Singapore is known as one of the richest countries in the world; however could that mean there are no poverty traces in its population? Let Timothy explain to us the real meaning of poverty and why we should care about it.

Timothy Ho is Co-Founder and Managing Editor of DollarsAndSense.sg, a personal finance website that aims to help people make better financial decisions. He is a big fan of empowering ordinary Singaporeans with the right financial knowledge so that they can make better and more educated decisions for themselves.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx