The Agenda: Is 18 too young to start investing? One Gen Z student says otherwise

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Sep 29, 2026 · 11m

For many young Singaporeans, investing used to feel like something you started much later in life — once you had a stable career, a steady income and enough savings. But that mindset appears to be changing. So what makes someone want to invest so young? Is Gen Z becoming more financially savvy, or are rising costs, uncertainty and constant exposure to financial content changing the way young people think about money? On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Sim Swee Kee, who is a Republic Polytechnic student to find out why he began investing as soon as he turned 18 years old. See…