received many questions about who we serve and our work for our clients. So we put together a collection of all the s…

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Essential Steps for a Successful Business Succession Plan (S3E18) 24:05

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As Asia’s leading fee-only wealth advisory firm, we understand the challenges faced by business owners who are focused on growing their enterprises and may not have had the chance to develop a comprehensive business exit and succession plan. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, Isaac interviews Jerome Song, Associate Director of Business Exit at Pr…

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Beyond Finances: Are You Really Prepared for Retirement? – The Brain Behind (S3E17) 25:12

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Being a trusted adviser to our affluent clients for over two decades, our Founder and CEO, Christopher, encourages us to think beyond the financial aspects of retirement, considering the emotional and psychological readiness that is often overlooked. In this week’s Money Wisdom episode, our co-host Amelia from the Brand Experience Team digs deeper …