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EVENTS
Freelancers' Finance Forum

Everyone has the ability to build a financial ark

to survive and flourish in the future. But you
must invest time in your financial education to
build an ark with a solid foundation - Robert
Kiyosaki

Freelancers' Finance Forum will help

freelancers to equip themselves with the
knowledge and resources to make sound
financial decisions and manage money better.​

You will learn how to;

Manage business finances and

obligations effectively and
strategically
Build a viable and sustainable
business as a freelancer
Balance business growth, personal
development and longer-term plans
in health, savings and retirement

The forum is complimentary for freelancers

and self-employed persons. Register
at https://bit.ly/32tJzkn to secure a seat.

Registration ends 23 Oct 2019, or when seats

run out.

Forum's Programme:​

Activity Zone

10:00am - 6:00pm

Fringe activities such as will-writing service

and bite-size financial workshops will run
concurrently.

Talk Zone

10.00am – 12.00pm

Building an “Exit-able" Business

Know the difference between business

owners and self-employed and the impact on
financial planning considerations, budgeting
and planning.

Speaker: Christopher Tan, Executive Director

of MoneyOwl

12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)

Ever wondered what will happen to your

personal, financial or business affairs if you
lose the mental capacity to make decisions
for yourself? A Lasting Power of Attorney
arrangement will allow you to make
arrangements for your family members or
trusted friends to make decisions on your
behalf. CaregiverAsia's very own legal
counsel will help prepare and educate you on
what an LPA is all about, the benefits of
making one and how to go about doing so.

Speaker: Adel Chong, Legal Counsel,

CaregiverAsia Pte Ltd​

2.00pm – 3.30pm

Freelancing and small business 101

Know the governmental obligations (e.g. tax,

CPF etc.) and rights (i.e. what you can claim
etc.) for different business formats which a
freelancer could operate concurrently e.g.
freelancing, sole proprietorship, one- man
company, partnership etc.

Speaker: Edgar Wong holds the FCCA, FCA

Singapore, ASEAN CPA & is an accredited
tax practitioner (income tax & GST). He is
with Asiaf1rst, an accounting practice,
fulfilling clients' needs in the areas of
accounting, tax and corporate services.

3.30pm – 4.30pm

Building your Nest-Egg

Learn how to build a retirement fund that

requires more certainty in your financial
planning and less risk-taking.

Speaker: Edy Hartono, Financial Planning

Association of Singapore (FPAS)

4.30pm – 5.45pm

Sustainability in Free Lance Work

Free Lance Work can be sustainable. In fact,

Free Lance Work has to be sustainable, if
you are depending on it as a living. In order
for that to happen, it takes a lot of planning,
understanding your resources and a change
of mind set.

Speaker: Jeremiah Choy is a trained lawyer

who went full time into the arts in 1997. He is
a freelance creative director, producer &
curator.

Queries

Please e-mail: fseu@ntuc.org.sg

Download forum's programme here: UFSE

Freelancers Finance Forum
2019_Programme_updated 19 Sep 2019.pdf

Accurate as at 30 Aug *NTUC U FSE reserves the rights to revise the

programme should the need arise

Transport options to the NTUC Centre

If you are taking the MRT, the nearest

stations are Raffles Place Interchange
(NS, EW lines) and Downtown Station
(Downtown line).
If you are driving, you might wish to note
that there are limited parking lots within
the building. Other close-by parking
options include The Sail and One
Raffles Quay.

Location of the NTUC Centre

For directions, please refer to the enclosed

map or go to the link:
https://www.ntuc.org.sg/wps/portal/up2/home/contactus.

VENUE:

NTUC Centre, 1 Marina Boulevard, Level 8,

Singapore 018989

EXTERNAL URL:

https://bit.ly/32tJzkn

AUTHOR:

NTUC U FSE

ARTICLE DATE:

30/08/2019

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